Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya qədämi (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ, "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first") was the national anthem of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1992, during the Derg regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam. When the regime was reorganized in 1987 as the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the song was retained until 1992.[1]

ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ

English: Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya qədämi
National anthem of  Ethiopia
Lyrics	Gebre-Mariam Tesema
Music	Daniel Yohannes
Adopted	March 21, 1975
Relinquished	1992
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Lyrics

ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ (Amharic)	Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya qədämi (Transliteration)	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first (English Translation)
ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ቅደሚ ፣ በኅብረሰባዊነት ፡ አብቢ ፡ ለምልሚ! ቃል ፡ ኪዳን ፡ ገብተዋል ፡ ጀግኖች ፡ ልጆችሽ ፣ ወንዞች ፡ ተራሮችሽ ፣ ድንግል ፡ መሬትሽ ፣ ለኢትዮጵያ ፡ አንድነት ፡ ለነጻነትሽ ፣ መሥዋዕት ፡ ሊኾኑ ፡ ለክብር ፡ ለዝናሽ ። ተራመጂ ፡ ወደፊት ፡ በጥበብ ፡ ጎዳና ፣ ታጠቂ ፡ ለሥራ ፡ ላገር ፡ ብልጽግና ። የዠግኖች ፡ እናት ፡ ነሽ ፡ በልጆችሽ ፡ ኵሪ ፣ ጠላቶችሽ ፡ ይጥፉ ፡ ለዘላለም ፡ ኑሪ!	Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya, Ityopʾya qədämi Bäḫəbräsäbawinät abbibi lämlimi! Qal kidan gäbtäwal jägnoch ləjochəshə, wänzoch tärarochəsh dəngəl märetəshə LäItyoṗya andənät länätsanätəshə mäswaʿt lihonu läkəbər läzənash! Täramäji wädäfit bätʾəbabə godana Tatʾäqi läśəra lagär bələtsəgna! Yäjägnoch ənat näsh bäləjochəsh kuri Tʾälatochəsh yətʾfu läzälaläm nuri!	Ethiopia, Ethiopia – Ethiopia, be first In socialism – flourish, be fertile! Your brave sons have made a covenant, That your rivers and mountains, your virgin land Should be a sacrifice for the unity of Ethiopia, for your freedom, To your honour and renown! Strive forwards on the road of wisdom, Gird yourself for the task, For the prosperity of the land! You are the mother of heroes – be proud of your sons, May your enemies perish – may you live for ever!

References

1. "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityopya, Ityopya, Ityopya kidemi". nationalanthems.me. Retrieved 23 March 2015.