Qolobaa Calankeed

"Qolobaa Calankeed" (Somali pronunciation: [qɔlɔbæː ʕælænkeːd]; Arabic: علم أي امة; "Every nation has its own flag") is the national anthem of Somalia.

Lyrics

Somali original (Somali Latin alphabet)[1][2] Somali original (Osmanya script) Somali original (Wadaad writing) IPA transcription Official English translation[2] Poetic English translation

Chorus:
(𝄆) Qolobaa calankeedu,
waa ceynoo, (𝄇)
Innaga keenu waa,
Cirkoo kala[3] ee,
aan caadna lahayn,
Ee caashaqaye.

I
(𝄆) Xiddigyahay caddi waad,
Naa ciidamisee, (𝄇)
Carradaa keligaa
adow curadee,
cadceedda sideeda,
caan noqo ee!


Chorus

II
(𝄆) Cashadaad dhalataa
caloosheennee, (𝄇)
Sidii culaygii
cidaad marisee,
Allow ha ku celin,
"Cawooy!" dhahe ee


Chorus

Chorus:
(𝄆) 𐒎𐒙𐒐𐒙𐒁𐒛 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒒𐒏𐒜𐒆𐒚,
𐒓𐒛 𐒋𐒗𐒕𐒒𐒝, (𝄇)
𐒘𐒒𐒒𐒖𐒌𐒖 𐒏𐒜𐒒𐒚 𐒓𐒛,
𐒋𐒘𐒇𐒏𐒝 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒗 𐒜,
𐒛𐒒 𐒋𐒛𐒆𐒒𐒖 𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒒𐒝,
𐒜 𐒋𐒛𐒉𐒖𐒎𐒖 𐒜.

I
(𝄆) 𐒄𐒘𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒕𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒆𐒘 𐒓𐒛𐒆,
𐒒𐒛 𐒋𐒕𐒆𐒖𐒑𐒘𐒈𐒜, (𝄇)
𐒋𐒖𐒇𐒇𐒖𐒆𐒛 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒌𐒛
𐒛𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒖 𐒚 𐒋𐒚𐒇𐒖𐒆 𐒜
𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒋𐒜𐒆𐒖 𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒜𐒆𐒖
𐒐𐒖 𐒋𐒛𐒒 𐒒𐒙𐒎𐒙 𐒜𐒕


Chorus

II
(𝄆) 𐒋𐒘𐒉𐒖𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒊𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒂𐒛𐒆
𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒝𐒉𐒖𐒕𐒆𐒕 (𝄇)
𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒕 𐒋𐒚𐒐𐒖𐒕𐒌𐒕
𐒋𐒘𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒑𐒖𐒇𐒘𐒈𐒜
𐒔𐒖 𐒏𐒚 𐒋𐒗𐒐𐒘𐒒
𐒋𐒖𐒓𐒙𐒕 𐒊𐒖𐒔𐒗 𐒜

Chorus

Chorus:
(𝄇) قلبا علنكئد
وا عينو (𝄆)
انغ كئن وا
عركو كل أى
أى عاشق أى
حدغيهي عدواد

١
(𝄇) ناعيدمسئ
عردا كلغا (𝄆)
ادغ او عرد أى
عدعئد سدئد
ل عان نق أىي


Chorus

٢
(𝄇) عشداد طلتاد
علوشيدى (𝄆)
سدى عليغى
عداد مرسئ
ه ك علن
عوي طه أى

Chorus

 
(𝄆) [qɔ.lɔ.bæː ʕæ.læn.keː.ðu]
[wæː ʕɛj.nɔː] (𝄇)
[in.næ.gæ kɛː.nu wæː]
[ʕɪr.kɔː kæ.læ eː]
[æːn ʕæːd.næ læ.hæjn]
[eː ʕæː.ʃæ.qæ.jeː]

1
(𝄆) [ħɪd.dɪg.jæ.hæj ʕæd.di wɑːd]
[nɑː ʕɪː.ðæ.mi.sɛː] (𝄇)
[ʕær.ræ.ðæː kɛ.li.gæː]
[æ.ðɔw ʕu.ræ.ðeː]
[ʕæd.ʕeːd.dæ si.ðeː.dæ]
[ʕæːn nɔ.qɔ eː]


Chorus

2
(𝄆) [ʕæ.ʃæ.ðæːd ɖæ.læ.tæː]
[ʕæ.lɔː.ʃeːn.nɛː] (𝄇)
[si.ðiː ʕu.læj.giː]
[ʕi.ðæːd mæ.ri.seː]
[æl.lɔw hæ ku ʕɛ.lin]
[ʕæ.wɔːj ɖæ.he eː]

Chorus

Chorus:
(𝄆) Any nation's flag,
bears its own color (𝄇)
The sky (above us),
does ours look like
Defects it has none;
love it with candor

I
(𝄆) Oh you White Star,
at your service we are (𝄇)
Superior you are,
in any part of our land
Be famous oh Star,
like the sun (of the far)

Chorus

II
(𝄆) On the day you arose,
our hearts you have (𝄇)
Purified with pureness,
(Oh you our flag)
Lord may not dim you,
pray we in this night

Chorus

III
(𝄆) The detached part of,
our forces of five (𝄇)
I beseech from God,
their return you cause
This fate that wrote,
for us to meet now

Chorus:
(𝄆) The flag of any nation
beareth its color, (𝄇)
but the sky,
doth our flag resemble,
and without defects;
love it with candour!

I
(𝄆) Oh thou White Star,
at thy service we are (𝄇)
Thou art superior,
in any part of our land,
be famous oh Star!
like the sun of the far.

Chorus

II
(𝄆) On the day thou arosest,
our hearts thou hast (𝄇)
with pureness purified!
oh thou banner,
Lord shan't thee dim,
in this night we pray.

Chorus

III
(𝄆) The detached part of,
our forces of five. (𝄇)
From Lord I beseech,
their return thou causest
this fate that wrote,
for us now to meet.

References

  1. Soof (in Soomaaliga). Soof. 1996. p. 5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "National Anthem of Somalia". Somali Embassy in Belgium. 2019-08-19. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. "Qolobaa Calankeedu waa caynoo". Allaa Weyn Ninkii Aaminaa Awood Leh-. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-10.