Chant de Ralliement
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Chant de Ralliement or
The Rallying Song is the
national anthem of
Cameroon. It was used on an unofficial basis beginning in 1948 before independence, and officially adopted in
1957. The music was composed by Ren?Djam Afame, who also wrote the lyrics along with Samuel Minkio Bamba and Mo?e Nyatte Nko'o. The lyrics were changed in
1978.
French Lyrics
- O Cameroun berceau de nos anc?res,
- Va, debout et jaloux de ta libert?
- Comme un soleil ton drapeau fier doit ?re,
- Un symbole ardent de foi et d'unit?
- Que tous tes enfants du Nord et Sud,
- De l'Est ?l'Ouest soient tout amour!
- Te servir que ce soit le seul but
- Pour remplir leur devoir toujour.
- CHORUS:
- Ch?e Patrie, terre ch?ie,
- Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur.
- Notre joie, notre vie,
- A toi l'amour et le grand honneur.
- Tu es la tombe o?dorment nos p?es,
- Le jardin que nos a?ux ont cultiv?
- Nous travaillons pour te rendre prosp?e,
- Un beau jour enfin nous serons arriv?.
- De l'Afrique sois fid?e enfant
- Et progresse toujours en paix,
- Esp?ant que tes jeunes enfants
- T'aimeront sans bornes ?jamais.
- CHORUS
English Lyrics
- O Cameroon, thou cradle of our fathers,
- Proudly rally to defend your liberty.
- And like the sun, your flag will be resplendent,
- As a symbol of your faith and unity.
- May all your children follow the command,
- From East and West to give their heart,
- Their only wish to serve their land
- And with constancy play their part.
- CHORUS:
- This our land that we all love so,
- On you our whole happiness is stayed.
- You're our joy and you're our life too;
- To you be honour and love displayed.
- You are the tomb where our fathers are resting,
- You're the garden they prepared and they conceived,
- We work that you may become fair and prosp'rous,
- And one day at last we'll see all achieved.
- May you be a faithful child of Africa,
- Advancing steadily in peace,
- In hope that ev'ry young child of yours
- Will love you until time shall cease.
- CHORUS
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