Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
"Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea" is the national anthem of Eritrea. Adopted in 1993 shortly after independence, it was written by Solomon Tsehaye Beraki and composed by Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion.
History
The lyrics of the anthem were written by poet Solomon Tsehaye Beraki. Originally written in 1986, Solomon updated them in 1993 after Eritrea's independence. The music was composed in 1985–1986 by organist Isaac Abraham Meharezghi, who was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front cultural troupe.Lyrics
Current lyrics (1993–present)
| Arabic lyrics | Transliteration |
قد دحرت بغيظهم أعداءها وتوجت بالنصر تضحياتها ? مع الأعداء قد مرت من عهود | Qad dāḥarat biḡayyẓihim ʾaʿdāʾihā, Wa-tuwwajat bi-l-naṣri taḍaḥīyātiha. ? Maʿa-l-ʾaʿdāʾ qad mrit min ʿuhūd, Ḡadā ismuhā muʿjizata-ṣ-umūd, Faḵr al-mukāfiḥīn fī ʾIritriyā, Qad barhanat ʾan al-ʿulan lahā. ʾIritriyā, ʾIritriyā, Taduwwaʾāt makānahā bayni-l-ʾumam. Bi-ʾṣarārini-la-ḏī jani-l-taḥrīr Sananjaz ul-bināʾa wa-l-taʿmīr Li-tazdahir wa-talbasa-l-waqār Taʿāhadnā ʾan tasmū ʾIritriyā ? ʾIritriyā, ʾIritriyā, Taduwwaʾāt makānahā bayni-l-ʾumam. ? |