National anthem of South Africa
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title:
National anthem of South Africa
text:
The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th century Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the Afrikaans song that was used as the South African national anthem during the apartheid era, "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", with new English lyrics. The anthem is often referred to by its incipit of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", but this has never been its official title, which is simply "National Anthem of South Africa". The committee responsibl
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_South_Africa
date created:
2001-10-18T13:34:13Z
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2024-08-29T18:16:30Z
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