What was the South African national anthem before 1994?

What was the South African national anthem before 1994?

Die Stem
“Die Stem” was the co-national anthem with God Save the King/Queen from 1936 to 1957, when it became the sole national anthem until 1994. The South African Government under Nelson Mandela adopted both songs as national anthems from 1994 until they were merged in 1997 to form the current anthem.

Who wrote Nkosi Sikelel?

Enoch Sontonga
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika/Lyricists
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist mission school teacher. The words of the first stanza were originally written in Xhosa as a hymn. Seven additional stanzas in Xhoza were later added by the poet, Samuel Mqhayi.

Who wrote the original national anthem of South Africa?

Enoch Sontonga
Cornelis Jacobus LangenhovenJeanne Zaidel-Rudolph
National anthem of South Africa/Lyricists

Why South Africa’s National Anthem is so unique?

The national anthem of South Africa is unique in a couple of aspects: first of all, as mentioned above, the anthem employs five different languages in the same version of the official lyrics, secondly, by virtue of the fact that it combines two disparate pieces of music, this anthem as well as Italy’s and that of the …

What was our first National Anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner

What are the rules for singing the National Anthem?

However, mass singing of the National Anthem should be required when it is played immediately before or after the Anthem of another country in the event that the visiting dignitary and his delegation are singing their own National Anthem. (1) Whenever the Anthem is sung or played, the audience shall stand to attention.

What does Nkosi mean?

Nkosi is a Nguni word for “king”, “chief“ and ”lord”.