National Anthem of Niger

Niger got Independence from France on 3^rd August, 1960. Niger is one of the landlocked countries (a country that is enclosed by land), which was ruled by France till 1960. ‘La Nigerienne’ is the national anthem of Niger, adopted in the 1961, written by Maurice Albert Thiriet. The music was composed by Nicolas Able Francois Frionnet. The following is the French version of the anthem.

National Flag of Niger

National Anthem of Niger:

Auprès du grand Niger puissant

Qui rend la nature plus belle,

Soyons fiers et reconnaissants

De notre liberté nouvelle !

Evitons les vaines querelles

Afin d'épargner notre sang,

Et que les glorieux accents

De notre race soit sans tutelle !

S'élève dans un même élan

Jusqu'à ce ciel éblouissant,

Où veille son âme éternelle

Qui fera le pays plus grand !

Chorus:

Debout ! Niger ! Debout !

Que notre œuvre féconde

Rajeunisse le cœur de ce vieux continent !

Et que ce chant s'entende

Aux quatre coins du monde

Comme le cri d'un peuple équitable et vaillant!

Debout ! Niger ! Debout!

Sur le sol et sur l'onde,

Au son des tam-tams

Dans leur rythme grandissant,

Restons unis toujours,

Et que chacun réponde

A ce noble avenir

Qui nous dit: - En avant !

The following is the English translation of the anthem.

Throughout great powerful Niger

Which makes nature more beautiful,

Let us be proud and grateful

For our newfound freedom!

Let us avoid vain quarrels

In order to spare ourselves bloodshed,

And may the glorious voices

Of our race be free of domination!

Let us rise in a single leap

As high as the dazzling sky,

Where stands guard its eternal soul

Which will make the country greater!

Chorus:

Arise! Niger! Arise!

May our fruitful labors

Rejuvenate the heart of this old continent!

And may the song be heard

In the four corners of the Earth

As the cry of a fair and valiant people!

Arise! Niger! Arise!

On the ground and on the wave,

To the sound of the drums

In their growing rhythms

Let us always remain united,

And may each one respond

To this noble future

Which tells us: - Go forward!