National Anthem of Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland

Swaziland is one of the sovereign states located in Southern African continent. Swaziland is also called kaNgwane or Eswatini. The name comes from the 19^th century king Mswati II, who ruled Swaziland.

"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" is considered to the National Anthem of Swaziland. This was adopted as the National Anthem of Swaziland. The National Anthem of Swaziland was penned by Fanyana Simelane and the music was composed by David Roycroft. The music for the National Anthem of Swaziland consists of two styles of music – the traditional Swazi music and the western style of music.

The National Anthem of Swaziland was initially authored in siSwati language and later it was translated into English.

National Flag of Swaziland

National Anthem of Swaziland in siSwati:

Here are the lyrics of National Anthem of Swaziland in siSwati.

Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati;

Siyatibonga tonkhe tinhlanhla;

Sibonga iNgwenyama yetfu.

Live netintsaba nemifula.

Busisa tiphatsimandla takaNgwane;

Nguwe wedvwa Somandla wetfu;

Sinike kuhlakanipha lokungenabucili

Simise usicinise, Simakadze.

National Anthem of Swaziland in English:

Here are the lyrics of the National Anthem of Swaziland in English.

O Lord our God, the giver of the blessings of the Swazi;

We will give you thanks for all our good fortune;

We offer thanks and praise to our King

And our beautiful country, hills and rivers.

Your blessings on all the leaders of our country;

Your only is our Lord;

We ask you to grant us wisdom without deceit or malice.

Establish and strengthen us, Lord God.