Soomaaliyeey toosoo

FLAG HISTORY

The flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954. It was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban, and intended to be used to represent pan-Somali territories. Upon reunification of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland. The flag was used for the Somali Democratic Republic. The white star in the middle of the flag is said to represent the five regions in the Horn of Africa that the Somali people inhabit.

SOMALI ANTHEM

According to the Somali government, "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" was written by Ali Mire Awale in 1947. However, some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan sometime in the 1940s.

It was sung to mark independence day on July 1, 1960, and was regularly performed by children in the mornings at schools.

original somali version

Soomaaliyeey toosoo
Toosoo isku tiirsada ee
Hadba kiina taagdaranee
Taageera waligiinee

Idinkaysu tookhaayoo
Idinkaysu taamaayee
Aadamuhu tacliin barayoo
Waddankiisa taamyeeloo

Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo
Luuqadaa tuwaaxid ahoo
Arligiina taaka ahoo
Kuma kala tegeysaan oo

Tiro ari ah oo dhaxalaa
Sideed laydin soo tubayoo
Ninba toban la meel marayoo
Cadowgiin idiin talin oo

Tuldo geel ah oo dhacan baad
Toogasho u badheedhanee
Ma dhulkaas dhanee tegeybaan
Ninna dhagax u tuurayn

Quaran aan hubkuu tumayo
Tooreyda dhaafayn
Oo aan taar samayn karin
Uur kutaallo weynaa

Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo
Togagga uga qaylshaa
Nin dalkiisii cadow taaboo
U tol waayey baan ahayee

Hadba waxaan laa ooyaayoo
Oo ilmadu iiga qubaneysaa
Iqtiyaar nin loo diidoo
La addoon sadaan ahayee

english translation:

stop fighting each other now
look forward and shake hands each other
come back with srtong and joy again then
defeat your enemies and unite all somalia
somalia  somalia  somalia 
will be back again
insha allaah

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