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O
beautiful for heroes prov'd In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, And
mercy more than life. America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all
success be nobleness, And ev'ry grain divine.
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N'kosi sikelel' i-Af God bless (preserve/protect) Africa Maluphakanysw'uphondo lwayo Let her glory (horn) be held up high Yizwa imithandazo yethu Please listen to (answer) our prayers N'kosi sikelela God bless Thina lusapho lwayo We her children (her offspring)Woza moya Spirit please come down Sikelela N'kosi sikelela God bless (preserve/protect) Woza moya owoyingcwele Holy spirit please come down Usisikelela Bless us Thina lusapho lwayo We her children Morena bolokas seshaba sayeso God protect our nation Ufendifsa ndeniswa lemafswenyego Please bring an end to our wars and pain Usiboloke morena Protect us Seshaba sayeso,seshaba sa Afrika Protect our nation, Africa Makube njalo Amen, so be it Kude kube nquna phakade Forever and ever | |