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Ungwana
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Wikipedia article
"'" ("Liberty"), also known as "'" ("Four Comorian Islands"), was the national anthem of Comoros from 1975 or 1976 to 1978, when a coup by Ahmed Abdallah and Bob Denard took place, and it was replaced by the current anthem, "Udzima wa ya Masiwa". It was written and composed by Abdrmane Chihabiddine, better known as Abou Chihabi, a musician with the Comorian folk band Folkomor Ocan. It was adopted under the Ali Soilih administration following a competition won by Chihabi.
Mayotte (claimed by the Comoros but under French administration) is also mentioned in the song.
Lyrics
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La libert nous l'avons
Nous les Comoriens des quatre les
Mayotte, Anjouan
Mohli et Grande Comore.
Nous accomplissons toutes les tches
Depuis longtemps.
L'agriculture, la pche,
Les travaux manuels.
'I'
Nous les ralisons dans l'union
De nos esprits.
Nous sacrifions nos vies
Pour dfendre l'intgrit des Comores.
Nous sommes toujours prts,
Nous les citoyens des Comores,
S'il faut que nous versions notre sang
Pour sauver notre pays.
'II'
Toute la jeunesse est solidaire,
Garons et filles.
C'est la vie dans le progrs
Pour nous, citoyens des Comores.}}
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Freedom, we have it
We, the Comorians of four islands
Mayotte, Anjouan
Mohli and Grande Comore.
We've been accomplishing all the tasks
For a long time.
Agriculture, fishing,
Manual labour.
'I'
We realise them in the union
of our minds.
We sacrifice our lives
To defend the integrity of the Comoros.
We are always ready,
We the citizens of the Comoros,
If we have to spill our blood
To save our country.
'II'
All the youth are united,
Boys and girls.
It is life in progress
For us, citizens of the Comoros.
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