Arais, O Kompatriots

"Arais, O Kompatriots" bi di old nachonal antem of Naijeria. E dey in yuz since 1978 go rich 2024 and bi di sekond nachonal antem of di kontri.

Histori
Di antem dey in yuz since 1978 and replaes di previous nachonal antem, "Naijeria, Wi Hail Dee".

Di liriks bi a kombineshon of wods and fraesis from faiv of di bes entris for a nachonal kontest. Di Naijerian Polis Band unda di dairetoship of Benedit P. Odiase (1934–2013) put di wods togeda for miuzik fom. Di Naijerian nachonal antem liriks dey fomed bai efots of faiv pipo: P. O. Aderibigbe, John A. Ilechukwu, Dr. Sota Omoigui, Eme tim Akpan and B.A. Ogunnaike.

Liriks
Although di antem get tuw vasis, yuzuali ma onli di fes wi dey sing. For som okeishons, na di sekond vas pipo dey resait as "The Nachonal Praeya".

English originalHausa translationIgbo translationI
Arais, O Kompatriots
Naijeria's kol obei
To sav awa fadaland
Wit lov and strent and feit
Di laebour of awa hiros pas,
shal neva bi in vain
To sav wit heart and mait,
Wan neshon baund in freedom, peas and uniti.

II
Oh God of krieshon,
Dairet awa nobul kaus
Gaid thou awa leadas raiht
Hep awa yut to sabi di trut o
In lov and honesti to grow
And livin jost and tru
Great lofti haihts atain
To biuld a neshon whe peas and justis shal rein.

Yoruba translationFulani translationTyap translation

National Pledge
Dem dey resait di Naijerian pledj of alejians imediaeteli afta Dem don play di Naijerian nachonal antem. Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin bi di pesin wey rait am for 1976.

 English original Hausa translation Yoruba translation Tyap translation I pledj to Naijeria, my kontri
To bi feitful, loyal and hones 
To sav Naijeria wit aul my strent 
To defend ha uniti and uphold ha honour and glori 
So hep mi, God. Na yi wa Najeriya alƙawarin ƙasata
Don zama mai aminci, mai aminci da gaskiya
Don yiwa Najeriya hidima da dukkan ƙarfina
Don kare hadin kan ta da kuma kare mutuncin ta da daukakar ta
Don haka ku taimake ni Allah. Mo ṣeleri fun Nàìjíríà orilẹ-ede mi
Lati jẹ ol loyaltọ aduroṣinṣin ati otitọ
Lati fi gbogbo ipa sin Nigeria
Lati daabobo isokan rẹ
Ki o si gbe iyi ati ogo rẹ ga
Nitorina ran mi lọwọ Ọlọrun. N da̱p a̱nu ma̱ng Naijeriya, a̱byin nung ka.
N nyia̱ a̱cucuk, n nwuak a̱pyia̱ nung, n nyia̱ tsotswat.
N nyia̱ Naijeriya ta̱m ma̱ng a̱lyia̱ a̱nyiung.
N cok mun a̱pyia̱ nji hu.
A̱wot, n di̱n a̱ma shi nji hu ma̱ng yet nji hu,
Mat a̱nia, A̱gwaza beang nung.

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