Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidä mī

English: Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ
National anthem of  Ethiopia
Lyrics	’äsäfa Gäbrä-Maryam Täsäma
Music	’äto Danə’el Yoḥänəs
Adopted	1975
Relinquished	1992

Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidä mī (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ^?), "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first" was the national anthem of Ethiopia during the Derg regime.^[1]

Lyrics

ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ (Amharic)	Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidämī (Transliteration)	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first (English Translation)
ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ በኅብረሰባዊነት አብቢቢ ለምልሚ! ቃል ኪዳን ገብተዋል ጀግኖች ልጆችሽ ወንዞች ተራሮችሽ ድንግል መሬትሽ ለኢትዮጵያ አንድነት ለነፃነትሽ መስዋዕት ሊሆኑ ለክብር ለዝናሽ! ተራመጂ ወደፊት በጥበብ ጎዳና ታጠቂ ለሥራ ላገር ብልጽግና! የጀግኖች እናት ነሽ በልጆችሽ ኩሪ ጠላቶችሽ ይጥፉ ለዘላለም ኑሪ!	’ityoṗya, ’ityoṗya, ’ityoṗya qidä mi bäḫibräsäbawinät ’äbbibi lämlimi! Qal kidan gäbtäwal jägnoch lijotchishi, wänzoch tärarotchish dingil märetishi lä’ityoṗya ’ändinät länäṣ́anätishi mäswa't lihonu läkibir läzinashi! Täramäji wädäfit bäṭəbabə godana Taṭäqi läśira lagär biliṣigina! Yäjägnoch ’inat näsh bälijochish kuri Ṭälatochish yiṭfu läzälaläm nuri!	Ethiopia, Ethiopia – Ethiopia, be first In socialism – flourish, be fertile! Your brave sons have made a covenant, That your rivers and mountains, your virgin land Should be a sacrifice for the unity of Ethiopia, for your freedom, To your honour and renown! Strive forwards on the road of wisdom, Gird yourself for the task, For the prosperity of the land! You are the mother of heroes – be proud of your sons, May your enemies perish – may you live for ever!

References

1. "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityopya, Ityopya, Ityopya kidemi". nationalanthems.me. Retrieved 23 March 2015.