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mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ناميبيا أرض الشجعان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ناميبيا أرض الشجعان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE,_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AD" title="নামিবিয়া, ল্যান্ড অব দ্য ব্রেইভ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নামিবিয়া, ল্যান্ড অব দ্য ব্রেইভ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%B1%D1%96%D1%96" title="Гімн Намібіі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гімн Намібіі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%B1%D1%96%D1%96" title="Гімн Намібіі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Гімн Намібіі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Химн на Намибия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Химн на Намибия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="سرود ملی نامیبیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سرود ملی نامیبیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%B9%84%EC%95%84%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80" title="나미비아의 국가 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="나미비아의 국가" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%91%D7%99%D7%94" title="המנון נמיביה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המנון נמיביה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibijos_himnas" title="Namibijos himnas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Namibijos himnas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%89" title="نشيد ناميبيا الوطنى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نشيد ناميبيا الوطنى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9F%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%80%81%E5%8B%87%E8%80%85%E3%81%AE%E5%9C%B0" title="ナミビア、勇者の地 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ナミビア、勇者の地" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibiya_davlat_madhiyasi" title="Namibiya davlat madhiyasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Namibiya davlat madhiyasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_Namibii" title="Hymn Namibii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hymn Namibii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Гимн Намибии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гимн Намибии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Химна Намибије – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Химна Намибије" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2_%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9F" title="นามิเบีย แลนด์ออฟเดอะเบรฟ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="นามิเบีย แลนด์ออฟเดอะเบรฟ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Namibia, Land of the Brave" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-label">Lyrics</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Axali_Do%C3%ABseb" title="Axali Doëseb">Axali Doëseb</a>, 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music</th><td class="infobox-data">Axali Doëseb, 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">December 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">"<a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika</a>"</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Namibia, Land of the Brave</b>" is the <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a> of <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, adopted in December 1991. It was composed by <a href="/wiki/Axali_Do%C3%ABseb" title="Axali Doëseb">Axali Doëseb</a>, who was the director of a traditional music group from the <a href="/wiki/Kalahari_Desert" title="Kalahari Desert">Kalahari Desert</a>. Doëseb was chosen to compose it after winning a contest held after Namibia became independent in 1990. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Namibia's first national anthem, albeit unofficial, was "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Das_S%C3%BCdwesterlied&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Das Südwesterlied (page does not exist)">Das Südwesterlied</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCdwesterlied" class="extiw" title="de:Südwesterlied">de</a>]</span>" while under <a href="/wiki/German_colonization_of_Africa" title="German colonization of Africa">German colonization</a> as <a href="/wiki/German_South-West_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="German South-West Africa">German South-West Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After it became <a href="/wiki/South-West_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="South-West Africa">South-West Africa</a> as a <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_mandate" title="League of Nations mandate">League of Nations mandate</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa" title="Union of South Africa">Union of South Africa</a>, the national anthem was changed to "<a href="/wiki/Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika" title="Die Stem van Suid-Afrika">Die Stem van Suid-Afrika</a>" to match South Africa's.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following independence, "<a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika</a>" was provisionally adopted as a temporary national anthem pending the formal adoption of an official national anthem.<sup id="cite_ref-anthems_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anthems-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later decided that Namibia needed a unique anthem, and a national competition was held to compose a new national anthem. The competition was won by Axali Doeseb with "Namibia, Land of the Brave".<sup id="cite_ref-anthems_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anthems-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The anthem was first played in public in a ceremony on the first anniversary of Namibia's independence from South Africa in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-anthems_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anthems-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The similarity of the lyric's first-line phrase "Land of the Brave" to the end of "<a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">The Star-Spangled Banner</a>", the national anthem of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, has been noted by commentators.<sup id="cite_ref-cit_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The composition of the Namibian national anthem was supervised by <a href="/wiki/Hidipo_Hamutenya" title="Hidipo Hamutenya">Hidipo Hamutenya</a>, then chairman of the National Symbols subcommittee.<sup id="cite_ref-Act_#20_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act_#20-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, Hamutenya claimed that he authored the lyrics himself, "on the plane to Cuba". Doëseb denied this claim.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, politicians <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Matjila" title="Andrew Matjila">Andrew Matjila</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Amathila" title="Ben Amathila">Ben Amadhila</a> supported Hamutenya's claim.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Namibia" title="Parliament of Namibia">Parliament of Namibia</a> passed the National Anthem of the Republic of Namibia Act, 1991. This confirmed "Namibia, Land of the Brave" as the national anthem of Namibia; made it an offense to insult it, with punishment upon conviction of up to five years imprisonment or up to a 20,000-<a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">rand</a> fine or both; and allowed the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Namibia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Namibia">President of Namibia</a> to create regulations relating to it.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics">Lyrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lyrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> lyrics<sup id="cite_ref-Act_#20_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act_#20-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> translation </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a> translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, land of the brave<br /> Freedom fight we have won<br /> Glory to their bravery<br /> Whose blood waters our freedom<br /> <br /> We give our love and loyalty<br /> Together in unity<br /> Contrasting beautiful Namibia<br /> Namibia our country<br /> <br /> Beloved land of savannahs,<br /> Hold high the banner of liberty<br /> <br /> Namibia our Country,<br /> Namibia Motherland,<br /> We love thee. </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="German-language text"><span lang="de" style="font-style: normal;">Namibia, Land der Tapferen.<br /> Der Freiheitskampf ist gewonnen,<br /> Ehre ihrem Mut,<br /> Deren Blut floss für unsere Freiheit.<br /> <br /> Wir geben unsere Liebe und Treue<br /> In Einigkeit gemeinsam,<br /> Kontrastreiches schönes Namibia,<br /> Namibia unser Land.<br /> <br /> Geliebtes Land der Savannen,<br /> Haltet das Banner der Freiheit hoch.<br /> <br /> Namibia unser Land,<br /> Namibia, Mutterland,<br /> Wir lieben Dich.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Afrikaans-language text"><span lang="af" style="font-style: normal;">Namibië, Land van die Dapperes,<br /> Vryheidstryd het ons gewen.<br /> Ere aan hul dapperheid<br /> Wie se bloed ons vryheid waterlei.<br /> <br /> Ons gee ons liefde en lojaliteit<br /> Tesame in eenheid.<br /> Kontrasterende pragtige Namibië,<br /> Namibië, onse Land.<br /> <br /> Geliefde Land van savannas,<br /> Hou hoog die vaandel van 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href="/wiki/Fatshe_leno_la_rona" title="Fatshe leno la rona">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekitiibwa_kya_Buganda" title="Ekitiibwa kya Buganda"><i>Buganda</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ditany%C3%A8" title="Ditanyè">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundi_Bwacu" title="Burundi Bwacu">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers" title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A2ntico_da_Liberdade" title="Cântico da Liberdade">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Renaissance" title="La Renaissance">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Tchadienne" title="La Tchadienne">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udzima_wa_ya_Masiwa" title="Udzima wa ya Masiwa">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debout_Congolais" title="Debout Congolais">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Congolaise" title="La Congolaise">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_(anthem)" title="Djibouti (anthem)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilady,_Bilady,_Bilady" title="Bilady, Bilady, Bilady">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caminemos_pisando_las_sendas_de_nuestra_inmensa_felicidad" title="Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea,_Eritrea,_Eritrea" title="Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkulunkulu_Mnikati_wetibusiso_temaSwati" title="Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Forward,_Dear_Mother_Ethiopia" title="March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Concorde" title="La Concorde">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/For_The_Gambia_Our_Homeland" title="For The Gambia Our Homeland">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Bless_Our_Homeland_Ghana" title="God Bless Our Homeland Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libert%C3%A9_(anthem)" title="Liberté (anthem)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esta_%C3%89_a_Nossa_P%C3%A1tria_Bem_Amada" title="Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Abidjanaise" title="L'Abidjanaise">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ee_Mungu_Nguvu_Yetu" title="Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Fatse_La_Bontata_Rona" title="Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Hail,_Liberia,_Hail!" title="All Hail, Liberia, Hail!">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya,_Libya,_Libya" title="Libya, Libya, Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ry_Tanindrazanay_malala_%C3%B4!" title="Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mlungu_dalitsani_Mala%C5%B5i" title="Mlungu dalitsani Malaŵi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Mali" title="Le Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania" title="National anthem of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motherland_(anthem)" title="Motherland (anthem)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherifian_Anthem" title="Cherifian Anthem">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1tria_Amada" title="Pátria Amada">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Honneur_de_la_Patrie" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Honneur de la Patrie">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%27tite_fleur_aim%C3%A9e" title="P'tite fleur aimée"><i>Réunion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Nziza" title="Rwanda Nziza">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ya_Bani_al-Sahra%27" title="Ya Bani al-Sahra'"><i>Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independ%C3%AAncia_total" title="Independência total">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Lion_rouge" title="Le Lion rouge">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koste_Seselwa" title="Koste Seselwa">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_We_Exalt_Thee,_Realm_of_the_Free" title="High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qolobaa_Calankeed" title="Qolobaa Calankeed">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samo_ku_waar" title="Samo ku waar"><i>Somaliland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My_Saint_Helena_Island" title="My Saint Helena Island"><i>Saint Helena</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_South_Africa" title="National anthem of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan_Oyee!" title="South Sudan Oyee!">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahnu_Jund_Allah_Jund_Al-watan" title="Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mungu_ibariki_Afrika" title="Mungu ibariki Afrika">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humat_al-Hima" title="Humat al-Hima">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh_Uganda,_Land_of_Beauty" title="Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand_and_Sing_of_Zambia,_Proud_and_Free" title="Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Anthem of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former national and regional anthems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lefatshe_leno_la_bo-rrarona" title="Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona"><i>Bophuthatswana</i> (1977–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Ciskei</i> (1981–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ungwana" title="Ungwana">Comoros (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vers_l%27avenir" title="Vers l'avenir"><i>Congo Free State</i> (1885–1908)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Trois_Glorieuses" title="Les Trois Glorieuses">People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_of_the_Rising_Sun_(anthem)" title="Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)"><i>Biafra</i> (1967–1970)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_Affandina" title="Salam Affandina">Egypt (1871–1922, 1936–1958)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eslami_ya_Misr" title="Eslami ya Misr">Egypt (1922–1936)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Egypt (1971–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Be_Happy" title="Ethiopia, Be Happy">Ethiopia (1930–1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Ethiopia,_Ethiopia_be_first" title="Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first">Ethiopia (1975–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Gazankulu</i> (1973–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Katangaise" title="La Katangaise"><i>Katanga</i> (1960–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Libya (1969–1972)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahu_Akbar_(anthem)" title="Allahu Akbar (anthem)">Libya (1972–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_the_Mali_Federation" title="National Anthem of the Mali Federation">Mali Federation (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania_(1960%E2%80%932017)" title="National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017)">Mauritania (1960–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva,_Viva_a_FRELIMO" title="Viva, Viva a FRELIMO">Mozambique (1975–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Namibia (1990–1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Nig%C3%A9rienne" title="La Nigérienne">Niger (1961–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots">Nigeria (1978–2024)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Orange_Free_State" title="National anthem of the Orange Free State">Orange Free State (1854–1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rise,_O_Voices_of_Rhodesia" title="Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia"><i>Rhodesia</i> (1974–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Rwacu" title="Rwanda Rwacu">Rwanda (1962–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Avant_(anthem)" title="En Avant (anthem)">Seychelles (1976–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fyer_Seselwa" title="Fyer Seselwa">Seychelles (1978–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somalia_(1960%E2%80%932000)" title="National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000)">Somalia (1960–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soomaaliyeey_toosoo" title="Soomaaliyeey toosoo">Somalia (2000–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somaliland_(1960)" title="National anthem of Somaliland (1960)">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King">South Africa (1910–1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika" title="Die Stem van Suid-Afrika">South Africa (1938–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">South Africa (1994–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King"><i>Southern Rhodesia</i> (1979–1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux#Rally_of_the_Togolese_People-era_national_anthem" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo (1979–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Transkei</i> (1976–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Transvaal" title="National anthem of the Transvaal">Transvaal (1875–1877, 1881–1902, 1914–1915)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_al-Bey" title="Salam al-Bey">Tunisia (1846–1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ala_Khallidi" title="Ala Khallidi">Tunisia (1957–1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">United Arab Republic (1958–1971)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymne_National_Volta%C3%AFque" title="Hymne National Voltaïque">Upper Volta (1960–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pfano_na_vhuthihi" title="Pfano na vhuthihi"><i>Venda</i> (1979–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Za%C3%AFroise" title="La Zaïroise">Zaire (1971–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Zambia (1964–1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishe_Komborera_Africa" title="Ishe Komborera Africa">Zimbabwe (1980–1994)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Let_Us_All_Unite_and_Celebrate_Together" title="Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together">African Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimbo_wa_Jumuiya_Afrika_Mashariki" title="Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki">East African Community</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" 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