Ethiopia, Be Happy

ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ

English: Ethiopia, Be Happy
Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish
National anthem of the Ethiopian Empire
Lyrics	Yoftahe Nigussie
Music	Kevork Nalbandian
Adopted	1930 (original lyrics)
Readopted	1974 (without words)
Relinquished	1974 (with lyrics) 1975 (music only)
Succeeded by	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
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"Ethiopia, Be Happy" (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ, romanized: Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish) was the national anthem of the Ethiopian Empire during the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Composed by Kevork Nalbandian in 1926, the anthem was first performed during the coronation of the Emperor on 2 November 1930. It remained the national anthem until the Emperor was overthrown by the Derg regime in 1974 and was relinquished the next year.^[1]