National Anthem of Zimbabwe

Ngaikomborerwe Nyika yeZimbabwe
English: Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe
	Official sheet music, as printed in the Constitution of Zimbabwe
	National anthem of Zimbabwe
Also known as	"Ngaikomborerwe Nyika yeZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe"); "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe")
Lyrics	Solomon Mutswairo, 1993
Music	Fred Changundega, 1993
Adopted	March 1994
Preceded by	"Ishe Komborera Africa"
Audio sample
	Instrumental version file; help;

The National Anthem of Zimbabwe, also known by its incipit in Shona, "Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe" (English: "Raise our flag of Zimbabwe"), and the final line of each verse in Ndebele, "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe"), was introduced in March 1994 after a nationwide competition to replace the South African-derived "Ishe Komborera Africa" with a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a Shona song written by Professor Solomon Mutswairo and composed by Fred Changundega.^[1] It was translated into English and Ndebele, the two other main languages of Zimbabwe.^[1] The Ndebele version is mainly sung in the Matebeleland regions of Zimbabwe, while the English version is not commonly sung. Some schools in Matabeleland South have introduced the Sotho/Tswana version.

^ ^a ^b "The National Anthem". Government of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

[gov-1] "The National Anthem". Government of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

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