FRENCH LYRICS
A ton appel Mali
Pour ta prosperite
Fidele a ton destin
Nous serons tous unis
Un peuple, un but, une foi
Pour une Afrique unie
Si l'ennemi decouvre son front
Au dedans ou au dehors
Debout sur les remparts
Nous sommes resolus de mourir
CHORUS:
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi Mali
Notre drapeau sera liberte
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi Mali
Notre combat sera unite
O Mali d'aujourd'hui
O Mali de demain
Les champs fleurissent d'esperance
Les coeurs vibrent de confiance
L'Afrique se leve enfin
Saluons ce jour nouveau
Saluons la liberte
Marchons vers l'unite
Dignite retrouvee
Soutient notre combat
Fidele a notre serment
De faire l'Afrique unie
Ensemble debout mes freres
Tous au rendez-vous de l'honneur
CHORUS
Debout villes et campagnes
Debout femmes, jeunes et vieux
Pour la patrie en marche
Vers l'avenir radieux
Pour notre dignite
Renforcons bien nos rangs
Pour le salut public
Forgeons le bien commun
Ensemble au coude a coude
Faisons le sentier du bonheur
CHORUS
La voie est dure tres dure
Qui mene au bonheur commun
Courage et devouement
Vigilance a tout moment
Verite des temps anciens
Verite de tous les jours
Le bonheur par le labeur
Fera le Mali de demain
CHORUS
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
At your call, Mali,
So that you may prosper,
Faithful to your destiny,
We shall all be united,
One people, one goal, one faith
For a united Africa.
If the enemy should show himself
Within or without,
On the ramparts,
We are ready to stand and die.
CHORUS:
For Africa and for you, Mali,
Our banner shall be liberty.
For Africa and for you, Mali,
Our fight shall be for unity.
Oh, Mali of today,
Oh, Mali of tomorrow,
The fields are flowering with hope
And hearts are thrilling with confidence.
Africa is at last arising,
Let us greet this new day.
Let us greet freedom,
Let us march towards unity.
Refound dignity
Supports our struggle.
Faithful to our oath
To make a united Africa,
Together, arise, my brothers,
All to the place where honour calls.
CHORUS
Stand up, towns and countryside,
Stand up, women, stand up young and old,
For the Fatherland on the road
Towards a radiant future.
For the sake of our dignity
Let us strengthen our ranks;
For the public well-being
Let us forge the common good.
Together, shoulder to shoulder,
Let us work for happiness.
CHORUS
The road is hard, very hard,
That leads to common happiness.
Courage and devotion,
Constant vigilance,
Courage and devotion,
Constant vigilance,
Truth from olden times,
The truths of every day,
Happiness through effort
Will build the Mali of tomorrow.
CHORUS
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Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali, Amazigh:  ), is a landlocked nation in Western Africa. It is the second largest country among West African nations. It borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its straight borders on the north stretch into the centre of the Sahara desert, while the country's south, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. Formerly French Sudan, the country is named after the Empire of Mali. The name of the country comes from the Bambara word for hippopotamus and the animal appears on the Mali 5 franc coin.
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