March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia Explained

Amharic: የዜግነት ክብር
English Title:	Respect for every Citizen in Ethiopia
Prefix:	National
Country:	Ethiopia
Author:	Dereje Melaku Mengesha
Composer:	Solomon Lulu Mitiku
Adopted:	1992
Sound:	Wedefit_Gesgeshi_Widd_Innat_Ittyoppya.ogg
Sound Title:	U.S. Navy Band instrumental version

"March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia" (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ|Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iya^[1]), also known by its incipit as "Honour of Citizenship", is the national anthem of Ethiopia.

History

The lyrics were written by Dereje Melaku Mengesha, and the music was composed by Solomon Lulu Mitiku. The song was adopted in 1992, as part of reforms that followed the collapse of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.^[2]

See also

• "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first", the national anthem from 1975 to 1992

External links

• Ethiopia: Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya - Audio of the national anthem of Ethiopia, with information and lyrics (archive link)

Notes and References

1. Book: Minahan. James. The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]]. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 978-0313344978. 830. 17 November 2017.
2. Web site: Ethiopia: Wedefit Gesgeshi, Wid Enat Ityopya. NationalAnthems.me. 2011-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326125909/http://www.nationalanthems.me/ethiopia-wodefit-gesgeshi-widd-innat-ityoppya/. 2012-03-26. dead.
3. Web site: 2010 . የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ ዐቃቤ ህግ . Federal Attorney General . 2022-04-22 . . 69 . am.
4. Web site: Patriotism . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421234607/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3A8YiqHp-PFIIJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felearn.moe.gov.et%2Fstorage%2Fcivics%2Ftext%2520book%2FCivics%25205%2520-%25208%2FCivics%2520Gr.%25208%2520%28English%29%2F8-unit5.pdf+&cd=27&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk . 2022-04-21 . 2022-04-22 . MoE E-Learning and Digital Library . 9.
5. Web site: Wedefit Gesgeshi Woude Enat Ityopya – Hymne national de l'Ethiopie. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412004821/http://www.lyricama.com/lyric/wedefit-gesgeshi-woude-enat-ityopya-hymne-national-lethiopie/. 2019-04-12. Lyricama.
6. Web site: December 4, 2010. About Ethiopia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027050142/http://www.ethiopianembassy.ie/about-ethiopia.html. 2021-10-27. Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Ireland.