Qolobaa Calankeed

"Qolobaa Calankeed" (pronounced [qolobaː ʕalankeːd]; Arabic: علم أي امة; English: "Every nation has its own flag") is the national anthem of Somalia. Written and composed by Abdullahi Qarshe,^[1][2] it was adopted on 1 August 2012 with the passage of the Somali national constitution,^[3] in which it is enshrined. It replaced "Soomaaliyeey toosoo", which had been in use since 2000. "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" is often still used as a de facto national anthem, though the official national anthem for Somalia is "Qoloba Calankeed".

Qolobaa Calankeed

English: Every nation has its own flag
National anthem of  Somalia
Also known as	Qolobaa Calankeedu waa ceynoo
Lyrics	Abdullahi Qarshe, 1959
Music	Abdullahi Qarshe, 1959
Adopted	1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)
Preceded by	“Soomaaliyeey toosoo”
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band abridged instrumental version (equivalent to the chorus followed by the first two lines of the chorus / a verse) file help

Lyrics

Somali original (Somali Latin alphabet)[4][5][6]	Somali original (Osmanya script)	Somali original (Wadaad's writing)	IPA transcription[a]	Official English translation[5]	Poetic English translation
Chorus: (𝄆) Qolobaa[b] calankeedu, waa ceynoo, (𝄇) Innaga keenu waa, Cirkoo kala[10][c] ee, aan caadna lahayn, Ee caashaqaye. I (𝄆) Xiddigyahay caddi waad, Naa ciidamisee, (𝄇) Carradaa keligaa adow curadee, cadceedda sideeda, caan noqo ee! Chorus II (𝄆) Cashadaad dhalataa[d] caloosheennee,[e] (𝄇) Sidii culaygii cidaad marisee, Allow ha ku celin, "Cawooy!" dhahe ee Chorus III (𝄆) Shanteena cududood Cadkii ka maqnaa (𝄇) Adow celiyow Nacaawimayee Waa calaf cimrigu Isku keen simayee	Chorus: (𝄆) 𐒎𐒙𐒐𐒙𐒁𐒛 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒒𐒏𐒜𐒆𐒚, 𐒓𐒛 𐒋𐒗𐒕𐒒𐒝, (𝄇) 𐒘𐒒𐒒𐒖𐒌𐒖 𐒏𐒜𐒒𐒚 𐒓𐒛, 𐒋𐒘𐒇𐒏𐒝 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒗 𐒜, 𐒛𐒒 𐒋𐒛𐒆𐒒𐒖 𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒒𐒝, 𐒜 𐒋𐒛𐒉𐒖𐒎𐒖 𐒜. I (𝄆) 𐒄𐒘𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒕𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒆𐒘 𐒓𐒛𐒆, 𐒒𐒛 𐒋𐒕𐒆𐒖𐒑𐒘𐒈𐒜, (𝄇) 𐒋𐒖𐒇𐒇𐒖𐒆𐒛 𐒏𐒖𐒐𐒌𐒛 𐒛𐒆𐒘𐒌𐒖 𐒚 𐒋𐒚𐒇𐒖𐒆 𐒜 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒋𐒜𐒆𐒖 𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒜𐒆𐒖 𐒐𐒖 𐒋𐒛𐒒 𐒒𐒙𐒎𐒙 𐒜𐒕 Chorus II (𝄆) 𐒋𐒘𐒉𐒖𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒊𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒂𐒛𐒆 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒝𐒉𐒖𐒕𐒆𐒕 (𝄇) 𐒈𐒘𐒆𐒕 𐒋𐒚𐒐𐒖𐒕𐒌𐒕 𐒋𐒘𐒆𐒛𐒆 𐒑𐒖𐒇𐒘𐒈𐒜 𐒔𐒖 𐒏𐒚 𐒋𐒗𐒐𐒘𐒒 𐒋𐒖𐒓𐒙𐒕 𐒊𐒖𐒔𐒗 𐒜 Chorus III (𝄆) 𐒉𐒔𐒖𐒒𐒂𐒜𐒒𐒖 𐒋𐒚𐒆𐒚𐒆𐒝𐒆 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒏𐒕 𐒏𐒖 𐒑𐒖𐒎𐒒𐒛 (𝄇) 𐒛𐒆𐒙𐒓 𐒋𐒗𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒙𐒓 𐒒𐒖𐒋𐒛𐒓𐒘𐒑𐒖𐒕𐒜 𐒓𐒛 𐒋𐒖𐒐𐒖𐒍 𐒋𐒘𐒑𐒇𐒘𐒌𐒚 𐒙𐒈𐒏𐒚 𐒏𐒜𐒒 𐒈𐒘𐒑𐒖𐒕𐒜	Chorus: (𝄇) قلبا علنكئد وا عينو (𝄆) انغ كئن وا عركو كل أى أى عاشق أى حدغيهي عدواد ١ (𝄇) حدغيهي عد واد نا عيدمسي (𝄆) عردا كلغا ادغ او عرد أى عدعئد سدئد ل عان نق أىي Chorus ٢ (𝄇) عشداد طلتاد علوشيدى (𝄆) سدى عليغى عداد مرسئ ه ك علن عوي طه أى Chorus ٣ (𝄇) شنتين عددود عدكي ك مقنا (𝄆) ادو عليو نعاوميي وا علف عمرگ اسك كين سميي	(𝄆) [qo.lo.baː ʕa.lan.keː.du] [waː ʕej.noː] (𝄇) [in.na.ga keː.nu waː] [ʕir.koː ka.la eː] [aːn ʕaːd.na la.hajn] [eː ʕaː.ʃa.qa.jeː] 1 (𝄆) [ħid̪.d̪ig.ja.haj ʕad.di waːd] [naː ʕiː.da.mi.seː] (𝄇) [ʕar.ra.daː ke.li.gaː] [a.dow ʕu.ra.deː] [ʕad.ʕeːd.da si.deː.da] [ʕaːn no.qo eː] Chorus 2 (𝄆) [ʕa.ʃa.daːd ɖa.la.taː] [ʕa.lowː.ʃeːn.naː] (𝄇) [si.diː ʕu.laj.giː] [ʕi.daːd ma.ri.seː] [al.low ha ku ʕe.lin] [ʕa.woːj ɖa.he eː] Chorus 3 (𝄆) [ʃan.t̪eːna ʕu.du.doːd] [ʕad.kiː ka maq.naː] (𝄇) [a.dow ʕe.li.jow] [na.ʕaː.wi.ma.jeː] [waː ʕa.laf ʕim.ri.gu] [is.ku keːn si.ma.jeː]	Chorus: (𝄆) Any nation's flag, bears its own color (𝄇) The sky (above us), does ours look like Defects it has none; love it with candor I (𝄆) Oh you White Star, at your service we are (𝄇) Superior you are, in any part of our land Be famous oh Star, like the sun (of the far) Chorus II (𝄆) On the day you arose, our hearts you have (𝄇) Purified with pureness, (Oh you our flag) Lord may not dim you, pray we in this night Chorus III (𝄆) The detached part of, our forces of five (𝄇) I beseech from God, their return you cause This fate that wrote, for us to meet now	Chorus: (𝄆) The flag of any nation beareth its color, (𝄇) but the sky, doth our flag resemble, and without defects; love it with candour! I (𝄆) Oh thou White Star, at thy service we are (𝄇) Thou art superior, in any part of our land, be famous oh Star! like the sun of the far. Chorus II (𝄆) On the day thou arosest, our hearts thou hast (𝄇) with pureness purified! oh thou banner, Lord shan't thee dim, in this night we pray. Chorus III (𝄆) The detached part of, our forces of five. (𝄇) From Lord I beseech, their return thou causest this fate that wrote, for us now to meet.

See also

• Music portal
• Somalia portal

• History of Somalia
• Flag of Somalia
• National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000), the Somali national anthem from 1960 to 2000
• "Soomaaliyeey toosoo", the Somali national anthem from 2000 to 2012

Notes

1. See Help:IPA, Somali Latin alphabet and Somali phonology.
2. Sometimes written qolabaa [qo.la.baː]^[7][8] or qolaba [qo.la.baː].^[9]
3. Sometimes written kale [ka.le].^[4][5]
4. Sometimes written Cishadaad dhalataad [ʕi.ʃa.daːd ɖa.la.taːd].^[11]
5. Sometimes written calooshaydii [ʕa.loː.ʃaj.diː].^[11]