Hi pomandnima,
I listened to the snippet of the South African anthem on this site and
I can see why you?d like to have it. It sounds wonderful! This site
also has some history of the anthem:
http://www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/history/anthem.htm
?History: two anthems into one-
Prior to South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, the
country had two anthems - an official and an unofficial one. The
official anthem was called Die Stem or The Call of South Africa. The
unofficial anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, was sung by the majority of
the population.
In the official anthem of the new South Africa, the two anthems merge into one.
Die Stem van Suid Afrika (The Call of South Africa). "Die Stem van
Suid Afrika" was a poem written by CJ Langenhoven in May 1918. The
music was composed by the Reverend ML de Villiers in 1921. The South
African Broadcasting Corporation played both God save the King and Die
Stem to close their daily broadcasts, and so the public became
familiar with Die Stem.
It was first sung publicly at the official hoisting of the national
flag in Cape Town on 31 May 1928, but it was not until 2 May 1957 that
the government accepted Die Stem as the official national anthem. In
1952 the English version, the Call of South Africa, was accepted for
official use.
·Die Stem van Suid Afrika
·The Call of South Africa
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a
Methodist mission school teacher. The words of the first stanza were
originally written in Xhosa as a hymn. Seven additional stanzas in
Xhoza were later added by the poet Samuel Mqhayi. A Sesotho version
was published by Moses Mphahlele in 1942.?
You can purchase a CD on this site, Kalari Music, that contains the
South African Anthem, (Song #21) sung by the IMILONJI KANTU CHORAL
SOCIETY
http://www.kalahari.net/mus/product.asp?toolbar=&sku=7576194&format=detail
This site ships primarily to South Africa, but it does handle
international deliveries. The shipping time may be up to 12 weeks,
according to this page:
http://www.kalahari.net/help/help4.asp?toolbar=mweb
FineBushPeople sells CDs only, of Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika , and ships
to all countries. Contact information is found at the very bottom of
the page.
http://www.finebushpeople.co.za/farmstore/catalog/nkosi.htm
Additionally, you can hear an instrumental rendition here:
http://www.imagesoft.net/midi/safrica.mid
You can download the full tune here:
http://www.anc.org.za/misc/nkosi.html
Read the lyrics here:
http://www.ais.up.ac.za/anthems/nkosix.html
I can see how you may have had problems finding a CD. I located
numerous sites that *used* to sell anthem CDs, but are no longer have
an online presence.
Hope this helps you! If any part of my answer is unclear, please
request an Answer Clarification, before rating. This will enable me to
assist you further, if possible.
Regards,
crabcakes
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