Algeria
National Anthem
English Translation
We swear by the lightning that destroys,
By the virtuous and fragrant blood,
By the shining, fluttering banners,
In the steep and majestic mountains,
That we have risen to revolution in life
or death
and we have resolved that Algeria shall
live
So bear witness, bear witness, bear witness!
We are soldiers in the name of righteousness
have revolted
And for our independence to war have risen.
Had we not spoken up none would have listened
So we have taken the drum of gunpowder
as our rhythm
And the sound of machine guns as our melody,
and we have resolved that Algeria shall
live -
So bear witness, bear witness, bear witness!
O France, the time of reproach has passed
And we have closed like a book;
O France, the day of reckoning is at hand
So prepare to receive from us our answer!
In our revolution is the end of empty
talk;
and we have resolved that Algeria shall
live -
So bear witness, bear witness, bear witness!
From our heroes we shall make an army
come to being,
and on our dead we build glory,
Our spirits shall ascend to immortality
And on our shoulders we shall raise the
standard.
To the nation's Liberation Front we have
sworn an oath,
and we have resolved that Algeria shall
live -
So bear witness, bear witness, bear witness!
The cry of the Fatherland sounds from
the battlefields.
Listen to it and heed the call!
Let it be written with the blood of martyrs
And be read to future generations.
Oh, Glory, we have held out our hand to
you,
and we have resolved that Algeria shall
live -
So bear witness, bear witness, bear witness!
Source
Capital
Algiers
Independence
Day
July
5 1962
National holiday : 1 November
Algeria
Police
Police
Population
43,851,044
Latest
population
Bordering
countries
Libya,
Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia,
Western Sahara
Maritime boundaries
Italy,
Morocco, Spain, Tunisia
Helplines
Ambulance:
21606666
Civil protection - 14
Fire
- 14
Medical
- 14
National
gendarmerie - 1055
Counter
Terrorist unit - 1548
Support
for children - 3033
Traffic
police - 123
Mobile
phones - 112
Police
- 17 / 112
Suicide
Stop Hotline - 0021 3983 2000 58
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