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"Somalia, Wake Up" or "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" is the national anthem of Somalia and was adopted by the Transitional Federal Government in 2000. It was chosen to replace the then wordless anthem, written by Giuseppe Blanc, which had been in use since 1960.^[1]

"Soomaaliyeey toosoo" is a well known Somali song that dates from the early 1940s and, according to the Somali Government, was written by Ali Mire Awale in 1947.^[2] However some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan^[3] sometime in the 1940s.

It was sung to celebrate independence day, July 1, 1960 and was widely known and sung by children in the mornings at schools.

Chorus:

Soomaaliyeey toosoo

Toosoo isku tiirsada oo

Hadba kiina taagdaran oo

Taageera waligiinee

Idinkaa isu tooqaayoo

Idinkaa isu taamaayee

Aadamuhu tacliin barayoo

Waddankiisa taamyeeloo

Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo

Luuqadaa tuwaaxid ahoo

Arligiina taaka ahoo

Kuma kala tegeysaan oo

Tiro ari ah oo dhaxalaa

Sideed laydin soo tubayoo

Ninba toban la meel marayoo

Cadowgiin idiin talin oo

Tuldo geel ah oo dhacan baad

Toogasho u badheedhanee

Ma dehulkaas dhanee tegeybaan

Niinna dhagax u tuurayn

Quaran aan hubkuu tumayo

Tooreyda dhaafayn

Oo aan taar samayn karin

Uur kutaallo weynaa

Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo

Togagga uga qayshaa

Nin dalkiisii cadow taaboo

U tol waayey baan ahayee

Marba waxaan laa ooyaayoo

Oo ilmadu iiga qubataa

Iqtiyaar niin loo diidoo

La addoon sadaan ahayee

Chorus:

Somalia wake up,

wake up and lean on each other

And whoever is most in need of support

Support them forever.

• Aftahan.org Somali Literature