Ertra, Ertra, Ertra,

Beal dema'nalkese tedem sisu,
Meswaéta bharnet tdebisu.


Mewaél nekhisa'b élame
Témrti tsnat koynu sma,
Ertra za haben wtsuat,
Ameskira haki kem téwet.


CHORUS
Ertra, Ertra,
Abalem chebitato gbué kbra.



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English Translation

Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea,
Her enemy decimated
And her sacrifices vindicated by liberation.


Steadfast in her goal,
Symbolising endurance,
Eritrea, the pride of her oppressed people,
Proved that the truth prevails.


CHORUS
Eritrea, Eritrea
Holds her rightful place in the world.


Adopted in 1993
Words by Solomon Tsehaye Beraki (1956-)
Music by Isaac Abraham Meharezghi (1944-)
and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion (1963-)