!Noa Khai Festival

1. !Noa khai, !Noa khai lasa sores ta llhai llaeb ai; lguisib di tsâb karasase ra !gom xuige

Arise! Arise, for the new sun is rising; as is blowing, a gentle wind of unity

2. Elokurusa be, lgore ra !haose, tsantos khemi sores aise tsuni tidese,

God's creation, a prayerful people. A nation that'll never perish like mist before the sun

3. Khoren gae, !gânkhā gailõb kai lhaos diba, lgui!nâxasiba ra hôaba.

Open the ears, listen out for the call of a great people - a call that proclaims unity.

4. Nam nauxa, nīsa !hao, khoen di khoe, !noras laob lkha ge mâi!nāhesa.

A tongue-clicking, proud nation. People of people (men of men?); anointed with the blood of independence.

5. llGaras khemi nî mâllawosa

A nation that will stand firm like the quiver tree

Nama!hao! Kai !hao! Afrika !hao! - !Khūb !hao! Tātsē khiri!

Nama nation! Great nation! African nation! God's nation! Never again will we bow/slip!

Written and composed by Marcelinus Swartbooi in 2018

Sung by ||Garas Vocal Ensemble