Seychelles
Koste Seselwa
Join Together All Seychellois
1996
1996
David Francois Marc Andre and George Charles Robert Payet
David Francois Marc Andre and George Charles Robert Payet
🤝 Unity 🌿 Nature ❤ Love of homeland ☮ Peace ✝ God / Faith |
Key Facts
- 1. One of the few national anthems sung in a Creole language
- 2. Seychelles has changed its anthem three times since independence in 1976, reflecting political shifts
- 3. The anthem emphasizes the ocean, fitting for a nation of 115 islands spread across the Indian Ocean
Lyrics
Sesel ou menm nou sel patri.
Kot nou viv dan larmoni.
Lazoie, lanmour ek lape.
Nou remersie Bondye.
Prezerv labote nou pei.
Larisess nou losean.
En leritaz byen presye.
Pou boner nou zanfan.
[Koris]
Koste Seselwa!
Nou pep in viv dan linite
En pep ki fyer.
Nou lespri nasyon ki sorti lwen
Pour nou laglwar.
Dan lazistis ek laliberte
Nou pou viv pou touzour.
Ranpli nou devwar avek fyer.
Koste Seselwa!
Nou pep in vinn ansanm konmen enn sel nasyon
Anba nou paviyon.
Nou pep Seselwa
Pou viv touzour dan linite,
Lanmour ek lape.
Nou remersie Bondye.
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialAdopted in 1996 after Seychelles transitioned to multi-party democracy. It replaced 'Fyer Seselwa' which had been the anthem since 1978. The anthem is sung in Seychellois Creole, one of the country's three official languages alongside English and French.