Debout Congolais

"" (; ; ) is the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was originally adopted in 1960 upon independence from Belgium but was replaced by "La Zaïroise" when the Congo changed its name to Zaire in 1971. It was finally reinstated when the Congo was reorganised in 1997. The lyrics were written by historian and professor Joseph Lutumba, and the music was composed by Jesuit father , who also wrote and composed "La Zaïroise".

Lyrics

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!French lyrics

!Kikongo lyrics

!Lingala lyrics

!Swahili lyrics

|Debout Congolais,

Unis par le sort,

Unis dans l'effort pour l'indépendance.

Dressons nos fronts, longtemps courbés

Et pour de bon prenons le plus bel élan,

Dans la paix.

Ô peuple ardent

Par le labeur

Nous bâtirons un pays plus beau qu'avant

Dans la paix.

Citoyens,

Entonnez l'hymne sacré de votre solidarité

Fièrement

Saluez l'emblème d'or de votre souveraineté

Congo,

Don béni, Congo !

Des aïeux, Congo !

Ô pays, Congo !

Bien-aimé, Congo ! Nous peuplerons ton sol

et nous assurerons ta grandeur.

Trente juin, ô doux soleil

Trente juin, du trente juin

Jour sacré, sois le témoin,

Jour sacré, de l'immortel

Serment de liberté

Que nous léguons

À notre postérité

Pour toujours

|Telama besi Kongo,

Mvukani, mu n'kadilu,

Mvukani, mu kikesa mu diambu dia kimpwanza.

Tuvumbula mbunsu,

Zafumbana ntama,

Ye tuka buabu Tusasuka tuamanta, Mu yenge,

N'kangu kikesa,

Muna Kisalu,

Sa tutunga Nsi, ya mpuena luta ntama, mu yenge.

Besi nsi,

Luyimbila, nkunga wa n'longo, Wa nsalasana eno,

Ye lulendo, Lukunda, kidimbu kia wolo kia kimfumu kieno.

Kongo,

N'kayilu usambuka,

Kongo,

Wa bakulu,

Kongo,

Nsi ya zolua,

Kongo,

Sa tuasema ntoto aku ye sa tuasikila m'vuma aku

Nsuka (ya) yuni muini wa buita,

Makumatatu ('k'matatu) ma yuni,

Lumbu kia n'longo kala mbangi,

Lumbu kia n'longo kia kuele mvu,

Ya ndefi ya kimpwanza,

Tusisila,

Kua batekolo beto.

Mvu ye mvu

|Totelema mwana kongo,

Tosangani na pasi,

Tosangani na bokasi po na bonsomi,

Tombola moto,

Egumbama kala,

Mpo na libela tokomata lolenge malamu,

Na kimia,

Batu ya nguya,

Na mosala,

Tokotonga mboka kitoko koleka lobi eleka,

Na kimia,

Mwana mboka,

Yemba nzembo,

Nzembo ya lokumu na bino bosangani,

Na lolendo, kumisa,

Bendele na yo ya tina ya bonsomi kongo,

Epambwanma, kongo,

Ya ba koko, kongo,

Mboka, kongo,

Elingama, kongo,

Tokotondisa mabele nayo, mpe tokobatela,monene na yo,

Mokolo mua tuku misato, na sanza ya motoba,

Mokolo mua moyi ya kimia, mokolo mua lokumu,

Zalá de nzenenteke, mokolo mua lokumu,

Mpe ya ndayi ya bosomi,

Tokotikela ba kitani na biso po na libela