Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika[1] ("The Call of South Africa") was the national anthem of South Africa from 1957 to 1994. Oten referred to simply as Die Stem ("The Voice"), even in English or other language publications and performances.
After 1994 it shared national anthem status with Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika[2] (the anthem of the ANC),until 1997, when a new hybrid anthem was adopted, also entitled Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, but containing the first verses of Nkosi in Xhosa, the first verse of Die Stem in Afrikaans, and the second verse in English.
All three versions are often referred to in plays performed in South Africa.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika
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