La Tchadienne is the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

. Written by Louis Gidrol

Louis Gidrol

Louis Gidrol is a Chadian musician. He wrote the national anthem for Chad with Paul Villard in 1960, along with help from his student group. He and his students were part of St. Paul's School, which is where it was composed. The anthem is called "La Tchadienne"...

 and his student group and composed by Paul Villard, it has been the official anthem since independence in 1960.

In French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 - En français

Peuple Tchadien, debout et à l'ouvrage!

Tu as conquis la terre et ton droit;

Ta liberté naîtra de ton courage.

Lève les yeux, l'avenir est à Toi.


O mon Pays, que Dieu te prenne en garde,

Que tes voisins admirent tes enfants.

Joyeux, pacifique, avance en chantant,

Fidèle à tes anciens qui te regardent.


Peuple Tchadien, debout et à l'ouvrage!

Tu as conquis la terre et ton droit;

Ta liberté naîtra de ton courage.

Lève les yeux, l'avenir est à Toi.

In Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 - باللغة العربية

شعب تشاد قم إلي العمل

إسترديت أرضاك وحقاك

وحرياتك تولودك من شجاعتك

إرفع عينيك فالمستقبل لك


يابلادي فليحفظك الله

فليحفظ جيرانك وأبنائك أيه

المحيط الساري تقدم وأنت تنشد

وافيا لأسلافك الذين ينظرون إليك


شعب تشاد قم إلي العمل

إسترديت أرضاك وحقاك

وحرياتك تولودك من شجاعتك

إرفع عينيك فالمستقبل لك


Transliteration

`shyb tshad qm i'li alyml

i'strdit a'rdak uxhqak

uxhriatk tuludk mn shgaytk

i'rfy yinik falmstqbl lk


ya bilaadi flixhfz'k allah

flixhfz' girank ua'bnaj'k a'ix'

almxhit' alsari tqdm ua'nt tnshd

wafia la'slafk aldhin inz'run i'lik


`shyb tshad qm i'li alyml

i'strdit a'rdak uxhqak

uxhriatk tuludk mn shgaytk

i'rfy yinik falmstqbl lk

In English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

People of Chad, arise and to work!

You have conquered the soil and won your rights;

Your freedom will be born of your courage.

Lift up your eyes, the future is yours.


O my Country, may God protect you,

May your neighbours admire your children.

Joyful, peaceful, advance as you sing,

Faithful to your fathers who are watching you.


People of Chad, arise and to work!

You have conquered the soil and won your rights;

Your freedom will be born of your courage.

Lift up your eyes, the future is yours.