Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu" (toleo la Kiingereza "Oh God of all creation" ) ni wimbo wa taifa ya Kenya. Uliundwa mwaka 1963 na tume iliyojumuisha wanamuziki wa Kenya na ukatokana na melodi ya kitamaduni ya Wapokomo. Wimbo huu unaimbwa kwa Kiswahili na Kiingereza na una beti tatu. Unaleta ujumbe wa umoja, uzalendo, na maombi kwa ajili ya amani na ustawi.Wimbo huu huchezwa wakati wa hafla rasmi za kitaifa, sherehe za kitaifa, na matukio ya michezo. Pia, una umuhimu mkubwa wa kitamaduni na kihistoria kama ishara ya uhuru wa Kenya na utambulisho wa kitaifa.
Historia
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Kiswahili
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- 1
- Ee Mungu nguvu yetu
- Ilete baraka kwetu
- Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi
- Na tukae na undugu
- Amani na uhuru
- Raha tupate na ustawi.
- 2
- Amkeni ndugu zetu
- Tufanye sote bidii
- Nasi tujitoe kwa nguvu
- Nchi yetu ya Kenya
- Tunayoipenda
- Tuwe tayari kuilinda.
- 3
- Natujenge taifa letu
- Ee ndio wajibu wetu
- Kenya istahili heshima
- Tuungane mikono
- Pamoja kazini
- Kila siku tuwe na shukrani.
Nakala ya Kiingereza
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- O God of all creation,
- Bless this our land and nation.
- Justice be our shield and defender,
- May we dwell in unity.
- Peace and liberty plenty be found within our borders.
- Let one and all arise
- With hearts both strong and true.
- Service be our earnest endeavour,
- And our Homeland of Kenya,
- Heritage of splendour,
- Firm may we stand to defend.
- Let all with one accord
- In common bond united,
- Build this our nation together,
- And the glory of Kenya,
- The fruit of our labour
- Fill every heart with thanksgiving.