Ertra, Ertra, Ertra is the national anthem of Eritrea. It was adopted in 1993, soon after country became independent, and is entitled Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea in English. The song is written by Solomon Tsehaye Beraki, composed by Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion. Tigrignan language is usually written in Ethiopic script. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tigrigna (ትግርኛ, nowadays usually spelled Tigrinya in English, as opposed to the older Italian spelling) is a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea, where it is one of two official languages, and in parts of Ethiopia and Israel. ... The Geez language (or Giiz language) is an ancient language that developed in the Ethiopian Highlands of the Horn of Africa as the language of the peasantry. ...

Ertra, Ertra, Ertra,

Beal dema'nalkese tedem sisu,

Meswaéta bharnet tdebisu.

Mewaél nekhisa'b élame

Témrti tsnat koynu sma,

Ertra za haben wtsuat,

Ameskira haki kem téwet.

CHORUS:

Ertra, Ertra,

Abalem chebitato gbué kbra.

English translation

Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea,

Her enemy decimated

and her sacrifices vindicated by liberation.

Steadfast in her goal,

symbolising endurance,

Eritrea, the pride of her oppressed people,

proved that the truth prevails.

Eritrea, Eritrea

holds her rightful place in the world.