National Anthem of Union of South Africa: Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (1957-1994)

ENGLISH:
"Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" (Afrikaans: [di ˈstɛm fan sœi̯t ˈɑːfrika], lit. '"The Voice of South Africa"'), also known as "The Call of South Africa" or simply "Die Stem" (Afrikaans: [di ˈstɛm]), is a former national anthem of South Africa. There are two versions of the song, one in English and the other in Afrikaans, which were in use early on in the British-governed Union of South Africa alongside God Save the Queen and as the sole anthem after South Africa declared its independence.[2][3] It was the sole national anthem from 1957 to 1994,[4] and shared co-national anthem status with "God Save the King/Queen" from 1938 to 1957.[1] After the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, it was retained as a co-national anthem along with "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" from 1994 to 1997, when a new hybrid song incorporating elements of both songs was adopted as the country's new national anthem, which is still in use today.[5]


AFRIKAANS:
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika, ook bekend as Die Stem was vanaf 1957 tot 1994 die nasionale volkslied van Suid-Afrika. Vanaf 1994 tot 1997 is dit as een van twee volksliedere erken. Dit was ook die volkslied van Suidwes-Afrika onder Suid-Afrikaanse mandaat tot hulle onafhanklikheidswording in 1990, waarna Namibië, Land van die Dapper in 1991 as die volkslied aangeneem is.

Die Stem is in 1918 deur C.J. Langenhoven geskryf, en getoonset in 1921 deur ds. M.L. de Villiers, destyds leraar van die NG gemeente Simonstad. Dit is op 31 Mei 1928 die eerste keer in die openbaar gesing, toe die vlag van die Unie van Suid-Afrika die eerste keer amptelik gehys is. Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het dit op 2 Mei 1957 as die amptelike nasionale volkslied verklaar.[1]

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