Le Lion rouge
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national anthem
Key facts
- Also known as
- " Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons " or " Yëngalleen kooraa yi, te jiin ndënd yi " (English: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons")
- Lyrics
- Léopold Sédar Senghor , 1960
- Music
- Herbert Pepper , 1960
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national anthem
- Country
- Senegal
- Tonality
- E-flat major
- Lyrics by
- Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Image
- Coat of arms of Senegal.svg
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- title
- le Lion rouge
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Encyclopedic overview
"Le Lion rouge" (Wolof: Gayndeg sibi xiiru na; English: "The Red Lion"), more commonly known by its incipit "Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons" (Wolof: Yëngalleen kooraa yi, te jiin ndënd yi; English: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons") is the national anthem of Senegal. Written by Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal, it was adopted in 1960.
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