CHORUS:
Debout! Niger! Debout!
Que notre oeuvre féconde
Rajeunisse le coeur de ce vieux continent!
Et que ce chant s'entende
Aux quatre coins du monde
Comme le cri d'un peuple équitable et vaillant!
Debout! Niger! Debout!
Sur le sol et sur l'onde,
Au son des tam-tams
Dans leur rythme grandissant,
Restons unis toujours,
Et que chacun réponde
A ce noble avenir
Qui nous dit: - En avant!
CHORUS:
Arise! Niger! Arise!
May our fruitful labors
Rejuvinate the heart of this old continent!
And may the song be heard
In the four corners of the Earth
As the cry of a fair and valliant people!
Arise! Niger! Arise!
On the ground and on the wave,,
To the sound of the drums
In their growing rythms
Let us always remain united,
And may each one respond
To this noble future
Which tells us: - Go forward!
Flag History | The orange represents the Sahara Desert, with the white being a symbol of purity and innocence. The orange disc represent s the sun and symbolizes the sacrifices made by the people, their firm commitment and their determination to defend human rights and justice. The green is a symbol of hope and represents the fertile and productive zone of Niger. |
Flag Date of Adoption | 23 November 1959 |
Flag Symbolism |
three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people note: similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band |