The national anthem of South Africa is sung in five different languages. These languages are Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English. The anthem's lyrics include verses alternating between these five languages, representing the most widely spoken languages among South Africa's eleven official languages.
- The first stanza contains the first two lines in Xhosa and the following two lines in Zulu.
- The second stanza is in Sesotho.
- The third stanza is in Afrikaans.
- The final stanza is in English.
This multilingual structure was adopted as a reconciliatory gesture reflecting the country's diversity and history.
