Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali
"Pour l'Afrique et pour toi" (French: For Africa and for you, Mali) is the national song of Mali. Seydou Badian Kouyate wrote the words and Banzoumana Sissoko wrote the music. It became Mali's national song in 1962 and it is a normal song of love of the country. It is about how the people of Mali would sacrifice their lives for their nation and for freedom. A common theme in the song is wanting to unite Africa. The chorus is written below:

Lyrics
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References
- Doumbia, Mamadou; Sy, Mamadou; tourisme, Office malien du (1969). Le guide du Mali (in French). Office malien de tourisme. p. 18.
- Tableau de bord du système éducatif du Mali (in French). Ministère de l'éducation de base, Cellule de planification et de statistique. 1999.
- Blauer, Ettagale; Lauré, Jason (2008). Cultures of the World Mali. Marshall Cavendish. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7614-2568-7.
- "MALI". Conseil Supérieur de la diaspora malienne en Allemagne (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.