[3] It was written and composed by Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka and adopted in 1964 as a result of a competition.

In the lead up to independence in 1964, a competition to find a national anthem was held.

Sauka was a member of the Nyasaland Audit Department and a part-time music teacher at St. Mary's Girl's Secondary School in Zomba.

Mutonde ŵalwani ŵinu wose, Njara, matenda, na sanji.

Mutumbikani Mulongozgi withu pamoza na ise, Mwanakazi uyu wakaŵa wa ku Malawi.

Kuŵa wakufwatuka, Nyanja na mphepo za mu mapiri, Nakuti ndimo viliri nadi.

Mu nyengo ya nkhondo na mtende wuwo, Pali cilato cimoza.

Hills and valleys, soil so rich and rare Give us a bounty free.

Wood and forest, plains so broad and fair, All - beauteous Malawi.

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