"" ("The Dawn of a New Day") is the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

. Written and composed by Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon, it was adopted upon independence of the

Republic of Dahomey The Republic of Dahomey (french: République du Dahomey; ), simply known as Dahomey, was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy, it had been French Dahomey, part of ...

from

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in 1960. After Dahomey became the People's Republic of Benin in 1975, the anthem was retained, but the words and were changed to and .

Lyrics

French original

In local languages

References

External links

Benin: ''L'Aube Nouvelle'' - Audio of the national anthem of Benin, with information and lyricsarchive link
African anthems Beninese music National symbols of Benin National anthem compositions in B-flat major {{Benin-stub