They were anticipating Liberté: New Independence.

"Liberté" (Liberty) has been the national anthem of French Guinea since independence in 1958. It was arranged by Fodéba Keïta and was based on the melody of "Alfa yaya". The author of the lyrics is unknown.

French lyrics

:Peuple d'Afrique,

Le Passé historique !

Que chante l'hymne de la Guinée fière et jeune

Illustre épopée de nos frères

Morts au champ d'honneur en libérant l'Afrique !

Le peuple de Guinée prêchant l'unité

Appelle l'Afrique.

Liberté! C'est la voix d'un peuple

Qui appelle tous ses frères de la grande Afrique.

Liberté! C'est la voix d'un peuple

Qui appelle tous ses frères à se retrouver.

Bâtissons l'unité africaine dans l'indépendance retrouvée.

English Translation:

People of Africa!

The historic past!

Sing the hymn of a Guinea proud and young

Illustrious epic of our brothers

Who died on the field of honour while liberating Africa!

The people of Guinea, preaching Unity,

Call to Africa.

Liberty! The voice of a people

Who call all her brothers of a great Africa.

Liberty! The voice of a people

Who call all her brothers to find their way again.

Let us build African Unity in a newly found independence!