National anthem of Yemen
English: "United Republic" | |
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Arabic: الجمهورية المتحدة | |
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National anthem of Yemen Former national anthem of South Yemen | |
Also known as | Arabic: رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي (English: "Repeat, O World, My Song") |
Lyrics | Abdollah Abdolwahâb Noʿmân, 1979 |
Music | ʾAyub Ṭâreš, ext. 1979 |
Adopted | 1979 (by South Yemen) 22 May 1990 (by Yemen) |
Relinquished | 1990 (by South Yemen) |
"United Republic",[a] also known by its incipit "Repeat, O World, My Song",[b] is the national anthem of Yemen. It was written by ʿAbdullāh ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Nuʿmān to music composed by ʾAyyūb Ṭārish. It was formerly used as the national anthem of South Yemen but was adopted by Yemen when the country was unified in 1990.[1]
During its usage by South Yemen from 1979 to 1990,[2] the anthem was known as the National Anthem of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.[3]
Lyrics
[edit]Official lyrics since 2006
[edit]Arabic original[4] | Arabic Latin alphabet | IPA transcription[c] | English translation |
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:جوقة |
Jawqa: |
[ʄɑw.qɑ] |
Chorus: |
Previous version from 1979 to 2006
[edit]Arabic original[6] | Arabic Latin alphabet | English translation |
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:جوقة |
Jawqa: |
Chorus: |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Arabic: الجمهورية المتحدة, romanized: al-Jumhūriyah al-Muttaḥidah
- ^ Arabic: رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي, romanized: Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdī
- ^ See Help:IPA/Arabic and Yemeni Arabic.
- ^ Often sung as أُمَمِيَّا omamiyâ [u.mæ.mi.jæ].[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Reed, W. L.; Bristow, M. J., eds. (1993). National Anthems of the World (8th ed.). Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34218-1. Retrieved 2021-09-20 – via Open Library. p. vii:
The same situation applies to Yemen, where in view of the unification of North and South Yemen, the National Anthem for South Yemen has been retained.
- ^ "South Yemen (1979-1990) – nationalanthems.info".
- ^ "Yemen National Anthem". National Anthems.info.
- ^ "Yemeni National Anthem - Embassy of the Republic of Yemen London". Embassy of the Republic of Yemen London. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ OSYS (2021-03-30). "Montage - National Anthem of the Republic of Yemen". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "الجمهورية المتحدة". yemen-nic.info. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
External links
[edit]- Instrumental version of "United Republic" in RealAudio
- Lyrics in Arabic
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.