Egypt National Anthem
بلادي بلادي بلادي
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
1923
1979
Mohamed Younis al-Qadi (after Mustafa Kamil's 1907 speech)
Sayed Darwish
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Key Facts
- 1. The song predates its use as an anthem by more than half a century: Sayed Darwish set al-Qadi's words to music in 1923, and it circulated widely as a patriotic song before being raised to official status in 1979, in a new arrangement that Mohamed Abdel Wahab made at President Sadat's request.
- 2. The refrain comes from a famous 1907 speech by the nationalist leader Mustafa Kamil, which included the words: 'My country, my country, to you my love and my heart, to you my life and my being.'
- 3. It replaced 'Walla Zaman Ya Selahy' ('It's Been a Long Time, O My Weapon'), a song made famous by Umm Kulthum during the 1956 Suez war, whose melody had served as Egypt's anthem, without words, since 1960.
- 4. Under a presidential decree of December 1982, only the first verse is sung with the music at popular and national celebrations, while the anthem is played without words when foreign presidents and delegations are received.
Egypt National Anthem Lyrics
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
مصر يا أم البلاد
أنت غايتي والمراد
وعلى كل العباد
كم لنيلك من أيادي
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
مصر أنتِ أغلى درة
فوق جبين الدهر غرة
يا بلادي عيشي حرة
واسلمي رغم الأعادي
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
مصر يا أرض النعيم
سُدْتِ بالمجد القديم
مقصدي دفع الغريم
وعلى الله اعتمادي
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
مصر أولادك كرام
أوفيا يرعوا الزمام
نحن حرب وسلام
وفداك يا بلادي
سوف تحظى بالمرام
باتحادهم واتحادي
بلادي بلادي بلادي
لكِ حبي وفؤادي
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialThe words are by the poet Mohamed Younis al-Qadi, who drew on a famous 1907 speech by the nationalist leader Mustafa Kamil; the music was written in 1923 by Sayed Darwish, considered the father of Egyptian popular music. Egypt has had four different national anthems since 1923, and this song was adopted in 1979, after the Camp David Accords, to replace the pan-Arab anthem that no longer fitted Egypt's new diplomatic direction.
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Sources & References
- نشيد بلادي بلادي . رئاسة جمهورية مصر العربية
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