Iran National Anthem
سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Key Facts
- 1. According to a music official at the state broadcaster, Khamenei's brief asked for a short, epic anthem rooted in Iranian music, with a text that would mention Imam Khomeini and the martyrs; the finished text addresses both.
- 2. The melody was chosen through a multi-stage competition run by the state broadcaster: entries were judged anonymously under code numbers, ten were shortlisted, and its symphony orchestra and choir recorded three finalists before Hassan Riahi's was selected.
- 3. Riahi, then head of the broadcaster's music centre, based the melody on Mahur, one of the modal systems (dastgah) of Persian classical music.
- 4. Riahi has described the anthem as lasting 59 seconds; the length of the previous anthem had been one of the main reasons for replacing it.
Iran National Anthem Lyrics
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialIran's current anthem replaced 'Payandeh Bada Iran', the Islamic Republic's first anthem, which had been in use since 1979 and was considered too long for official occasions. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a new anthem in January 1991; its music and text were approved in August 1991, and it replaced its predecessor on 24 May 1992, the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr. Its text refers to the month of Bahman (January to February), when the 1979 Islamic Revolution triumphed, and ends with the words 'Islamic Republic of Iran'.
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- سرود ملی ایران . fa.wikipedia.org
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