Cambodia
នមស្ការ។
Nokoreach
Royal Kingdom
1941
1993
Chuon Nath
F. Perruchot and J. Jekyll
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Key Facts
- 1. Cambodia has had five different anthems since 1941, reflecting its turbulent political history
- 2. The anthem was banned during the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979), which sought to erase the monarchy
- 3. Chuon Nath, who wrote the lyrics, was also a leading Buddhist monk and Khmer language scholar
Lyrics
សុំបូជាមាស្សា ព្រះវិហារំតំនំរង់
សុំមង្គលព្រះពុទ្ឋសាស្ត្រា
សុំបូជាឥ្ណាត្រុំដាដែល ស្ថិតនៅអង្គែ នៃព្រះបារមី ដែលត្រះដះដាស់
សៀងរាជបុន្យ ហែកល្រូយយូរអាណាជ្យាណាមវិជ្ជា
សុំបូជាវិញ្ញាណេះក្សត្រ វោេកិត្តិយស្ស
អង្គែគ្រប់ខ្ញុំ ដែលជ្រូនះស្ថិតអ្នៀខ្មែរអាត្ម
សៀងរាជារក្សា យោេងដោះយោងភ័យ
ជ័យជ័យមៀនតុំ សៀងរាជានៃព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialCambodia's anthem has been adopted and readopted multiple times. First used during the monarchy in 1941, it was replaced during the Khmer Republic, the Khmer Rouge era, and the Vietnamese occupation. It was restored in 1993 when the monarchy was re-established.