Maldives National Anthem
ޤައުމީ ސަލާމް
Gaumii Salaam
National Salute
1948
1972
Muhammad Jameel Didi
Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva
🤝 Unity 🏛 Identity ❤ Love of homeland |
Key Facts
- 1. Until 1972 the words were sung to 'Auld Lang Syne': Jameel Didi chose the tune after hearing it chime at noon from his uncle's new clock.
- 2. The new melody was commissioned in haste in 1972, ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II, the first foreign head of state ever to visit the Maldives.
- 3. Composer W.D. Amaradeva received Sri Lanka's Kala Keerthi honour for the arts in 1986 and, posthumously in 2017, Sri Lankabhimanya, the country's highest national honour.
Maldives National Anthem Lyrics
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ޤައުމީ މިއެކުވެރިކަން މަތީ ތިބެގެން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
ޤައުމީ ބަހުން ގިނަ ހެޔޮ ދުޢާ ކުރަމުން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
ޤައުމީ ނިޝާނަށް ޙުރުމަތާއެކު ބޯލަނބާ ތިބެގެން
އައުދާނަކަން ލިބިގެން އެވާ ދިދައަށް ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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ނަސްރާ ނަސީބާ ކާމިޔާބުގެ ރަމްޒަކަށް ހިމެނޭ
ފެއްސާއި ރަތާއި ހުދާ އެކީ ފެނުމުން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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ފަޚުރާ ޝަރަފު ޤައުމަށް އެހޯދައިދެއްވި ބަޠަލުންނަށް
ޒިކުރާގެ މަތިވެރި ޅެންތަކުން އަދުގައި ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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ދިވެހީންގެ އެންމެން ކުރިއަރައި ސިލްމާ ސަލާމަތުގާ
ދިވެހީންގެ ނަން މޮޅުވުން އަދައި ތިބެގެން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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މިނިވަންކަމާ މަދަނިއްޔަތާ ލިބިގެން މި ޢާލަމުގާ
ދިނިގެން ހިތާމަތަކުން ތިބުން އެދިގެން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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ދީނާއި ވެރިންނަށް ހެޔޮހިތުން ހުރުމަތް އަދާކުރަމުން
ސީދާ ވަފާތެރިކަންމަތީ ތިބެގެން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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ދައުލަތުގެ އަބުރާ ޢިއްޒަތާ މަތިވެރިވެގެން އަބަދަށް
އައުދާނަވުން އެދި ހެޔޮ ދުޢާ ކުރަމުން ކުރީމެ ސަލާމް
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Analysis
EditorialThe words were written in 1948 by Muhammad Jameel Didi, a young poet who later became chief justice; until then the state anthem had been the Salaamathi, a melody without words. The current anthem dates from 1972, when the words, slightly changed to reflect that the Maldives had become a republic in 1968, were set to new music by the Sri Lankan composer W.D. Amaradeva. It is written in Dhivehi, which uses the Thaana script, whose consonant letters were derived from Arabic and local numerals.
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