Yemen National Anthem
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي
Raddidi Ayyatuha ad-Dunya Nashidi
Repeat, O World, My Song
1962
1990
Abdullah Abdulwahab Noman
Ayoob Tarish
🤝 Unity ❤ Love of homeland 🌅 Hope 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage |
Key Facts
- 1. Both its authors came from the Taiz region, which lay in North Yemen, yet it was South Yemen that first adopted the song as its anthem.
- 2. The middle section calls out three things in turn, each named twice: my unity, my flag, my nation.
- 3. In South Yemen the anthem was used without a title; on unification in 1990 it was named 'United Republic', and it is also known by its opening line.
Yemen National Anthem Lyrics
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي
ردديه وأعيدي وأعيدي
واذكري في فرحتي كل شهيد
وامنحيه حللاً من ضوء عيدي
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي
وحدتي .. وحدتي
يا نشيداً رائعاً يملأ نفسي
أنت عهد عالق في كل ذمة
رايتي .. رايتي
يا نسيجاً حكته من كل شمس
أخلدي خافقة في كل قمة
أمتي .. أمتي
امنحيني البأس يا مصدر بأسي
وادخريني لك يا أكرم أمة
عشت إيماني وحبي أممياً
ومسيري فوق دربي عربياً
وسيبقى نبض قلبي يمنياً
لن ترى الدنيا على أرضي وصياً
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialAbdullah Abdulwahab Noman wrote the words and Ayoob Tarish composed the music. The song first served as the national anthem of South Yemen and was kept for the unified Republic of Yemen when North and South merged on 22 May 1990. Today it is performed in a short official version of three sections. Unification was a moment of hope before the civil war of 1994 and the conflict that has divided the country since 2014.
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Sources & References
- النشيد الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية . Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Malaysia
- نشيد اليمن الوطني . ar.wikipedia.org
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