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Yemen

رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي

Raddidi Ayyatuha ad-Dunya Nashidi

Repeat, O World, My Song

Written 1990
Adopted 1990
Lyrics Abdullah Abdulwahab Noman
Music Ayoob Tarish
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Context

Adopted in 1990 when North and South Yemen unified, the anthem was chosen from the former South Yemen. The unification was a brief hopeful moment before the country descended into civil war in 1994 and ongoing conflict.

Lyrics

رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي ردديه وأعيدي وأعيدي واذكري في فرحتي كل شهيد وامنحيه حللاً من ضوء عيدي

Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals

Interesting facts

  • • The anthem was originally the anthem of South Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) before unification
  • • Yemen's unification in 1990 was one of the few cases of two sovereign states voluntarily merging in modern history
  • • Composer Ayoob Tarish is considered the most famous Yemeni musician of the 20th century