"Bilâdy, Laki ḥobbi wa fuâdy" (Arabic: بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي; "My homeland, you have my love and my heart"), also known by its incipit, "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (بلادي بلادي بلادي), is the national anthem of Egypt, composed by Sayed Darwish and written by Mohamed Yunis El Qadi. It was adopted in 1979.[1]
English: My homeland, you have my love and my heart | |
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بلادي، لك حبي وفؤادي | |
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National anthem of Egypt | |
Lyrics | Mohamed Younis El Qadi, 1878 |
Music | Sayed Darwish, 1923 |
Adopted | 1923 1952 (unofficial) 1979 (official) |
Preceded by | "Wallāh Zamān Yā Silāḥī" |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and one verse) |
History
editThe lyrics were written by Mohamed Younis El Qady. Sayed Darwish composed the music and maintained close ties with early leaders of the national movement for independence in Egypt, such as Mustafa Kamel. The chorus derived from one of Kamel's most famous Egyptian nationalist speeches.[2][3]
Egypt's first national anthem dates back to 1869 when a royal anthem was composed to honor the monarch. It is unclear how long this anthem was in use. Although the monarchy was deposed in 1952, the anthem was used as part of the anthem of the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1958.[4]
Lyrics
editArabic original[5] | Romanization | IPA transcription[a] | English translation[6] |
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كورال: |
Kurâl: |
[kuː.rɑːl] |
Chorus: |
Coptic version (chorus and first verse only) |
Romanization (chorus and first verse only) |
IPA transcription[b] (chorus and first verse only) |
English translation[7] (chorus and first verse only) |
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ See Help:IPA/Arabic.
- ^ See Help:IPA and Coptic alphabet § Letters.
References
edit- General
- el Ansary, Nasser (2001). "Le salut national" [The national anthem]. L'Encyclopédie des souverains d'Égypte des pharaons à nos jours [The Encyclopedia of rulers of Egypt from the Pharaohs until today] (in French). Alleur: Éditions du Perron. pp. 148–152. ISBN 978-2-87114-173-0. OCLC 48965345.
- Specific
- ^ "Egypt National Anthem". Egypt Cairo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Comments on About Muashah and Discovered". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
- ^ Egypt - nationalanthems.info
- ^ Egypt (1869-1960) - nationalanthems.info Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات". Egypt State Information Service (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Best anthem in the world". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFG8TprE248 [bare URL]
External links
edit- "Sheet music for 'Bilady, Bilady, Bilady' and Egypt's previous national anthems" (PDF) (in Arabic). Egypt State Information Service. Archived from the original (PDF, 1.84 MB) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- Instrumental version of "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" in RealAudio