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National anthem of Palestine

The national anthem of Palestine, known by its incipit as "Fidāʾiyy", was officially adopted in 1996 by the Palestine Liberation Organization, replacing the Arabic patriotic song "Mawtini". It was written by Said Al Muzayin and set to music by Ali Ismael in 1965.

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Fidāʾiyy
فِدَائِ
National anthem of Palestine
LyricsSaid Al Muzayin, 1965
MusicAli Ismael, 1965
Adopted1996
Preceded by"Mawtini"
Audio sample
Original vocal recording in D major

The national anthem of Palestine, known by its incipit as "Fidāʾiyy" (Arabic: فدائي, lit. 'Fedayeen warrior'), was officially adopted in 1996 by the Palestine Liberation Organization,123 replacing the Arabic patriotic song "Mawtini". It was written by Said Al Muzayin and set to music by Ali Ismael in 1965.

Etymology

The word fidāʾiyy (Arabic: فدائي; plural: فدائيون fidāʾiyyūn (standard) or فدائيين fidāʾiyyīn (informal), often rendered in English as 'fedayeen') means 'sacrifice' or 'one who sacrifices himself' (a literal translation of fidāʾiyyīn might be "martyrs"). The Palestinian fedayeen are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".

History

The anthem was adopted by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1996,2 in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988. It replaced "Mawtini". It was written by Said Al Muzayin (a.k.a. Fata Al Thawra, "boy of the revolution"), while its music was composed by Egyptian maestro Ali Ismael. It was known as the "anthem of the Palestinian redemption".

Lyrics

Arabic original3 Romanization of Arabic IPA transcriptiona English translation

فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّb
يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْضَ الجُدُود
فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّb
يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْبَ الخُلُود

كُورَال:
فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّb
يَا أَرْضِي يَا أَرْضَ الجُدُود
فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّ فِدَائِيّb
يَا شَعْبِي يَا شَعْبَ الخُلُود

بِعَزْمِي وَنَارِي وَبُرْكَانِ ثَأرِي
وَأَشْوَاقِ دَمِّي لِأَرْضِي وَدَارِي
𝄇 صَعَدْتُ الجِبَالَ وَخُضْتُ النِّضَالَ
قَهَرْتُ المُحَالَ عَبَرْتُ الحُدُود 𝄆

كُورَال

بِعَزْمِ الرِّيَاحِ وَنَارِ السِّلَاحِ
وَإِصْرَارِ شَعْبِي بِأَرْضِ الكِفَاحِ
𝄇 فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي وَدَرْبُ انْتِصَارِيc
فِلَسْطِينُ ثَارِي وَأَرْضُ الصُّمُود 𝄆

كُورَال
 
بِحَقِّ القَسَم تَحْتَ ظِلِّ العَلَم
بِأَرْضِي وَشَعْبِي وَنَارِ الأَلَم
𝄇 سَأَحْيَا فِدَائِيّ وَأَمْضِي فِدَائِيّ
وَأَقْضِي فِدَائِيّ إِلَى أَن تَعُود 𝄆
 
كُورَال

Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyyb
Yā ʾarḍī yā ʾarḍa l-judūd
Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyyb
Yā šaʿbī yā šaʿba l-xulūd

Kūrāl:
Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyyb
Yā ʾarḍī yā ʾarḍa l-judūd
Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyy Fidāʾiyyb
Yā šaʿbī yā šaʿba l-xulūd

Bi-ʿazmī wa-nārī wa-burkāni ṯārī
Wa-ʾašwāqi dammī li-ʾarḍī wa-dārī
𝄆 Ṣaʿadtu l-jibāla wa-xuḍtu n-niḍāla
Qahartu l-muḥāla ʿabartu l-ḥudūd 𝄇

Kūrāl

Bi-ʿazmi r-riyāḥi wa-nāri s-silāḥi
Wa-ʾiṣrāri šaʿbī bi-ʾarḍi l-kifāḥi
𝄆 Filasṭīnu dārī wa-darbu ntiṣārīc
Filasṭīnu ṯārī wa-ʾarḍu ṣ-ṣumūd 𝄇

Kūrāl

Bi-ḥaqqi l-qasam taḥta ẓilli l-ʿalam
Bi-ʾarḍī wa-šaʿbī wa-nāri l-ʾalam
𝄆 Sa-ʾaḥyā fidāʾiyy wa-ʾamḍī fidāʾiyy
Wa-ʾaqḍī fidāʾiyy ʾilā ʾan taʿūd 𝄇

𝄆 Kūrāl 𝄇

/fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/b
/jaː ʔar.dˤiː jaː ʔar.dˤa‿l.ʒu.duːd/
/fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/b
/jaː ʃaʕ.biː jaː ʃaʕ.ba‿l.xu.luːd/

Chorus:
/fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/b
/jaː ʔar.dˤiː jaː ʔar.dˤa‿l.ʒu.duːd/
/fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj fi.daː.ʔijj/b
/jaː ʃaʕ.biː jaː ʃaʕ.ba‿l.xu.luːd/

/bi.ʕaz.miː wa.naː.riː wa.bur.kaː.ni θaː.riː/
/wa.ʔaʃ.waː.qi dam.miː li.ʔar.dˤiː wa.daː.riː/
𝄆 /sˤa.ʕad.tu‿l.ʒi.baː.la wa.xudˤ.tu‿n.ni.dˤaː.la/
/qa.har.tu‿l.mu.ħaː.la ʕa.bar.tu‿l.ħu.duːd/ 𝄇

Chorus

/bi.ʕaz.mi‿r.ri.jaː.ħi wa.naː.ri‿s.si.laː.ħi/
/wa.ʔisˤ.raː.ri ʃaʕ.biː bi.ʔardˤi‿l.ki.faː.ħi/
𝄆 /fi.las.tˤiː.nu daː.riː wa.dar.bu‿n.ti.sˤaː.riː/c
/fi.las.tˤiː.nu θaː.riː wa.ʔar.dˤu‿sˤ.sˤu.muːd/ 𝄇

Chorus

/bi.ħaq.qi‿l.qa.sam taħ.ta ðˤil.li‿l.ʕa.lam/
/bi.ʔar.dˤiː wa.ʃaʕ.biː wa.naː.ri‿l.ʔa.lam/
𝄆 /sa.ʔaħ.jaː fi.daː.ʔijj wa.ʔam.dˤiː fi.daː.ʔijj/
/wa.ʔaq.dˤiː fi.daː.ʔijj ʔi.laː ʔan ta.ʕuːd/ 𝄇

𝄆 Chorus 𝄇

Warrior, warrior, warrior,b
Oh my land, the land of the ancestors
Warrior, warrior, warrior,b
Oh my people, people of eternity

Chorus:
Warrior, warrior, warrior,b
Oh my land, the land of the ancestors
Warrior, warrior, warrior,b
Oh my people, people of eternity

With my determination, my fire and the volcano of my vendetta
With the longing in my blood for my land and my home
𝄆 I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers 𝄇

Chorus

With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the weapons
And the determination of my nation in the land of struggle
𝄆 Palestine is my home, and the path of my triumphalc
Palestine is my vendetta and the land of withstanding 𝄇

Chorus

By the oath under the shade of the flag
By my land and nation, and the fire of pain
𝄆 I will live as a warrior, I will remain a warrior,
I will die as a warrior – until my country returns 𝄇

𝄆 Chorus 𝄇

See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. See Help:IPA/Arabic and Palestinian Arabic.
  2. Sometimes sung as
    بِلَادِي بِلَادِي بِلَادِي
    Bilādī Bilādī Bilādī
    /bɪ.læː.diː bɪ.læː.diː bɪ.læː.diː/
    ('My country, my country, my country').
  3. Sometimes sung as
    فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي فِلَسْطِينُ نَارِي
    Filasṭīnu dārī Filasṭīnu nārī
    /fi.las.tˤiː.nu daː.riː fi.las.tˤiː.nu naː.riː/
    ('Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire').
References

References

  1. World Statesmen (2000). "Palestinian National Authority". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  2. National Anthems. "Palestine". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  3. Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Palestinian National Anthem". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009.
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