Fida'i
"Fida'ī" (Arabic: فدائي, romanized: Fida'i, lit. 'Fedayeen warrior') is the national anthem of Palestine.[1][2][3]
فدائي | |
National anthem of Palestine | |
Lyrics | Said Al Muzayin, 1965 |
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Music | Ali Ismael, 1965 |
Adopted | 1996 |
Preceded by | "Mawtini" |
Audio sample | |
Instrumental and choral vocal version
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History
The anthem was adopted by the Palestinian 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
The word fidāʾīyīn is the Arabic plural of fidāʾī, which means "sacrifice" / "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of fidāʾīyīn might be "martyrs"), and it originally comes from Persia, where the first band of fedayeen (also famous as "Hashshashin") was formed by Hassan-i Sabbah. The Palestinian fedayeen (from the Arabic fidā'ī, plural fidā'iyūn, فدائيون) are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".
Arabic original[3] | Latin transcription | IPA transcription[lower-alpha 1] | English translation |
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فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي |
Fidāʾī Fidāʾī Fidāʾī |
[fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi fi.dæː.ʔi] |
Warrior, warrior, warrior, |
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics |
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See also
- Mawtini (Ibrahim Tuqan song), the national anthem of Iraq and former, unofficial national anthem of Palestine
Notes
- See Help:IPA/Arabic and Palestinian Arabic.
- Sometimes sung as
فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي فِلَسْطِينُ نَارِي
Filasṭīnu dārī Filasṭīnu nārī
[fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ dæː.riː fɪ.lɪs.tˤiː.nʊ nɑː.riː]
("Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire,").
References
- World Statesmen (2000). "Palestinian National Authority". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- National Anthems. "Palestine". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Palestinian National Anthem". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009.
External links
- MOFA Palestine
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
- Palestine: Fida'i - Audio of the national anthem of Palestine, with information and lyrics (archive link)