Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
| English: My homeland, you have my love and my heart | |
|---|---|
| بلادي، لك حبي وفؤادي | |
National anthem of  Egypt | |
| Lyrics | Muhammad Yunis al-Qadi, 1878 |
| Music | Sayed Darwish, 1923 |
| Adopted | 1923 1952 (unofficial) 1979 (official) |
| Preceded by | "Wallāh Zamān Yā Silāḥī" |
| Audio sample | |
"Bilādī, laki ḥubbī wa fuʾādī" (instrumental) | |
"Bilādī, laki ḥubbī wa fuʾādī" (Arabic: بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي; "My homeland, you have my love and my heart"), also known by its incipit as "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (بلادي بلادي بلادي), is the national anthem of Egypt, composed by Sayed Darwish and written by Muhammad Yunis al-Qadi. It was adopted in 1979.[1]
Lyrics
| Arabic lyrics | Romanization of Arabic | Phonemic IPA transcription | English translation | Coptic version (chorus only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
كورال: |
Kurâl: |
/kuː.raːl/ |
Chorus: |
Ⲧⲁⲃⲁⲕⲓ, ⲧⲁⲃⲁⲕⲓ, ⲧⲁⲃⲁⲕⲓ |
History
| This article is part of a series on |
| Life in Egypt |
|---|
 |
| Culture |
| Society |
| Politics |
| Economy |
|
Egypt portal |
The lyrics were written by Mohamed Younis al-Qady and Sayed Darwish composed the music and maintained close ties with early leaders of the national movement for independence in Egypt, such as Mustafa Kamel. In fact, the chorus of Egypt's national anthem was derived from one of Kamel's most famous speeches.[4][5]
Egypt's first national anthem dated 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.[6]
See also
References
- 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.
- ^ النشيد الوطني Egypt State Information Service.
- ^ "The National Anthem". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "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
External links
- "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.
