Cherifian Anthem
| English: National Anthem of Morocco | |
|---|---|
| النشيد الوطني المغربي | |
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National anthem of Morocco | |
| Lyrics | Ali Squalli Houssaini, 1970 |
| Music | Léo Morgan, 1952 |
| Adopted | 1956 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version | |
The Cherifian Anthem (Arabic: النشيد الشريف, romanized: an-našīd aš-šarīf)[1][a] is the national anthem of Morocco. Composed by French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard Léo Morgan, it has been in use since the French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by the Moroccan author and poet Professor Ali Squalli Houssaini and adopted in 1970.[2]
History
[edit]The anthem's melody was composed by Léo Morgan, a French military officer and chief of music for the Moroccan royal guard, during the French protectorate. The anthem was believed to have been composed in 1952, four years before Morocco's independence in 1956.[1]
After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time, the idea to write lyrics for the anthem was proposed. Lyrics by writer Ali Squalli Houssaini were either chosen as part of a competition by King Hassan II, or by direct commission of the king to write the lyrics.[3]
Lyrics
[edit]| Arabic original[4][5] | Romanisation | IPA transcription[b] | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
منبت الأحرار |
Manbita l-ʾaḥrār |
[mæn.bi.tˢæ‿l.ʔɑħ.rɑːr] |
Root of the free, |
Notes
[edit]- ^ officially the National Anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: النشيد الوطني المغربي, romanized: an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy āl-Maḡhribi).
- ^ See Help:IPA/Arabic and Moroccan Arabic § Phonology.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lamotte, Caroline (11 October 2021). "Musique : Quand Léo Morgan a-t-il composé l'hymne national chérifien du Maroc ?". Eurêkoi (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Dahir n° 1-05-99 relatif aux caractéristiques de l'emblème du Royaume et à l'hymne national" [Dahir n° 1-05-99 relating to the emblem of the Kingdom and the national anthem] (PDF). Bulletin Officiel du Royaume du Maroc (in French) (5378): 6–12. 15 December 2005.
- ^ Bazza, Tarek (5 November 2018). "Ali Squalli, Author of Moroccan National Anthem Dies at 86". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ العزيز،, ابن عبد الجليل، عبد (2005). الأناشيد الوطنية المغربية ودورها في حركة التحرير (in Arabic). أكاديمية المملكة المغربية،. p. 98. ISBN 978-9981-46-036-2.
- ^ "Morocco – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 11 December 2021.