Cherifian Anthem
The "Cherifian Anthem" (Arabic: النشيد الشريف, romanized: An-Našīd aš-Šarīf; Berber languages: ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, romanized: izli anamur n lmɣrib) is the national anthem of Morocco. Composed by French military officer Léo Morgan, it has been in use since the French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by Ali Squalli Houssaini and adopted in 1970.
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النشيد الوطني المغربي ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ | |
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Lyrics | Ali Squalli Houssaini, 1970 |
Music | Léo Morgan, 1956 |
Adopted | 1956 |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
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History
The anthem's melody was composed by Léo Morgan, a French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard, under the reign of Sultan Yusef and Hubert Lyautey during the French protectorate.[1]
After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico 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 Hassan directly commissioned Houssaini to write the lyrics.[1]
Lyrics
Arabic original[2][3] | Romanisation | IPA transcription[lower-alpha 1] | English translation |
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منبت الأحرار |
Manbita l-ʾaḥrār |
[mæn.bi.tˢæ‿l.ʔɑħ.rɑːr] |
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Berber translation (Tifinagh) | Berber translation (Latin) | IPA transcription[lower-alpha 2] |
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ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵎⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ |
Asaɣmay n imaziɣn |
[æ.sæɣ.mi n‿ɪ.m(æ).zɪ.ɣən] |
Notes
- See Help:IPA/Arabic and Moroccan Arabic § Phonology.
- See Help:IPA/Berber and Central Atlas Tamazight § Phonology.
References
- Bazza, Tarek. "Ali Squalli, Author of Moroccan National Anthem Dies at 86". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- 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 2021-12-11.