"United Republic" ( ar, الجمهورية المتحدة, al-Jomhuriyah al-Mottaḥedah) is the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
of
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...
. It was written by Abdollah Abdolwahâb Noʿmân and composed by
ʾAyub Ṭâreš. The music was formerly used as the national anthem of
South Yemen
South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...
but was adopted by Yemen when the country was
unified in 1990.
During its usage by South Yemen from 1979 to 1990, the title was "National Anthem of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen" ( ar, النشيد الوطني لجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية, n-Našid al-Waṭane al-Jomhuriyat l-Yaman d-Dimoqrâṭiya š-Šaʿbiya).
Lyrics
Official lyrics (Since 2006)
1990–2006 Version
Notes
References
External links
Instrumental version of "United Republic" in RealAudioLyrics in Arabic- A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
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Yemeni songs
National symbols of Yemen
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...
National anthem compositions in C major