Fida'i Explained

Arabic: فدائي
Prefix:National
Country:Palestine
Author:Said Al Muzayin
Lyrics Date:1965
Composer:Ali Ismael
Predecessor:"Mawtini"
Music Date:1965
Adopted:1996
Sound:File:Anthem_of_Palestine.ogg

"" (ar|فدائي|Fidāʾī|[[Palestinian fedayeen|Fedayeen warrior]]|links=no) is the national anthem of Palestine.[1] [2] [3]

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 (ar|فدائي|links=no; plural: Arabic: فدائيون or Arabic: فدائيين, often rendered in English as fedayeen) means "sacrifice" or "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of might be "martyrs"). The Palestinian fedayeen are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".

}||pronounced as /wrap=none/|Warrior, warrior, warrior,Oh my land, the land of the ancestorsWarrior, warrior, warrior,Oh my people, people of eternity

Warrior, warrior, warrior,Oh my land, the land of the ancestorsWarrior, warrior, warrior,Oh my people, people of eternity

IWith my determination, my fire and the volcano of my vendettaWith the longing in my blood for my land and my home I have climbed the mountains and fought the warsI have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers

IIWith the resolve of the winds and the fire of the weaponsAnd the determination of my nation in the land of struggle Palestine is my home, and the path of my triumphalPalestine is my vendetta and the land of withstanding

IIIBy the oath under the shade of the flagBy my land and nation, and the fire of pain I will live as a warrior, I will remain a warrior,I will die as a warrior - until my country returns

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Statesmen . Palestinian National Authority . 2000 . 2013-11-04.
  2. Web site: National Anthems . Palestine. 2013-11-04.
  3. Web site: Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Palestinian National Anthem . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205020442/http://www.mofa.gov.ps/arabic/Palestine/anthem.php . February 5, 2009 .