National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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English: National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
National anthem of Iran | |
Lyrics | Sayed Bagheri, 1989 |
Music | Hassan Riyahi, 1988 |
Adopted | 1990 |
Preceded by | "Pāyandeh Bādā Irān" |
The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran[a] was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini.[1] It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth national anthem of Iranian overall.[2]
History
[edit]Due to the death of Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, Iran adopted its current anthem after a competition the following year.[3] At the time of its adoption, it was the second shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines.
Lyrics
[edit]Persian original
[edit]Perso-Arabic script[4][5] | Latin script | IPA transcription |
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سر زد از افق مهر خاوران |
Sar zad az ofoq mehre khāvarān |
[sæɹ zæd̪ ʔæz ʔo.ˈfoq | ˈmeɦ.ɹe xɒː.væ.ˈɹɒːn |] |
English translation
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Persian: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Sorude Melliye Jomhuriye Eslāmiye Irān; IPA: [soˈɹuːde melˈliːje dʒomhuːˈɹiːje ʔeslɒːˈmiːje ʔiːˈɹɒːn]
References
[edit]- ^ Central Intelligence Agency (25 May 2021). The CIA World Factbook 2021-2022. Simon and Schuster. p. 2022. ISBN 978-1-5107-6382-1.
- ^ "Iran - National Anthem of Islamic Republic of Iran". NationalAnthems.me. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Iran". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Iran - National Anthem of Islamic Republic of Iran. NationalAnthems.me.
- ^ National Anthem of Iran - Soroud-e Melli-e Jomhouri-e Eslami-e Iran - رود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران (2017)