The Cherifian Anthem () is the national anthem of Morocco. Composed by French military officer and chief of music for the Moroccan Royal Guard , 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.
History
The anthem's melody was composed by , 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.
Lyrics
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|<poem>Root of the free,
Rising place of the Lights,
Forum of glory and its protector,
May you perpetuate as its forum and its protector.
May you live among the homelands
As an address for grandeur
Filling every garden
conveyed by every tongue.
With the spirit,
With the body,
Your son has come
To answer your call.
In my mouth and in my blood,
Your love stirred up as light and fire.
Let's go brothers!
Heading for grandeur,
Making the world witness
That we here perpetually live
With the motto:
God, Homeland, King.</poem>
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Notes
References
External links
- Audio file of the "Hymne Cherifen" (.mp3)
- Video file with transliteration (archive link)