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National anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan

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Tso če dā źməka asmān wī
English: So Long as There is Earth and Heaven
څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي

Former national anthem of  Afghanistan
LyricsAbdul Rauf Benawa, 1973
MusicAbdul Ghafoor Breshna, 1973
Adopted1973
Relinquished1978
Preceded byNational anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
Succeeded byNational anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Audio sample
Millī Surūd
ملي سرود
"The National Anthem"

"Tso če dā źməka asmān wī" (Pashto: څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي, lit.'So long as there is Earth and Heaven') was the national anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. In 1973, the Kingdom of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état and the Republic was established by Mohammad Daoud Khan, so the country began to formulate a new national anthem, because the second national anthem was a pure tribute to the king Mohammad Zahir Shah. In 1978, the Afghan military launched the Saur Revolution to overthrow the Republic, and the national anthem was abolished five years after its opening.[1][2]

Lyrics

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Pashto lyrics Romanization of Pashto English translation

څو چي ده ځمکه او اسمان وي
څو چي دا جهان ودان وي
څو چي ژوندي په دي جهان وي
څو چي پاتي يو افغان وي
تل به دا افغانستان وي
تل دي وي افغان ملت
تل دي وي جمهوريت
تل دي وي ملي وحدت
تل دي وي افغان ملت جمهوريت
تل دي وي افغان ملت جمهوريت
ملي وحدت ملي وحدت

Tso če dā źməka asmān wī
Tso če dā jahān wadān wī
Tso če žwand pə de jahān wī
Tso če pāte yaw Afǧān wī
Təl ba dā Afǧānistān wī
Təl de wī Afǧān millat
Təl de wī jumhūriyat
Təl de wī millī wahdat
Təl de wī Afǧān millat, jumhūriyat
Təl de wī Afǧān millat, jumhūriyat
Millī wahdat, millī wahdat.

So long as there is Earth and Heaven;
So long as the world is populated;
So long as there is life in the world;
So long as a single Afghan breathes;
There will always be this Afghanistan.
Long live the Afghan nation!
Long live the Republic!
Long live our national unity!
Long live the Afghan nation and the Republic!
Long live the Afghan nation, the Republic;
And our national unity — national unity!

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan (1973-1978) » nationalanthems.info". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ National Anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan (1973-78)
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