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Fida'i

National anthem of Palestine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Fida'i" (Arabic: فدائي, romanized: Fidāʾī, lit.'Fedayeen warrior') is the national anthem of Palestine.[1][2][3]

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Etymology

The word fidāʾī (Arabic: فدائي; plural: فدائيون fidāʾiyyūn (standard) or فدائيين fidāʾiyyīn (informal), often rendered in English as fedayeen) means "sacrifice" or "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of fidāʾiyyīn 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".

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History

The anthem was adopted by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1996,[2] in accordance with Article 31 of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence from 1988.[not verified in body] 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".

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Lyrics

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Notes

  1. Sometimes sung as
    فِدَائِي فِدَائِي فِدَائِي
    Belâdi Belâdi Belâdi
    /bɪ.læː.diː bɪ.læː.diː bɪ.læː.diː/
    ("My country, my country, my country").
  2. Sometimes sung as
    فِلَسْطِينُ دَارِي فِلَسْطِينُ نَارِي
    Filasṭīnu dārī Filasṭīnu nārī
    /fi.las.tˤiː.nu daː.riː fi.las.tˤiː.nu naː.riː/
    ("Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire").

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