Allah Peliharakan Sultan

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Allah Peliharakan Sultan (Jawi: الله فليهاراكن سلطن ) (Malay for God Bless the Sultan) is the national anthem of Brunei Darussalam. The anthem is sung in Malay, the national language of the country. It was written by Pengiran Haji Mohamed Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim and composed by Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap in 1947. It was adopted in 1951 as the national anthem of the British protectorate of Brunei. It was adapted as the national anthem of Brunei Darussalam upon independence from the United Kingdom, and was sung as the national anthem of the independent state of Brunei Darussalam at the stroke of midnight 1st January 1984.

1 History
2 Usage
3 Transliteration from Jawi script
- 3.1 English translation
4 External links
5 Notes

[edit] History

After the end of the Second World War, a group of young Bruneians decided that Brunei should have its own national anthem. Two of them were tasked with coming up with the song and the lyrics. The song was composed by Awang Besar Sagap (also known as Pengiran Ibrahim Pengiran Sagap) and the lyrics by Pengiran Haji Mohd Yusof (now known as Pengiran Setia Negara Pengiran Haji Mohd Yusof – he eventually became the Chief Minister or Menteri Besar from 1967 to 1972).

The anthem went through several refinements through the efforts of several Malay teachers especially Awang Haji Mohamed Sum. He was also credited to be the first to introduce the new national anthem to school children in the Malay schools in Pekan Brunei (now Bandar Seri Begawan). Within a few weeks most school children were able to sing the national anthem.

Even though the national anthem was officially used in 1951 when Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien was the Sultan, it already received royal approval as it was unofficially used in 1947 when then Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin attended a flag raising ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of what may be considered as the first political grouping in Brunei known as BARIP (Barisan Pemuda Brunei).^[1]

[edit] Usage

The national anthem is sung by schoolchildren in Brunei at the beginning of school during the raising of the National Flag on school assemblies. The national anthem is played every night by Radio Television Brunei at the end of its transmission for the day.

[edit] Transliteration from Jawi script

Ya Allah lanjutkanlah Usia
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Adil berdaulat menaungi nusa
Memimpin rakyat kekal bahagia
Hidup sentosa Negara dan Sultan
Ilahi selamatkan Brunei Darussalam

[edit] English translation

God Bless His Majesty
With A Long Life
(May he) Rule the Realm Justly and in Majesty
And Lead Our People (into) Eternal Happiness
(May) The Kingdom and Sultan Live in Peace
Lord, Save Brunei, The Abode of Peace

[edit] External links

MIDI File
Sheet music w/ Malay lyrics
Flag and Crest - The privately run information page Brunei Resources has a page about the National flag, the crest and the anthem, along with a vocal recording.
YouTube - A professional video of the anthem, hosted on YouTube.