Nokoreach
English: Royal Kingdom | |
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National anthem of | Cambodia |
Lyrics | Chuon Nat |
Music | F. Perruchot / J. Jekyll |
Adopted | 1941 |
"Nokoreach" (Khmer: បទនគររាជ; Royal Kingdom) is the national anthem of Cambodia. The title of the anthem is derived from the name of an ancient Khmer kingdom long ago. It was based on a Cambodian folk tune and written by Chuon Nath, the anthem was originally adopted in 1941 and reconfirmed in 1947, around the time of independence from France. In 1970, the monarchy was abolished, thereby replacing the anthem as well. After the communist victory in 1975, former royalist symbols, including "Nokoreach", were reinstated for a short while. The Khmer Rouge then replaced it with Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey or Glorious Seventeenth of April. After the royalist party FUNCINPEC defeated the former communists (Cambodian People's Party) in the 1993 elections, the royalist anthem was restored as well.
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[edit] Khmer lyrics and transcription
Khmer lyrics បទនគររាជ 2nd verse 3rd verse |
Khmer transcription (ALA-LC) 1st verse Som pouk tepda rak sa moha khsath yeung 2nd verse Prasath séla kombang kan dal prey 3rd verse Kroup vath aram lu tè so sap thoeur |
[edit] English translation
- May Heaven protect our King
- And give him happiness and glory
- To reign over our souls and our destinies,
- The one being, heir of the Sovereign builders,
- Guiding the proud old Kingdom.
- Temples are asleep in the forest,
- Remembering the splendour of Moha Nokor.
- Like a rock the Khmer race is eternal.
- Let us trust in the fate of Cambodia,
- The empire which challenges the ages.
- Songs rise up from the pagodas
- To the glory of the holy Buddhist faith.
- Let us be faithful to our ancestors' belief.
- Thus heaven will lavish its bounty
- Towards the ancient Khmer country, the Moha Nokor.
[edit] Historical national anthems of Cambodia
- National anthem of the Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
- Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey (Democratic Kampuchea's national anthem) (1976–1979)
- National anthem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989)
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[edit] External links
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- Cambodian National Anthem - The page "Cambodian View" includes a page about the anthem, which includes a vocal version of the anthem.
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