National anthem of Yemen

instrumental recording by the United States Navy Band

Original pre-2006 version of the anthem

"United Republic",Template:Efn also known by its incipit "Repeat, O World, My Song",Template:Efn is the national anthem of Yemen. It was written by ʿAbdullāh ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Nuʿmān to music composed by ʾAyyūb Ṭārish. It was formerly used as the national anthem of South Yemen and was adopted by Yemen when the country was unified in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

During its usage by South Yemen from 1979 to 1990,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the anthem was used without a title.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Lyrics

Arabic original<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Arabic Latin alphabet	IPA transcriptionTemplate:Efn	English translation
<poem style="line-height:1.52em;" dir="rtl">Template:Lang</poem>	<poem>Template:Translit</poem>	<poem>Template:IPA</poem>	<poem>Chorus: Repeat, O World, my song. Echo it over and over again. Remember, through my joy, each martyr. Clothe her with the shining mantles of our festivals. 𝄆 Repeat, O World, my song. 𝄇 My unity, my unity O marvelous song which fills my heart, You are the promise of all to come, My banner, my banner O cloth nailed from every sun Raised forever, on every peak My nation, my nation give me strength, o source of strength And save me for you, the best of nations. In faith and love I am part of mankind, And I shall march first among the Arabs. And my heart beat shall remain that of a Yemenite. No foreigner shall ever hold dominion over Yemen.</poem>

Arabic original<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Arabic Latin alphabet	English translation
<poem style="line-height:1.52em;" dir="rtl">Template:Lang</poem>	<poem>Template:Transliteration</poem>	<poem>Chorus: Repeat, O World, my song. Echo it over and over again. Remember, through my joy, each martyr. Clothe her with the shining mantles of our festivals. 𝄆 Repeat, O World, my song. 𝄇 I O my country, we are children and grandchildren of your men. We will guard all of your majesty in our hands. Its light will remain for ever, in every place. Every rock of your mountains, Every particle of your soil. All the moisture of your waters Are ours. It is the sovereign of our hopes, Our rights. They come from the great glories of your past. Chorus II My unity, my unity O marvelous song which fills my heart, you are the promise of all to come, My banner, my banner O cloth nailed from every sun raised forever, on every peak My nation, my nation Give me strength, o source of strength, and save me for you, the best of nations. 𝄆 In faith and love I am part of mankind, And I shall march first among the Arabs. 𝄇 And my heart beat shall remain that of a Yemenite. No foreigner shall ever hold dominion over Yemen. Repeat, O World, my song. Chorus</poem>