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{{Infobox anthem
| title         = {{langx|ar|الجمهورية المتحدة}}
| transcription = {{Transliteration|ar|al-Jumhūriyah al-Muttaḥidah}}
| english_title = "United Republic"
| alt_title     = {{langx|ar|رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي}}
| en_alt_title  = "Repeat, O World, My Song"
| image         = Yemen_anthem_sheet_music.jpg
| image_size    = 
| caption       = 
| prefix        = National
| country       = [[Yemen]]
----
Former national anthem of [[South Yemen]]
| author        = [[Abdullah Abdulwahhab Nu'man|Abdollah Abdolwahâb Noʿmân]]
| lyrics_date   = 1979
| composer      = [[Ayoob Tarish|ʾAyub Ṭâreš]]
| music_date    = ext. 1979
| adopted       = 1979 <small>(by South Yemen)</small><br />22 May 1990 <small>(by Yemen)</small>
| until         = 1990 <small>(by South Yemen)</small>
| predecessor   = *[[National Anthem of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen]] <small>(of [[South Yemen]])</small><br/>
*[[A Nation's Will]] <small>(of [[Yemen Arab Republic|North Yemen]])</small>
| sound         = 
| sound_title   = 
}}{{National anthems of Yemen}}
[[File:United States Navy Band - United Republic.ogg|thumb|instrumental recording by the United States Navy Band]]
[[File:National Anthem of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1979-1990), Republic of Yemen (1990-2006).oga|thumb|Original pre-2006 version of the anthem]]

"'''United Republic'''",{{efn|{{langx|ar|الجمهورية المتحدة|al-Jumhūriyah al-Muttaḥidah}}}} also known by its [[incipit]] "'''Repeat, O World, My Song'''",{{efn|{{Langx|ar|رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي|Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdī|link=no}}}}  is the [[national anthem]] of [[Yemen]]. It was written by [[Abdullah Abdulwahhab Nu'man|ʿAbdullāh ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Nuʿmān]] to music composed by [[Ayoob Tarish|ʾAyyūb Ṭārish]]. It was formerly used as the national anthem of [[South Yemen]] and was adopted by Yemen when the country was [[Yemeni unification|unified]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=W. L.|editor-last1=Reed|editor-first2=M. J.|editor-last2=Bristow|date=1993|title=National Anthems of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalanthemso00wlre|url-access=registration|access-date=2021-09-20|via=[[Open Library]]|edition=8th|publisher=[[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]]|isbn=0-304-34218-1|quote=The same situation applies to Yemen, where in view of the unification of North and South Yemen, the National Anthem for South Yemen has been retained.|quote-page=vii}}</ref>

During its usage by South Yemen from 1979 to 1990,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalanthems.info/yes.htm|title=South Yemen (1979-1990) – nationalanthems.info}}</ref> the anthem was used without a title.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yemen National Anthem|url=http://www.nationalanthems.info/ye.htm|publisher=National Anthems.info}}</ref>

==Lyrics==
===Official lyrics since 2006===
{| class="wikitable"
![[Arabic]] original<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemeni National Anthem - Embassy of the Republic of Yemen London |url=https://www.yemenembassy.co.uk/national-anthem |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Embassy of the Republic of Yemen London |language=en}}</ref>
![[Romanization of Arabic|Arabic Latin alphabet]]
![[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] transcription{{efn|See [[Help:IPA/Arabic]] and [[Yemeni Arabic]].}}
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem style="line-height:1.52em;" dir="rtl">{{lang|ar|<small>''':جوقة'''</small>
رَدِّدِي أَيَّتُهَا الدُّنْيَا نَشِيدِي
رَدِّدِيهِ وَأَعِيدِي وَأَعِيدِي
وَاذْكُرِي فِي فَرْحَتِي كُلَّ شَهِيدِ
وَامْنَحِيهِ حُلَلًا مِنْ ضَوْءِ عِيدِي
𝄇 رَدِّدِي أَيَّتُهَا الدُّنْيَا نَشِيدِي 𝄆

وَحْدَتِي، وَحْدَتِي
يَا نَشِيدًا رَائِعًا يَمْلَأُ نَفْسِي
أَنْتِ عَهْدٌ عَالِقٌ فِي كُلِّ ذِمَّة
رَايَتِي، رَايَتِي
يَا نَسِيجًا حِكْتُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَمْسِ
أُخْلُدِي خَافِقَةً فِي كُلِّ قِمَّة
أُمَّتِي، أُمَّتِي
اِمْنَحِينِي الْبَأْسَ يَامَصْدَرَ بَأْسِي
وَاذْخُرِينِي لَكِ يَا أَكْرَمَ أُمَّة

عِشْتُ إِيمَانِي وَحُبِّي أُمَمِيَّا
وَمَسِيرِي فَوْقَ دَرْبِي عَرَبِيَّا
وَسَيَبْقَى نَبْضُ قَلْبِي يَمَنِيَّا
لَنْ تَرَى الدُّنْيَا عَلَى أَرْضِي وَصِيَّا}}</poem>
|<poem>{{translit|ar|italic=no|<small>'''Jawqa:'''</small>
Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdī
Raddidīhi wa-ʾaʿīdī, wa-ʾaʿīdī
Wā-dhkurī fī-farḥatī kulla shahīdi
Wā-mnaḥīhi ḥullalān min ḍawʿi ʿīdī
𝄆 Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdi 𝄇

Waḥdatī, waḥdatī,
Yā nashīdān rāʾiʿan yamlau nafsī
ʾAnti ʿahdun ʿaliqun fī-kulli dhimmah
Rāyatī, rāyatī,
Yā nasījān ḥiktahu min kulli shamsi
ʾUkhludī khāfiqatan fī-kulli qimmah
ʾUmmatī, ʾummatī,
ʾImnaḥīni l-bạsa yā maṣdari bạsī
Wa-ʾadhkhurīni laki yā ʾakrama ʾummah

ʿIshtu ʾīmānī wa-ḥubbī ʾumamiyā{{efn|Often sung as {{lang|ar|أُمَمِيَّا}} {{Transliteration|ar|omamiyâ}} {{IPA|ar|u.mæ.mi.jæ|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=OSYS|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRRavFEk0E|title=Montage - National Anthem of the Republic of Yemen|date=2021-03-30|access-date=2022-04-03|website=YouTube}}</ref>}}
Wa-masīrī fawqa darbī ʿArabiyā
Wa-sayabqā nabḍu qalbī yamaniyā
Lan tarā d-dunyā ʿalā ʾarḍī waṣiyā.}}</poem>
|<poem>{{IPA|wrap=none|<small>'''[ʄɑw.qɑ]'''</small>
[ræd.dɪ.di ʔæ.jæ.tʊ.hæː‿d.dʊn.jæː næ.ʃiː.diː]
[ræd.dɪ.di.hɪ wɑ.ʔɑ.ʕɪː.diː wɑ.ʔɑ.ʕɪː.diː]
[wɑːð.kʊ.ri fiː fɑr.ħɑ.ti kʊl.læ ʃæ.hiː.di]
[wɑːm.nɑ.ħɪ.hi ħʊ.læ.læːn mɪn dˤɑw.ʕɪ ʕɪː.diː]
𝄆 [ræd.dɪ.di ʔæ.jæ.tʊ.hæː‿d.dʊn.jæː næ.ʃiː.diː] 𝄇

[wɑħ.dæ.ti wɑħ.dæ.ti]
[jæː næ.ʃiː.dæn rɑ̯ː.ʔɪ.ʕɑn jæm.læ.ʔʊ næf.si]
[æn.tɪ ʕɑh.dʊn ʕɑ.lɪ.qʊn fiː kʊl.lɪ ðɪm.mæ]
[rɑː.jæ.ti rɑː.jæ.ti]
[jæː næ.si.ʄæn ħɪk.tʊ.hu mɪn kʊl.lɪ ʃæm.si]
[ʊχ.lʊ.di χɑ.fɪ.qɑ.tæn fiː kʊl.lɪ qɪm.mæ]
[ʊm.mæ.ti ʊm.mæ.ti]
[ɪm.nɑ.ħɪ.nɪ‿l.bæʔ.sæ jæː mɑsˤ.dɑ.rɪ bæʔ.si]
[wɑð.χʊ.rɪ.ni læ.ki jæː æk.rɑ.mæ ʊm.mɑ]

[ʕɪʃ.tʊ i.mæː.ni wɑ.ħʊb.bi u.mæ.mi.jæ]
[wɑ mæ.sɪ.ri fɑw.qɑ dɑr.bi ʕɑ.rɑ.bi.jæ]
[wɑ sæ.jæb.qɑː nɑb.dˤʊ qɑl.bi jæ.mæ.ni.jæ]
[læn tɑ.rɑː‿d.dʊn.jæː ʕɑ.læ ɑr.dˤɪ wɑ.sˤɪ.jæ]}}</poem>
|<poem><small>'''Chorus:'''</small>
Repeat, O World, my song.
Echo it over and over again.
Remember, through my joy, each martyr.
Clothe her with the shining mantles of [[Islamic holidays|our festivals]].
𝄆 Repeat, O World, my song. 𝄇

[[Yemeni unification|My unity, my unity]]
O marvelous song which fills my heart,
You are the promise of all to come,
[[Flag of Yemen|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>
|}

===Previous version from 1979 to 2006===
{| class="wikitable"
![[Arabic]] original<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yemen-nic.info/db/laws_ye/detail.php?ID=11269|title=الجمهورية المتحدة|website=yemen-nic.info|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
![[Romanization of Arabic|Arabic Latin alphabet]]
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem style="line-height:1.52em;" dir="rtl">{{lang|ar|<small>''':جوقة'''</small>
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي
ردديه وأعيدي وأعيدي
واذكري في فرحتي كل شهيد
وأمنحيه حللاً من ضوء عيدي
𝄇 رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي 𝄆

'''١'''
يَـا بِلَادِي نَحْنُ أَبْنَـاءُ وَأَحْفَادُ رِجَالِكْ
سَوْفَ نَحْمِي كُلَّ مَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْنَا مِنْ جَلَالِـكْ
وَسَيَبْقَىٰ خَالِدُ الضَّوْءِ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ الْمَسَالِكْ
كُلُّ صَخْرِة فِي جِبَالِكْ
كُلُّ ذَرَّة فِي رِمَالِكْ

كُـلُّ أَنْدَاء فِي ضِـلَالِـكْ
مِـلْـكُنَا
إِنَّـهَا مِلْكُ أَمَـانِينَا الْـكَبِيرَة
حَقُّنَا
𝄇 جَاءَ مِنْ أَمْجَادِ مَاضِيكِ الْمُثِيرَة 𝄆

{{yesitalic|<small>'''جوقة'''</small>}}

'''٢'''
وحدتي … وحدتي
يا نشيدا رائـعًا يملأ نـفسي أنتِ عـهد عالق في كل ذمة
رايتي … رايتي
يا نسيجًا حكته من كل شـمس اخـلدي خافقة في كل قمة
أمتي … أمتي
امنحيني البأس يا مصدر بأسي واذخريني لك يا أكرم أمة

𝄇 عشت إيماني وحبي سَرْمَدِيَّا 
ومسيري فوق دربي عربيا 𝄆
وسيبقى نبـض قلبي يمنيا
لن ترى الدنيا على أرضي وصيا
رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي

{{yesitalic|<small>'''جوقة'''</small>}}}}</poem>
|<poem>{{Transliteration|ar|italic=no|<small>'''Jawqa:'''</small>
Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdī
Raddidīhi wa-ʾaʿīdī, wa-ʾaʿīdī
Wā-dhkurī fī-farḥatī kulla shahīdi
Wā-mnaḥīhi ḥullalān min ḍawʿi ʿīdī
𝄆 Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdi 𝄇

'''I'''
Yā Bilādī, naḥnu ʾabnāʾu wa-ʾaḥfādu rijālik
Sawfa naḥmī kulla mā bayna yadayna min jalālik
Wa-sayabqā khālida ḍ-ḍawʾi ʿalā kulli l-masālik
Kullu ṣakhri fī-jibālik, 
Kulli dharrati fī-rimālik.

Kullu ʾandāʾ fī-ḍilālik,
Milkuna
ʾInnahā milku ʾamānīnā l-kabīra,
Ḥaqqunā
Jāʾa min ʾamjādi māḍīki l-muthīra.

{{yesitalic|<small>'''Jawqa'''</small>}}

'''II'''
Waḥdatī, waḥdatī, yā nashīdān rāʾiʿan yamlau nafsī
ʾAnti ʿahdun ʿaliqun fī-kulli dhimmah
Rāyatī, rāyatī, yā nasījān ḥiktahu min kulli shamsi
ʾUkhludī khāfiqatan fī-kulli qimmah
ʾUmmatī, ʾummatī, ʾimnaḥīni l-bạsa yā maṣdari bạsī
Wā-dhkhurīni laki yā ʾakrama ʾummah

𝄆 ʿIshtu ʾīmānī wa-ḥubbī sarmadiyā
Wa-masīrī fawqa darbī ʿArabiyā  𝄇
Wa-sayabqā nabḍu qalbī yamaniyā
Lan tarā d-dunyā ʿalā ʾarḍī waṣiyā.
Raddidī ʾayatuhā d-dunyā nashīdi

{{yesitalic|<small>'''Jawqa'''</small>}}}}</poem>
|<poem><small>'''Chorus:'''</small>
Repeat, O World, my song.
Echo it over and over again.
Remember, through my joy, each martyr.
Clothe her with the shining mantles of [[Islamic holidays|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.

<small>'''''Chorus'''''</small>

'''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.

<small>'''''Chorus'''''</small></poem>
|}

==See also==
*[[National symbols of Yemen]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/780000/audio/_784383_yemen.ram Instrumental version of "United Republic" in RealAudio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107170930/http://www.yemenembassy.org/images/anthem1.bmp Lyrics in Arabic]
* [http://www.szbszig.atw.hu/yemen.htm Himnuszok] - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.

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