Amin, Amin, ya Rabaljalil
| English: Amen, Amen, o Majestic Lord | |
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State anthem of  Perlis | |
| Lyrics | Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, 1930 |
| Music | Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, transcribed by R. G. Iles, further revisions by Edgar Lenthall, 1930 |
| Adopted | 1935 |
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"Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil" (Jawi:امين امين يا رب الجليل, pronounced [amin amin ja rabaldʒalil]) is the anthem of Perlis, Malaysia. The lyrics are written in an admixture of Malay and Arabic.
History
[edit]In 1930, Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, the fifth Raja of Perlis, and at the time serving as Vice President of the Perlis State Council, composed the tune to Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil. Jamalullail then asked R. G. Iles, the State Engineer, to transcribe and harmonise it, since he was not proficient at reading or writing music.[1]
Subsequently, the tune was orchestrated by Captain Edgar Lenthall, bandmaster for the Central Band of the Royal Malay Regiment.[2] It would be adopted as state anthem of Perlis in 1935.[1]
Lyrics
[edit]| Malay original [ New Lyrics ] | Jawi version | IPA transcription[a] | English translation |
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Amin, amin, ya Rabiljalil, |
امين⹁ امين⹁ يا رب الجليل⹁ |
[amin amin ja rabiljalil] |
Amen, amen, O majestic Lord, |
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b The Keeper of Public Records (1961). "How the State Anthems of Malaya came to be Written".
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette on Friday, the 16th May 1958" (PDF).
Notes
[edit]- ^ See Help:IPA/Malay.
