Egyptian national anthem
| English: "My homeland, my homeland, my homeland" | |
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| Arabic: بلادي، بلادي، بلادي | |
National anthem of Egypt | |
| Lyrics | Mohamed Yunis El Qadi, 1878 |
| Music | Sayed Darwish, 1923 |
| Adopted | 1923 1952 (unofficial) 1979 (official) |
| Preceded by | Wallāh Zamān Yā Silāḥī |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and one verse)
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Bilady, Bilady, Bilady is the current Egyptian national anthem. It was written by Mohamed Younis El-Qadi and composed by Sayed Darwish. It is derived from the words of Mustafa Kamel in one of his most famous speeches in 1907, in which he said: "My Country, my Country, for you is my love and my heart. for you is my life and my existence, for you is my blood, for you is my mind and my tongue, for you is my heart and my soul, for you are life.. and there is no life except with you, O Egypt." It was officially adopted in 1979, and was redistributed by the Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab at the direction of the President Anwar El-Sadat.