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"Kaba Ma Kyei" is the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

of Burma (Myanmar). The preamble of the anthem is in the traditional Burmese style, before transitioning into a Western-style orchestra.

The melody and lyrics were written by Saya Tin

Saya Tin

Nandawshay Saya Tin was a Burmese composer.-Early life:Tin was born in Mandalay in 1892 to Daw Thein and her husband U Yan Aung, a former official in the service of the last Burmese king Thibaw...

, and adopted as the Burmese national anthem in 1947.

Burmese lyrics

Burmese lyrics	IPA transcription	MLC transcription MLC Transcription System The Myanma Language Commission Transcription System, also known as the MLC Transcription System , is a transliteration system for rendering Burmese in the Latin alphabet. It is loosely based on the Pali romanisation system, has some similarities to the ALA-LC Romanization, and was devised by the...
	təjá m̥ja̰ ta̰ lʊʔ laʔ tɕʰíɴ nɛ̰ mə θwè do̰ pjè do̰ mjè mjá lù kʰaʔ θeíɴ ɲeíɴ dʑáɴ zè bo̰ seiʔ tù ɲì m̥ja̰ wàda̰ pʰju sɪ̀ɴ dḛ pjè do̰ pjè do̰ mjè pjì daʊ̀ɴ zṵ ʔəmwè ʔəmjé tì da̰ɴ zè ʔədeiʔtʰàɴ pjṵ bé tʰeín θeín zo̰ lè ɡəbà mətɕè mjəmà pjè do̰ bó bwá ʔəmwè siʔ mo̰ tɕʰiʔ mjaʔ nó bè pjì dàuɴ zṵ ɡò ʔəθeʔ pé lo̰ do̰ kà ɡwɛ̀ məlè dà do̰ pjè dà do̰ mjè do̰ pàiɴ dɛ̰ mjè do̰ pjè do̰ mjè ʔətɕó ɡò ɲì ɲà zwà do̰ dədwè tʰáɴ sʰàuɴ bà zo̰ lè do̰ tà wʊ̀ɴ bè ʔəpʰó tàɴ mjè	ta.ra: hmya. ta. lwat lap hkrang: nai. ma. swi tui. prany tui. mre mya: lu hkap sim: ngim: hkram: se hpo. cit tu nyi hmya. wada. hpyu sang dai. prany tui. prany tui. mre prany htaung cu. a mwi a.mrai: tany tam. se a.dhi.hta:n pru. pe htin: sim: sui. le kam.bha ma.kye / mran.ma prany / tui. bhui: bwa: a.mwe cac mui. hkyac mrat nui: pe // prany htaung su. kui a.sak pe: lui. tui. ka kwai ma.le / da tui. prany da tui. mre to. puing nak mre // tui. prany tui. mre a.kyui: kui nyi nya cwa tui. ta.twe htam: hsaung pa sui. le to. ta wan pe a. hpui: tan mre //

English translation

Literal	Singable
Until the world ends up shattering, long live Burma! We love our land because this is our real inheritance. Until the world ends up shattering, long live Burma! We love our land because this is our real inheritance. We will sacrifice our lives to protect our country. This is our nation, this is our land and it belongs to us. Being our nation and our land, let us do good causes to our nation in unity! And, this is our very duty to our invaluable land.	We shall love, forevermore Burma (Myanmar) the land of our fathers of yore! We shall love, forevermore Burma (Myanmar) the land of our fathers of yore! Giving our lives for our union we fight, This is our country, our land ours by right. We, for her the tasks responsibly shoulder, As we'll stand in duty to this, our precious land.

Literal

Singable

Until the world ends up shattering, long live Burma!
We love our land because this is our real inheritance.
Until the world ends up shattering, long live Burma!
We love our land because this is our real inheritance.
We will sacrifice our lives to protect our country.
This is our nation, this is our land and it belongs to us.
Being our nation and our land, let us do good causes to our nation in unity!
And, this is our very duty to our invaluable land.

We shall love, forevermore

Burma (Myanmar) the land of our fathers of yore!

We shall love, forevermore

Burma (Myanmar) the land of our fathers of yore!

Giving our lives for our union we fight,

This is our country, our land ours by right.

We, for her the tasks responsibly shoulder,

As we'll stand in duty to this, our precious land.

External links

Szbszig - vocal version taken from Burmese Radio Programme (http://users.atw.hu/szbszig/myanmar.mp3)
Yadanabon - The information website about Burma features a page about the National Anthem, with a sound file taken from the "Myanmar Radio Main Programme" Interval stored in the Interval Signals Online website.
Ga Ba Majay Ba Ma Pyay (MIDI file)
Sheet music (from Embassy of Burma to Washington)

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