The Cherifian Anthem ( ar, النشيد الشريف, translit=an-našīd aš-šarīf; ber, ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵛⵔⵉⴼ, translit=izli ashrif),; ber, ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, translit=izli anamur n lmɣrib). was first adopted in 1970. Composed by French military officer , it has been in use since the
French protectorate period. Lyrics were written for it by
Ali Squalli Houssaini and adopted in 1970.
History
The anthem's melody was composed by , a French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard, during the
French protectorate, The anthem was believed to have been composed in 1952, or four years before
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
got back its independence from France and Spain.
After the Moroccan national football team qualified for the
1970 World Cup in Mexico for the first time, the idea to write lyrics for the anthem was proposed. Lyrics by writer
Ali Squalli Houssaini were either chosen as part of a competition by King
Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
* Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
, or by direct commission of the King to write the lyrics.
Lyrics
Notes
References
External links
Audio file of the "Hymne Cherifen" (.mp3)Video file with transliterationarchive link
{{Nationalanthemsofafrica
African anthems
National symbols of Morocco
Moroccan songs
Royal anthems
National anthem compositions in F major
National anthem compositions in F minor
1956 songs