Amin, Amin, ya Rabaljalil explained

Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil
English Title:Amen, Amen, o Majestic Lord
Prefix:State
Author:Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail
Lyrics Date:1930
Composer:Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, transcribed by R. G. Iles, further revisions by Edgar Lenthall
Music Date:1930
Adopted:1935
Sound:Perlis_State_Anthem.ogg

"Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil" (Jawi:, in Malay pronounced as /amin amin ja rabaldÊ’alil/) is the anthem of Perlis, Malaysia. The lyrics are written in an admixture of Malay and Arabic.

History

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.

Subsequently, the tune was orchestrated by Captain Edgar Lenthall, bandmaster for the Central Band of the Royal Malay Regiment.[1] It would be adopted as state anthem of Perlis in 1935.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Supplement to the London Gazette on Friday, the 16th May 1958.
  2. Web site: The Keeper of Public Records. 1961. How the State Anthems of Malaya came to be Written.

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