Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song) explained

موطني
Transcription:Mawtini
English Title:My Homeland
Prefix:Former national
Country:Iraq
Until:,
Composer:Lewis Zanbaka
Predecessor:"As-Salam al-Malaki" (1958)
"Ardh ul-Furatayn" (2003)
Successor:"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1965)
"Mawtini" (2004)
Sound:Former Iraqi national anthem, 1958-1965.oga

"Mawtini" (Arabic: موطني|lit=My Homeland) was the national anthem of Iraq from 1958 to 1965, and then again from 2003 to 2004. It is solely an instrumental composition and thus has no lyrics.

History

"Mawtini" was composed by Lewis Zanbaka and was originally adopted as Iraq's national anthem in 1958.[1] [2] It is a short instrumental composition, having no lyrics.[1] "Mawtini" was used as the national anthem of Iraq until 1965; it was readopted in 2003 for a short time after the fall of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. In late 2004, "Mawtini" was replaced in its capacity as the Iraqi national anthem with a new national anthem, coincidentally also called "Mawtini", of no relation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One last chance. Yahoo!. Yahoo! Sports. Dan. Wetzel. August 24, 2004. December 4, 2017. The song is 'My Country.' It is relatively short, contains no words and was composed by a man named Lewis Zanbaka....
  2. Web site: Iraq (1958-1965, 2003-2004) – nationalanthems.info. 2022-02-23. en-US.