Libya, Libya, Libya Explained

Arabic: ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا
English Title:	Libya, Libya, Libya
Prefix:	National
Alt Title:	""
En Alt Title:	"O my country!"
Country:	Libya----Former national anthem of Kingdom of Libya
Author:	Al Bashir Al Arebi
Composer:	Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Music Date:	1951
Adopted:	24 June 1955
Readopted:	2011
Until:	1 September 1969
Successor:	"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1969)
Predecessor:	"Allahu Akbar" (2011)
Sound:	Libya, Libya, Libya instrumental.ogg
Sound Title:	U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and one verse)

"Libya, Libya, Libya" (Arabic: ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا), also known as "" (English: "O my country!"), has been the national anthem of Libya since 2011; it was previously the national anthem of the Kingdom of Libya from 1955 to 1969. It was composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab, in 1951, with the lyrics being written by .

History

Kingdom of Libya

"Libya, Libya, Libya" was composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab in 1951 and was originally the national anthem of the Kingdom of Libya, from its independence in 1951 until 1969 when King Idris I was overthrown by a bloodless coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi. The lyrics were written by Al Bashir Al Arebi.

Libyan Arab Republic

In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi adopted the Egyptian anthem "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" as the national anthem of the newly proclaimed Libyan Arab Republic. It was later changed to the Egyptian military marching song "Allahu Akbar", which remained the anthem of republic, and later, the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, until 2011.^[1]

Libyan civil war

In 2011, "Libya, Libya, Libya" was declared as the new national anthem of Libya by the National Transitional Council. "Libya, Libya, Libya" ultimately did become the national anthem of Libya once again, following the Libyan Civil War and the death of Muammar Gaddafi. The verse that glorifies King Idris (shown in italics) has since been discontinued and rewritten to glorify Libyan national hero Omar al-Mukhtar, who spearheaded native Libyan resistance against Italian colonization during the Second Italo-Senussi War.^[2]

Lyrics

Current lyrics

The rewritten third verse is not always sung.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Original third verse (1951–1969)

Tune

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See also

• Music of Libya

External links

• MP3 version

Notes and References

1. Web site: Libya (1969-2011) – nationalanthems.info.
2. Web site: الليبيون يعودون إلى النشيد الوطني الملكي. 2022-02-02. Babnet.
3. Web site: Salam Network. يا بلادي .. نسخة منفذة بأوركسترا متكاملة. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427044341/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXJ8Oi8d6jU. 2022-04-27. 2020-02-16. 2022-04-27. YouTube.
4. Web site: World National Anthems JP. リビア国 国歌「リビア、リビア、リビア（ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا）」. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427050555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOWIgJFgt5c&gl=US&hl=en. 2022-04-27. 2019-08-19. 2022-04-27. YouTube.
5. Web site: Ayka. النشيد الوطني الليبي الأصلي بعد الإستقلال بدون موسيقى مع الكلمات. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427050544/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUysn5Dwvg&gl=US&hl=en. 2022-04-27. 2016-10-28. 2022-04-27. YouTube.
6. Book: المغربي, سليمان. ملحمة الخواطر في خضم المخاطر. 2010s. ktab INC.. ar. 60.
7. Web site: 2019-07-05. كلمات نشيد الاستقلال الليبي. 2022-02-02. حروف عربي. ar.
8. Web site: Tonnam Channel. National Anthem of the Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) : ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا [Full Vocal Version]]. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427050544/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QYNTsJnXiY&gl=US&hl=en. 2022-04-27. 2021-11-05. 2022-04-27. YouTube.