Pushto; Pashto: څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي | |
Transcription: | Pushto; Pashto: Tso če dā źməka asmān wī |
English Title: | So Long as There is Earth and Heaven |
Prefix: | Former national |
Author: | Abdul Rauf Benawa |
Lyrics Date: | 1973 |
Composer: | Abdul Ghafoor Breshna |
Music Date: | 1973 |
Adopted: | 1973 |
Until: | 1978 |
Predecessor: | National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan |
Successor: | National anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
Sound: | Former Afghan national anthem, 1973-1978.oga |
Sound Title: | Pushto; Pashto: ملي سرود |
"Tso če dā źməka asmān wī" (ps|څو چې دا ځمكه اّسمان وي|lit=So long as there is Earth and Heaven) was the national anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. In 1973, the Kingdom of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état and the Republic was established by Mohammad Daoud Khan, so the country began to formulate a new national anthem, because the second national anthem was a pure tribute to the king Mohammad Zahir Shah. In 1978, the Afghan military launched the Saur Revolution to overthrow the Republic, and the national anthem was abolished five years after its opening.[1] [2]