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Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil
امين امين يا رب الجليل‎

English: Amen, Amen, o Majestic Lord
Coat of arms of Perlis
State anthem of  Perlis
Lyrics	Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, 1930
Music	Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail, transcribed by R. G. Iles, further revisions by Edgar Lenthall, 1930
Adopted	1935
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"Amin, Amin, ya Rabiljalil" (Jawi:امين امين يا رب الجليل‎, pronounced [amin amin ja rabaldʒalil]) 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. It would be adopted as state anthem of Perlis in 1935.

Lyrics

References

1. ^ The Keeper of Public Records (1961). "How the State Anthems of Malaya came to be Written".
2. "Supplement to the London Gazette on Friday, the 16th May 1958" (PDF).

Notes

1. See Help:IPA/Malay.

External links

• The Anthem (Vocal)

• Asian anthems
• Perlis
• Anthems of Malaysia
• 1930 songs