Kassaman

Kassaman or Qassaman (, ; "We Pledge") is the national anthem of Algeria. Mufdi Zakariah wrote the lyrics in 1956.  He did this while in jail by the French. The composer of the music is Mohamed Fawzi, from Egypt. He wrote the lyrics on the walls of a French prison with his blood.

Lyrics
Arabic originalTransliterationIPA transcriptionEnglish translationAnd the pure, innocent blood

And the shining, fluttering banners

In the towering, lofty mountains

We revolted, whether in life or death

And we resolved that Algeria shall live

Bear witness... bear witness... bear witness

2

We are soldiers in the path of truth. We revolted

And we rose to our independence through war.

No one listened to our words.

So we took the sound of gunpowder as a metric

And played the tune of the machine gun as a tune.

And we resolved that Algeria shall live.

Bear witness... bear witness... bear witness

3

O France, the time for reproach has passed

And we have folded it as a book is folded.

O France, this is the Day of Judgment

So prepare yourself and take from us the answer.

In our revolution is the final word

And we resolved that Algeria shall live.

Bear witness... bear witness... bear witness

4

We are soldiers from our heroes

And on our remains we forge glory

And on our souls we ascend immortality

And on our heads we raise Item

National Liberation Front: We have given you a pledge

And we are determined that Algeria will live

So bear witness... So bear witness... So bear witness

5

The cry of the homelands from the battlefield

So hear it and respond to the call

And write it in the blood of the martyrs

And read it to the sons of tomorrow

We have extended a hand to you, O glory

And we are determined that Algeria will live

So bear witness... So bear witness... So bear witness

Berber translation (Tifinagh)https://lyricstranslate.com/en/national-anthems-p-kassaman-berber-0Berber translation (Latin)https://lematindalgerie.com/nefka-awal-nna%CE%B3-kassaman-en-tamazight/

References

Category:1956 works
Category:African anthems
Category:National symbols of Algeria