March of the Khmer Republic
English: March of the Khmer Republic | |
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ដំណើរនៃសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ | |
National anthem of theKhmer Republic | |
Adopted | 9 October 1970 |
Relinquished | 17 April 1975 |
Preceded by | Majestic Kingdom |
Succeeded by | 1975:Majestic Kingdom 1976:Victorious Seventeenth of April |
"March of the Khmer Republic"[1](Khmer:ដំណើរនៃសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ,Dâmnaeur ney Sathéarônârôdth Khmêr;French:La Marche de la République Khmère)[2]was thenational anthemof theKhmer Republicfrom 1970 to 1975. The song is often attributed to groups of students, led byHang Thun Hak,at theRoyal University of Fine ArtsinPhnom Penh,but academic sources say it was written and composed by the Buddhist monk activist Khieu Chum, a student ofHem Chieu.[3]The song was adopted as the national anthem of the newly founded Khmer Republic on 9 October 1970 after theoverthrow of the monarchy.After the end of the Republic due to the Khmer Rouge victory in 1975, the song ceased to be the national anthem and was officially replaced in 1976 by the Khmer Rouge anthem "Victorious Seventeenth of April".
The "enemy" in the first line of the second stanza is a reference to theinvasion of Cambodiaby the North Vietnamese communists that began on 29 March 1970, just eighteen days after the coup, at the request of the Khmer Rouge's second in command,Nuon Chea,and had completely overrun the northeast of Cambodia by the time the Republic was declared that October.
Lyrics
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ជនជាតិខ្មែរ ល្បីពូកែមួយក្នុងលោក |
Chônchéatĕ Khmêr lôpi pukê muŏy knŏng loŭk |
Les Khmers sont des gens célèbres et habiles dans le monde |
Khmersare famous and skilful people in the world, |
References
[edit]- ^Press & Information Office, Embassy of the Khmer Republic (1973)."Khmer News. Number 12. April 5, 1974. Page 14".Archivedfrom the original on 2023-05-01.Retrieved2021-09-24.
- ^រ័ត្ន សណ្ដាប់."ប្រវត្តិទង់ជាតិ ភ្លេងជាតិ នគររាជ. ភ្នុំពេញ: ២០១១".elibraryofcambodia.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-23.Retrieved2021-09-24.
- ^Harris, Ian (2010).Buddhism as an Element in Cambodian Political Conflict: the Overthrow of Norodom Sihanouk(PDF).Religious Dimensions to Southeast Asian Conflicts Panel, EUROSEAS Conference, University of Gothenburg. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.Retrieved30 May2014.