National symbols — Cambodia
Anthem and national symbols.
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Anthem and national symbols. Key figure for Cambodia: "Nokoreach" is the national anthem of Cambodia. After the royalist forces defeated the communists in 1993, the royalist anthem was restored as well. Based on a Cambodian folk tune and written by Chuon Nat, the anthem was originally adopted in 1941 and reconfirmed in 1947. However, it was replaced when the Khmer Rouge took over in 1976
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National anthem
- Anthem History
"Nokoreach" is the national anthem of Cambodia. After the royalist forces defeated the communists in 1993, the royalist anthem was restored as well. Based on a Cambodian folk tune and written by Chuon Nat, the anthem was originally adopted in 1941 and reconfirmed in 1947. However, it was replaced when the Khmer Rouge took over in 1976
- Anthem Lyrics
Nokoreach Som pouk tepda rak sa moha khsath yeung Oy ben roung roeung doy chey monkol srey soursdey Yeung Khnom preah ang som chrok Krom molup preah Baromey Ney preah Noropdey vong Khsattra del sang preah sat thmr Kroup Kraung dèn Khmer borann thkoeung thkann. Prasath séla kombang kan dal prey Kuor oy srmay noeuk dl yuos sak Moha Nokor Cheat Khmer dauch Thmar kong vong ny lar rung peung chom hor. Yeung sang Khim por pheap preng samnang robuos Kampuchea. Moha rth koeut mien you ang veanh hey. Kroup vath aram lu tè so sap thoeur Sot doy am no rom lik koun poth sasna Chol yeung chea neak thioeur thiak smos smak tam bep donnta Kong tè thévoda nùng chuoy chrom chrèng phkot phkang pra yoch oy Dol prateah Khmer chea Moha Nokor
- Anthem Lyrics English
Heaven protect our King And give him happiness and glory To reign over our souls and our destinies, The one being, heir of the builder Sovereigns, Guiding the proud old Kingdom. Temples are asleep in the forest, Remembering the splendor of Moha Nokor. Like a rock the Khmer race is eternal. Let us trust in the fate of Kampuchea, The empire which challenges the ages. Songs rise up from the pagodas To the glory of the holy Buddhist faith. Let us be faithful to our ancestors' belief. Thus heaven will lavish its bounty Towards the ancient Khmer country, the Moha Nokor.