SORANÎ LYRICS

Ey raqîb her mawe qewmî Kurd ziman,
Nay sikên danery topî zeman
Kes nelê Kurd mirduwe
Kurd zîn duwe,
Zîn duwe qet nanewê alakeman

Ême roley rengî sûr û soris în,
Seyrîke xuênawiya raburdûman
Kes nelê Kurd mirduwe
Kurd zîn duwe,
Zîn duwe qet nanewê alakeman

Ême roley Midya û Keyhusrew în,
Dînîman û ayînman her Kurdistan
Dînîman û ayînman Kurd u Kurdistan
Kes nelê Kurd mirduwe
Kurd zîn duwe,
Zîn duwe qet nanewê alakeman

Lawî Kurd hestaye ser pê wek dilêr,
Ta be xuên nexsîn deka tacî jiyan
Kes nelê Kurd mirduwe
Kurd zîn duwe,
Zîn duwe qet nanewê alakeman

Lawî Kurdî hazir û amadeye,
Giyan fîdan e, giyan fîda her giyan fîda
Giyan fîdan e, giyan fîda her giyan fîda!!!...

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KURMANCÎ LYRICS

Ey raqîp her maye qewmê Kurd ziman
Nashikê û danayê bi topên zeman
Kes nebê Kurdin mirin
Kurd jîn dibin,
Jîn dibe qet nakeve ala Kurdan

Em xortên rengê sor û shoresh in
Seyr bike xwîna rîyan me da rijand
Kes nebê Kurdin mirin
Kurd jîn dibin,
Jîn dibe qet nakeve ala Kurdan

Em xortên Midya û Keyhusrew in
Dîn îman û ayîn man, her nishtîman
Dîn îman û ayîn man Kurd û Kurdistan
Kes nebê Kurdin mirin
Kurd jîn dibin,
Jîn dibe qet nakeve ala Kurdan

Lawê Kurd rabûye ser pê wek shêran
Ta bi xwîn nexshîn bike tacê jîhan
Kes nebê Kurdin mirin
Kurd jîn dibin,
Jîn dibe qet nakeve ala Kurdan

Xortê Kurd tev hazir û amade ne
Can fîda ne can fîda, her can fîda
Can fîda ne can fîda, her can fîda!!!

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Hey enemy, the Kurdish nation is alive with its language 
Can not be defeated by the weapons of any time
Let no one say Kurds are dead
Kurds are living
Kurds are living, their flag will never fall

We, the youth are the red colour of the revolution
Watch our blood that we shed on this way
Let no one say Kurds are dead
Kurds are living
Kurds are living, their flag will never fall

We are the children of Medya and Keyhusrew
Both our faith and religion are our homeland
Both our faith and religion are Kurd and Kurdistan
Let no one say Kurds are dead
Kurds are living
Kurds are living, their flag will never fall

The Kurdish youth have risen like lions 
To adorn the crown of life with blood
Let no one say Kurds are dead
Kurds are living
Kurds are living, their flag will never fall

The Kurdish youth are ever present and 
Forever will be ready to sacrifice their lives
Sacrifice each life they have, each life they have!!!...



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Kurdistan
"Ey Raqîp" (Hey Enemy!)

Words by:Yunis "Dildar" Rauf
Music by:Shivan Perwer
Adopted:1946

The Kurds live in an area mainly consisting of northern Iraq. The Kurdish
national anthem is from a poem by the revolutionary poet Yunis Rauf, who wrote
under the name Dildar, written in 1938. The poem became so popular among the
Kurdish people that it was officially adopted as the anthem of Kurdistan during
the few months that an independent Kurdistan existed (known as the Kurdish
Republic of Mahabad), in what is now western Iran. It was later adopted as the
anthem of all Kurds by Kurdish political parties and organizations. The song
was originally written in the Kuridsh dialect of Soranî, but it is also sung in
the Kurmancî dialect.

Special thanks to:Brusk Chiwir Reshvan who was the translator of the anthem
into English as well as for some of this information.

See also: Iraq.

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