Kaba Ma Kyei

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Kaba Ma Kyei ("Till the End of the World, Myanmar") is the national anthem of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is often translated as "We Shall Never Give Up Our Motherland, Myanmar", but is relatively inaccurate in translating the title's meaning. Myanmar is among only a handful of non-European nations that have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions (including Japan, Iran, and Sri Lanka).

The melody and lyrics were written by Saya Tin, and adopted as the Burmese national anthem in 1947.

The lyrics lack many suffixes and particles to fit the music notes.

Contents 1 Burmese lyrics 1.1 Burmese 1.2 IPA pronunciation 1.3 MLC transcription 2 English translation 2.1 Official 2.2 Literal 3 External links

[edit] Burmese lyrics

[edit] Burmese

[edit] IPA pronunciation

gəbà mətʃè mjəmà pjè

do̰ bó bwá ʔəmwè siʔ mo̰ tʃʰiʔ mjaʔ nó bè

pjì dã̀ũ zṵ gò ʔəθeʔ pé lo̰ do̰ kà gwɛ̀ məlè

dà do̰ pjè dà do̰ mjè do̰ pã̀ĩ neʔ mjè

do̰ pjè do̰ mjè ʔətʃó gò

ɲì ɲà zwà do̰ dədwè tʰã́ sʰã̀ũ bà so̰ lè

do̰ ta wã pe ʔəpʰó dã̀ mjè

[edit] MLC transcription

kam.bha ma.kye / mran.ma prany /

tui. bhui: bwa: a.mwe cac mui. hkyac mrat nui: pe //

prany htaung su. kui a.sak pe: lui. tui. ka kwai ma.le /

da tui. prany da tui. mre to. puing nak mre //

tui. prany tui. mre a.kyui: kui

nyi nya cwa tui. ta.twe htam: hsaung pa sui. le

to. ta wan pe a. hpui: tan mre //

[edit] English translation

[edit] Official

Till the end of the world, Myanmar!,

Since she is the true inheritance from our forefathers, we love and value her.

We will fight and give our lives for the union

This is the country and land of our own

For her prosperity, we will responsibly shoulder the task,

Standing as one in duty to our precious land.

[edit] Literal

Until the world crumbles, Myanmar!,

Our ancestors gave us the inheritance after fighting wars with love.

Until the world crumbles, Myanmar!,

Our ancestors gave us the inheritance after fighting wars with love.

We will sacrifice our lives and our labours to protect the Union.

This is our Nation, this is our Land, the land that we own.

Our nation, our land will prosper with productivity and equality as pictured

To unite in keeping to the duties of our valuable land.

[edit] External links

• Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem with the current lyrics, featured in Szbszig's "Himnuszok" website. This version is taken from the "Myanmar Radio Main Programme" Interval stored in the Interval Signals Online website.
• Ga Ba Majay Ba Ma Pyay (MIDI file)
• Sheet music (from Embassy of Myanmar to Washington)