Salam Affandina

"Salam Affandina" (Arabic: سلام أفندينا‎, lit. 'Peace/Salute of Our Lord/Master') was the national anthem of Egypt from 1871–1922 and 1936–1958, then it was replaced by "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy". It was renamed "Egyptian Republican Anthem" (Arabic: السلام الجمهوري المصري‎) in 1953 after the Egyptian revolution of 1952.[1] It was instrumental and had no official lyrics.[1]

Salam Affandina
سلام أفندينا
Former national anthem of Egypt
Also known asالسلام الجمهوري المصري (English: "Egyptian Republican Anthem")
MusicGiuseppe Pugioli, 1871
Adopted1871 (by the Khedivate of Egypt)

1914 (by the Sultanate of Egypt)
1936 (by the Kingdom of Egypt)

1953 (by the Egyptian Republic (1953-1958))
Relinquished1922 (by the Sultanate of Egypt)
1953 (by the Kingdom of Egypt)
1958 (by the Egyptian Republic (1953-1958))
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The melody of the song has been adopted by Sephardic Jewry and is currently sung in Sephardic synagogues in Israel when the Torah Scroll is take out of the ark.[2]

References
  1. "Egypt (to 1958)". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "The source of the melody of Torah Scroll".
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