Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey

Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey
ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាមហាជោគជ័យ
English: Victorious Seventeenth of April
	Flag of the Democratic Kampuchea
	Historical national anthem of Cambodia
Adopted	1975
Relinquished	1979
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"Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey" (Khmer: ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាមហាជោគជ័យ, Dâbprampi Mésa Môhachokchey, lit. "Victorious Seventeenth of April") was the national anthem of the Democratic Kampuchea from at least January 1976. Although the anthem may have been in use in the "liberated zone" much earlier, it was proclaimed the national anthem in article 18 of the Constitution of Kampuchea which was promulgated on 5 January 1976. Supposedly, the Khmer Rouge and/or Pol Pot himself wrote the piece, but its origin remains unknown.^[1]

After Vietnam militarily intervened and forced the Khmer Rouge out of most of Cambodia, the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established and used a new anthem. However the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea continued to use "Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey" as its state anthem in exile. And since the Coalition Government was recognized as the legitimate government of Cambodia by many Western nations and the United Nations, its state anthem continued to be presented as the national anthem of Cambodia in the West until the restoration of the monarchy in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics[]

Khmer	Transliteration	IPA transcription	English translation
First verse
ឈាមក្រហមច្រាល ស្រោចស្រពក្រុងវាល កម្ពុជាមាតុភូមិ ឈាមកម្មករ កសិករដ៏ឧត្តម ឈាមយុទ្ធជន យុទ្ធនារីបដិវត្តន៍ ។	Jhām kraham crāl scor srab kruṅ vāl kambujā mātubhūm jhām kammakar kasekar ṭa uttam jhām yuddhajan yuddhanari paṭivatt.	cʰiəm krɑhɑːm craːl sraoc sarəp kroŋ ʋiəl kampuʔciə miətoʔpʰuːm cʰiəm kamməkɑː kaʔsekɑː dɑː ʔutdɑm cʰiəm juttəʔcu˘ən juttəʔniəriː paʔteʋo˘ət	The bright scarlet blood Flooded over the towns and plains of our motherland Kampuchea, The blood of our great workers and farmers, Our revolutionary fighters' blood, both men and women.
Second verse
ឈាមប្រែក្លាយជាកំហឹងខ្លាំងក្លា តស៊ូមោះមុត ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាក្រោមទង់បដិវត្តន៍ ឈាមរំដោះអំពីភាពខ្ញុំគេ។	Jhām prae klāy jā kaṃhiṅ khlāṃṅ klā ta ŝū moḥ mut ṭap' prāṃ bīr mesā krom daṅ' paṭivatt jhām raṃṭoḥ aṃ bī bhāb khñuṃ ge.	cʰiəm prae kʰlaːy ciə kɑmhəŋ kʰlaŋ kʰlaː tɑː suː mu˘əh mut dɑp-pram-piː meːsaː kʰraom tu˘əŋ paʔteʋo˘ət cʰiəm rumdɑh ʔɑmpiː pʰiəp kʰɲom keː	Their blood produced a great anger and the courage To contend with heroism. On 17 April, under the revolutionary banner, Their blood freed us from the state of slavery.
Chorus
ជយោ! ជយោ! ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាជោគជ័យ មហាអស្ចារ្យមានន័យធំធេង លើសសម័យអង្គរ!	Jăyo! Jăyo! Ṭap' prāṃ bīr mesā jog jay mahā ascāry mān năy dhaṃ dheṅ loes samăy aṅgar!	cejoː cejoː dɑp-pram-piː meːsaː coːk-cɨj mɔhaː ʔɑhcaː miən nəi tʰom-tʰeːŋ ləː samaj ʔɑŋkɔː	Hurrah, hurrah, For the glorious 17 April! That wonderful victory had greater significance Than the Angkor period!
Third verse
យើងរួបរួមគ្នា កសាងកម្ពុជានិងសង្គមថ្មីបវរ ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ សមភាពនិងយុត្ដិធម៌ តាមមាគ៌ាម្ចាស់ការ ឯករាជ្យរឹងមាំ។	Yoeṅ ruop ruom gnā ka sāṅ kambujā nịṅ saṅgam thmī pavar prajā dhipateyy samabhāb nịṅ yutti dharm tām mārgā mcās' kār ekarāj rịṅ māṃ	kəːŋ ruəp-ruəm kʰniə kɑːsaːŋ kampuʔciə nɨŋ sɑŋkum tməi bɑːʋɑː prɑciə-tʰɨppətaj saːmɔːpʰiəp nɨŋ juttəʔtʰɔə taːm miəkiə mcah kaː ʔaekkəriəc rɨŋ mo˘əm.	We are uniting To construct a Kampuchea with a new and better society, Democratic, egalitarian and just. We follow the road to firmly-based independence.
Fourth verse
ប្ដេជ្ញាដាច់ខាតការពារមាតុភូមិ ទឹកដីឧត្តម បដិវត្តន៍ដ៏រុងរឿង។	ptejñā ṭāc' khāt kārbār mātubhūm dịk ṭī uttam paṭivatt ṭă ruṅ rīoeṅ!	pdacɲaː dac kʰaːt kaːpiə miətoʔpʰuːm tɨk dəi ʔutdɑm paʔteʋo˘ət dɑː ruŋ-rɨəŋ	We absolutely guarantee to defend our motherland, Our fine territory, our magnificent revolution!
Fifth verse
ជយោ! ជយោ! ជយោ! កម្ពុជាថ្មី ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ សម្បូរថ្កុំថ្កើង ប្តេជ្ញាជ្រោងគ្រវីទង់បដិវត្តន៍ក្រហមខ្ពស់ឡើង សាងមាតុភូមិយើងឱ្យចម្រើនលោតផ្លោះ មហារុងរឿង មហាអស្ចារ្យ!	Jăyo! Jăyo! Jăyo! Kambujā thmī prajā dhipateyy saṃpūr thkuṃ thkoeṅ ptejñā jroṅ gravī daṅ' paṭivatt kraham khbas' ḷoeṅ sāṅ mātubhūm yoeṅ oy caṃroen lot phloḥ mahā ruṅ rīoeṅ mahā ascāry!	cejoː cejoː cejoː kampuʔciə tməj prɑciə-tʰippətaj sɑmboː tkom tkaəŋ pdacɲaa croːŋ krɔʋiː tu˘əŋ paʔteʋo˘ət krɑhɑːm kpu˘əh laəŋ saːŋ miətoʔpʰuːm jəːŋ ʔaoy cɑmraən loːt plɑh mɔhaː ruŋ-rɨəŋ mɔhaː ʔɑhcaː	Hurrah, hurrah, Hurrah! For the new Kampuchea A splendid, democratic land of plenty! We guarantee to raise aloft and wave the red banner of the revolution. We shall make our motherland prosperous beyond all others, Magnificent, wonderful!

References[]

^ Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea Archived 28 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea Archived 28 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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