Kaba Ma Kyei

Nuingngamtausihkyang:

English: National Anthem of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သီချင်း
National anthem of Myanmar
Lyrics	YMB Saya Tin and Thakins[a] (1930) U Sein Mya Maung (1947)
Music	YMB Saya Tin, 1930
Published	1930 (as Dobama Song) 1947 (as National Anthem)
Adopted	27 June 1936 (by the second conference of Dobama Asiayon) 1 August 1943 (by the State of Burma) 22 September 1947 (by the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma)
Audio sample
second verse instrumental version by U.S. Navy Band file help

The National Anthem^[1] (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်သီချင်း; MLCTS: Nuingngamtausihkyang:; Burmese pronunciation: [nàɪɴŋàɴtɔ̀θìtɕʰɪ́ɴ]; lit. 'State Song') is the national anthem of Myanmar. It consists of two parts; the first half is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western-style orchestra. Because of the second half, both the "National Anthem" and its predecessor "Dobama Song" are popularly known as "Kaba Ma Kyei" (Burmese: ကမ္ဘာမကျေ; MLCTS: Ka.bha ma. kye, Burmese pronunciation: [ka̰bà ma̰ tɕè]; lit. 'Till the End of the World').^[2][3]

A long-standing tradition is that those who sing the national anthem bow at the end, as a show of respect for the nation.

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