DIVEHI LYRICS
CHORUS:
Gavmii mi ekuverikan matii tibegen kuriime salaam,
Gavmii bahun gina heyo du'aa
Kuramun Kuriimesalaam.
Gavmii nishaanang hurumataa ekuboo lambai tibegen
Audaanakan libigen e vaa didaak kuriime salaam.
CHORUS
Nasraa nasibaa kaamyaabuge ramzakang himenee
Fessaa rataai hudaa ekii fenumun kuriime salaam.
CHORUS
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DIVEHI LYRICS (Thaana script)
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
CHORUS:
In National Unity do we salute our Nation.
In the National language do we offer our prayers
And salute our Nation.
We bow in respect to the Emblem of our Nation,
And salute the Flag so exalted.
CHORUS
We salute the colours of our Flag;
Green, Red and White,
Which symbolise Victory, Blessing and Success.
CHORUS
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Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south of Lakshadweep group of islands of India, about seven hundred kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, roughly two hundred of which are inhabited by people. The country's name may stand for "Mountain Islands" (malai in Tamil, meaning "mountain" and teevu in Tamil meaning "island") or it might mean "a thousand islands". Some scholars believe that the name "Maldives" derives from the Sanskrit maladvipa, meaning "garland of islands", or from "mahila dvipa", meaning "island of women". Others believe the name means "palace" (from Mahal in Arabic). Following the introduction of Islam in 1153, the islands later became a Portuguese (1558), Dutch (1654), and British (1887) colonial possession. In 1965, Maldives declared its independence from Britain, and in 1968 the Sultanate was replaced by a Republic. However, in 38 years, the Maldives have had only two Presidents, though political restrictions have loosened somewhat recently.
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