"March of the Khmer Republic" (, ; ) was the national anthem of the Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975. The song is often attributed to groups of students, led by Hang Thun Hak, at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, but academic sources say it was written and composed by the Buddhist monk activist Khieu Chum, a student of Hem Chieu. The song was adopted as the national anthem of the newly founded Khmer Republic on 9 October 1970 after the overthrow of the monarchy. After the end of the Republic due to the Khmer Rouge victory in 1975, the song ceased to be the national anthem and was officially replaced in 1976 by the Khmer Rouge anthem "Victorious Seventeenth of April".
The "enemy" in the first line of the second stanza is a reference to the invasion of Cambodia by the North Vietnamese communists that began on 29 March 1970, just eighteen days after the coup, at the request of the Khmer Rouge's second in command, Nuon Chea, and had completely overrun the northeast of Cambodia by the time the Republic was declared that October.
Lyrics Khmer UNGEGN transcription French translation English translationជនជាតិខ្មែរ ល្បីពូកែមួយក្នុងលោក មានជ័យជោគ កសាងប្រាសាទសិលា អរិយធម៌ ខ្ពស់បវរជាតិសាសនា កេរ្តិ៍ដូនតាទុកលើភពផែនដី ។
ខ្មែរក្រោកឡើង ខ្មែរក្រោកឡើង ខ្មែរក្រោកឡើង តស៊ូតម្កើងសាធារណរដ្ឋ
ខ្មាំងរំលោភ ខ្មែរប្រយុទ្ធ មិនតក់ស្លុត យកជ័យបំផុតជូនជាតិខេមរា ឯករាជ្យភ្លឺថ្លាជាមហាប្រទេសតទៅ ។Chônchéatĕ Khmêr lôpi pukê muŏy knŏng loŭk Mean choăychoŭk kâsang prasat sĕléa Ârĭyôthôrm khpsá bâvôr chéatĕ sasnéa Ké donta tŭk leu phôpphên dei.
Khmêr kraôk laeung Khmêr kraôk laeung Khmêr kraôk laeung Tâsu tâmkeung sathéarônârôdth
Khmămng rumloŭphd Khmêr prâyŭtth mĭn tkáslŏt Yôk choăy bâmphŏt chun chéatĕ Khémôréa Êkâréachy phlœ thla chéa môha prâtésâ ttŏu.Les Khmers sont des gens célèbres et habiles dans le monde Sa victoire et son succès sont illustrés dans la construction des temples khmers La culture, la nation et la religion sont les plus suprêmes et les plus importantes L'héritage de nos ancêtres est conservé sur terre
Khmers, levez-vous ! Khmers, levez-vous ! Khmers, levez-vous ! Continuez à lutter pour glorifier la République!
Quand l'ennemi a envahi, Les Khmers se battront, sans paniquer, Apportez la victoire ultime à la nation khmère Le brillant indépendant fera à nouveau la gloire du Cambodge !Khmers are famous and skilful people in the world, Their victories and success are shown in the building of stone temples, Culture, nation, and religion are the most supreme and important, The heritage of our ancestors are kept on earth.
Arise, ye Khmer people! Arise, ye Khmer people! Arise, ye Khmer people! We must fight to preserve the Republic!
When the enemy invades, The Khmers people will fight without panicking, And bring the ultimate victory to the Khmer nation, Bright independence will shine and Cambodia will be a great nation.
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