The Johor State Anthem (, ), which was composed by Armenian bandmaster Mackertich Galistan Abdullah, had no official lyrics until 1914 when a staff member of the Hong Kong Bank in Johor Bahru, Hubert Allen Courtney, wrote the first English words and Haji Mohamed Said Hj. Sulaiman rewrote it in Malay. It was adapted from the famous Malay tune Dondang Sayang and officially approved and adopted by Sultan Ibrahim in 1897.
Lyrics MalayJawiIPA transcriptionEnglishLagu Bangsa JohorAllah peliharakan Sultan 'Nugerahkan dia segala kehormatan Sihat dan ria, kekal dan makmur Luaskan kuasa menaungkan kami Rakyat dipimpini berzaman lagi Dengan merdeka bersatu hati Allah berkati Johor Allah selamatkan Sultan.[ʔɑɫ'ɫɑːh pəliˈharəkan ˈsultan] [nuɡəˈrahkan ˈdiə səˈɡalə kəˈhomatan] [ˈsihat dan ˈriə ˈkəkal dan ˈmakmo] [lu‿askan ku‿asə məˈnaʊŋkan kami] [raʔjat diˈpimpini bərˈzaman ˈlaɡi] [ˈdəŋan mərˈdeka bərˈsatu ˈhati] [ʔɑɫ'ɫɑːh bərˈkati ˈd͡ʒoho] [ʔɑɫ'ɫɑːh səˈlamatkan ˈsultan]God preserve the Sultan Grant that honour, health and happiness May be with him ever more! Long may his hand protect our land and lead his people on; Through years to be in freedom and in unity God bless Johor God save the Sultan.
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