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| English: Johor State Anthem | |
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State anthem of  Johor | |
| Lyrics | Hj. Mohamed Said Hj. Sulaiman, 1914 |
| Music | Mackertich Galistan Abdullah, 1897 |
| Adopted | 1897 |
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Lagu Bangsa Johor (instrumental) | |
TheJohor State Anthem (Malay:Lagu Bangsa Johor,pronounced[lagubaŋsadʒohor]), which was composed by Armenian bandmaster Mackertich Galistan Abdullah, had no official lyrics until 1914 when a staff member of theHong Kong Bank inJohor 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 tuneDondang Sayang and officially approved and adopted by Sultan Ibrahim in 1897.
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Allah peliharakan Sultan | ﷲ ڤليهاراکن سلطان | [ʔaɫ'ɫaːh pəliˈharəkan ˈsultan] | God preserve the Sultan |
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