Hamidiye Marşı

The Hamidiye Marşı (English: March of Hamid) was the imperial anthem of the Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1909. In 1876, Sultan Abdul Hamid II had the Hamidiye March composed for him by Necip Paşa. It was one of the only 2 Ottoman anthems to have lyrics.

Hamidiye Marşı

English: March of Hamid
Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire.
Imperial anthem of Ottoman Empire
Lyrics	Hacı Emin Bey
Music	Necip Paşa
Adopted	1876
Relinquished	27 April 1909
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Lyrics

Original lyrics in Ottoman Turkish	Lyrics transliterated into Turkish alphabet	English translated version
ای ولی نعمت عالم شهنشاه جهان تخت عالی بخت عثمانی یه ویردڭ عزّو شان سایۀ لطف همایونڭده عالم کامران سلطنتله چوق زمان سلطان حمید ذوق ایت همان چوق یشا ای پادشاهم شوکتڭله چوق یشا	Ey veliyy-i ni'met-i 'âlem şehinşâh-ı cihân Taht-ı 'âlî-baht-ı 'Osmânî'ye verdiñ 'izz ü şân Sâye-i lütf-ı hümayûnuñda 'âlem kâm-rân Saltanatle çok zamân Sultân Hamîd zevk et hemân Çok yaşa ey pâdişâhım devletiñle çok yaşa	Oh! benefactor of the world, sovereign of sovereigns! You bestowed glory and honour upon the exalted and fortunate Ottoman throne, Under the grace of your imperial favour,the world is prosperous, May Sultan Hamîd enjoy the pleasures of your reign for a long time, Long live, my emperor, long live with your state!