Hoyamal
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Hoyamal is the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates
, closely associated with Dubai
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of the UAE
sailed on month-long trips to earn their living. They braved wind and waves, challenging loneliness and death.
“Hoyamleih”, “Hoyamal” & “Hallamal” were chants to harness inner strength; a call to action, to uplift the spirit; these songs accompanied them through the darkness of the night and helped overcome whatever the physical and mental challenges of the expedition.
It is the spirit of challenge of these chants that they were converted into a national anthem for the emirates.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, closely associated with Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
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Origins
Historically, pearl diversPearl hunting
Pearl hunting or pearl diving refers to a largely obsolete method of retrieving pearls from pearl oysters, freshwater pearl mussels and, on rare occasions, other nacre-producing molluscs, such as abalone.-History:...
of the UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
sailed on month-long trips to earn their living. They braved wind and waves, challenging loneliness and death.
“Hoyamleih”, “Hoyamal” & “Hallamal” were chants to harness inner strength; a call to action, to uplift the spirit; these songs accompanied them through the darkness of the night and helped overcome whatever the physical and mental challenges of the expedition.
It is the spirit of challenge of these chants that they were converted into a national anthem for the emirates.