Persia
"Salamatih Shah!"

Words by: Bizhan Taraghghi
Music by: J. B. Lemair and Siavah Beizai
In use to: 1933

Now known as Iran, this was the first anthem of the country then known as Persia (the name change was requested in 1935). It, like the next anthem used by the country, glorifies the Shah (ruler) and was originally composed by J. B. Lemair and was played only once during the Sultan's visit to France. It was then rearranged and composed by Siavah Beizai. The introduction, the middle part and the end part of this piece are not Lemair's work, but were composed by Siavash Beizai, to make the piece more of a military march.

Special thanks to: Pavel Zinovatny for providing me with the music file and Mohammadreza Yassini for the Farsi lyrics

See also: Iran (1933-1979), Iran (1980-1990), Iran (1990-).