Kaba Ma Kyei

ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်
နိုင်ငံတော်သီချင်း
English: National Anthem of ; the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
	music sheet for second verse
	National anthem of Myanmar
Lyrics	YMB Saya Tin and Thakins (1930); U Sein Mya Maung (1947);
Music	YMB Saya Tin, 1930
Published	1930 (as “Dobama Song”); 1947 (as “National Anthem”);
Adopted	27 June 1936 (by the second conference of Dobama Asiayon); 1 August 1943 (by the State of Burma); 22 September 1947 (by the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma);
Audio sample
	Instrumental rendition of the second verse by the U.S. Navy Band file; help;

The national anthem of Myanmar consists of two parts; the first half is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western-style orchestra. Because of the second half, both the "State Song" and its predecessor "Dobama Song" are popularly known as "Kaba Ma Kyei" (Burmese: ကမ္ဘာမကျေ [gəbà mə tɕè]; lit. 'Till the End of the World').

Schools start with the students saluting to the State Flag and the Martyrs, followed by singing the National Anthem and saluting the Anthem. At Offices, this procedure is done at a designated time in the afternoon. A long-standing tradition is that those who sing the national anthem bow to salute at the end, as a show of respect for the nation. At schools, offices and formal gatherings, the command "နေမြဲ" (As you were!) is shouted to conclude the salute.