Awen female given name. It appears in the third stanza of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, the national anthem of Wales. "Awen" derives from the Indo-European root "*-uel", meaning 'to blow', and has the same root as the Welsh word "awel" meaning 'breeze'. The first recorded attestation of the word occurs in Nennius' "Historia Brittonum", a Latin text of c. 796, based in part on earlier writings by the Welsh monk, Gildas. It occurs in the phrase 'Tunc talhaern tat aguen in poemate claret' (Talhaern the father of the muse was then renowned in poetry) where the Old Welsh word "aguen" (awen)
National Anthem of Saudi Arabia National Anthem of Saudi Arabia The "National Anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" (, ") was first officially adopted in 1950 without lyrics. It was then adopted again in 1984 with lyrics written by Ibrahim Khafaji (). The original composition was by Abdul-Rahman al-Khateeb () in 1947 and the brass instrumental version was later arranged by Seraj Omar (). It is referred to by Saudi Arabians as simply as "The National Anthem" (, "), although it is commonly known by its incipit, "Sārʿī" (, "Hasten"). The lyrics call upon the country to hasten to greatness and raise the flag,