Which country's national anthem has verses sung{ in five different languages?
"was the co–national anthem with 'God Save The King'/'God Save The Queen' between 1938 and 1957, when it became the sole national anthem until 1994. ""Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"" () was composed of 8 stanzas (The original 4 in Afrikaans and 4 in English - a translation of the Afrikaans with a few modifications). It was seldom sung in its entirety; usually the first stanza was the most widely known and sung sometimes followed by the last stanza. When apartheid came to an end in the early 1990s, the future of ""Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"" was called into question. It"
"national anthem had 12 verses, but this was shortened to the first, third, fifth, and last verse in later editions. In common use, only the first verse (or stanza) and the last three lines of the fourth verse are sung. The first half of the last verse is rarely heard and the last line of each verse is repeated once. Denmark is one of only two countries in the world—the other being New Zealand—with two official national anthems. Officially, ""Kong Christian stod ved højen mast"" is both a national and a royal anthem; it has equal status with ""Der er"
"since adopted new national anthems. Since 1997, the South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of ""Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"" and the former state anthem ""Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"". ""Hymn to Liberty"" is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text. In 1865, the first three stanzas and later the first two officially became the national anthem of Greece and later also that of the Republic of Cyprus. ""Forged from the Love of Liberty"" was composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962) and was adopted"
"Capri Everitt Capri Aliyah Everitt (born August 30, 2004) is a Canadian singer and children's activist who is best known for receiving a Guinness World Record for ""most national anthems sung in their host countries in one year."" Everitt sang the national anthem in 80 countries between 2015-2016 (though only 76 counted for the record). She was eleven years old at the end of the tour. Everitt sang each country's national anthem in its own language, singing in a total of 41 different languages. The purpose of the tour was to raise money and awareness for orphaned and abandoned children,"
"draft in the newspaper. Song of Five Races Under One Union The Song of Five Races Under One Union () is a former national anthem of China. It was created in 1912 and used by the Provisional Government in Nanjing until the adoption of the Song to the Auspicious Cloud in 1913. After the establishment of the provisional government in Nanjing, the Ministry of Education under Cai Yuanpei asked the public for possible anthems (as well as coats of arms), and ""Song of Five Races under One Union"", with lyrics by Shen Enfu (沈恩孚) and music by Shen Pengnian (沈彭年),"
"national or most common language of the country, whether de facto or official, there are notable exceptions. Most commonly, states with more than one national language may offer several versions of their anthem, for instance: National anthems rose to prominence in Europe during the 19th century, but some originated much earlier. The presumed oldest national anthem belongs to the Netherlands and is called the ""Wilhelmus"". It was written between 1568 and 1572 during the Dutch Revolt and its current melody variant was composed shortly before 1626. It was a popular orangist march during the 17th century but it did not"
"become the official Dutch national anthem until 1932. The Japanese national anthem, ""Kimigayo"", has the oldest lyrics, which were taken from a Heian period (794–1185) poem, yet it was not set to music until 1880. The Philippine national anthem ""Lupang Hinirang"" was composed in 1898 as wordless incidental music for the ceremony declaring independence from the Spanish Empire. The Spanish poem ""Filipinas"" was written the following year to serve as the anthem's lyrics; the current Tagalog version dates to 1962. ""God Save the Queen"", the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem reserved for use in the"
"first verse of the English version was commonly sung; it has since been common to sing in both English and Māori. If the first verse is sung in Māori then it is repeated in English. ""Te Atua Mou E"" and ""Ko e Iki he Lagi"" are the national anthems of the Cook Islands and Niue, respectively. In 2012, Tokelau adopted a territorial anthem, ""Te Atua o Tokelau"", which is used alongside ""God Save the Queen"". National anthems of New Zealand New Zealand is one of only two countries in the world—the other being Denmark—with two official national anthems of equal"
"""Le Chant des Wallons"" and Flanders uses ""De Vlaamse Leeuw"". Czechoslovakia used to have an anthem composed of two parts, the Czech and the Slovak one. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic adopted the first part as its own anthem, Slovakia adopted the second part with slightly changed lyrics and an additional stanza. Although the United States of America has ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" as its official national anthem, each individual state and territory also has its own state anthem or song, along with the District of Columbia, with the sole exception of New Jersey. The Canadian province of"
"Song of Five Races Under One Union The Song of Five Races Under One Union () is a former national anthem of China. It was created in 1912 and used by the Provisional Government in Nanjing until the adoption of the Song to the Auspicious Cloud in 1913. After the establishment of the provisional government in Nanjing, the Ministry of Education under Cai Yuanpei asked the public for possible anthems (as well as coats of arms), and ""Song of Five Races under One Union"", with lyrics by Shen Enfu (沈恩孚) and music by Shen Pengnian (沈彭年), was released as a"
"(modulates) and ends in a different key, a feature it shares with the Italian and the Philippine national anthems, makes it compositionally unusual. The lyrics employ the five of the most widely spoken of South Africa's eleven official languages – Xhosa (first stanza, first two lines), Zulu (first stanza, last two lines), Sesotho (second stanza), Afrikaans (third stanza), and English (final stanza). The first half was arranged by M. Kumhalo and the latter half of the song was arranged by Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, who also wrote the final verse. From the late 1940s to the early 1990s, South Africa was governed"
"anthem's lyrics were written by former president and poet Rafael Nuñez, who also wrote the country's first constitution. A similar case is Liberia, the national anthem of which was written by its third president, Daniel Bashiel Warner. While most national anthems are in the major scale, there are a number of notable exceptions. For example, these anthems are in the minor scale: These anthems use pentatonic scales: And these anthems have unique modes/modulations: National anthem The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. The countries of Latin America, Central Asia, and Europe tend towards more ornate and"
"only a small percentage can recite it all. Because Switzerland has four national languages, the lyrics of the original German song were translated into the other three national languages: French, Italian and Romansh. Among proposed replacements for the psalm, Swiss Psalm The Swiss Psalm ( , , , ) is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808–1854). Since then, it has been frequently sung at patriotic events. The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the official anthem. This was because the council wanted the people to express"
"Laoren Diao (""sad tune""), Kudiao (""crying tune""), and Madiao (""scolding tune""). There are no fixed occasions to sing. It can be performed on various occasions, such as at weddings, memorial ceremonies, sacrificial rites, or at work. The story of Ashma has been translated into more than 20 languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Korean. In Japan, it has been adapted as a radio play, an opera, and a children's drama. In China, it has been produced as a film entitled ""Ashma,"" the first color film of the People's Republic of China in 1964, a Peking opera, a"
"with twelve of 43 participants singing in their country's native language (not including Estonia, whose representative opted to sing in Italian). The voting system used in the contest has changed over the years. The current system has been in place since 2016, and is a positional voting system. Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury of votes of five music professionals and the other from televoting. Historically, a country's votes were decided by an internal jury, but in 1997 five countries (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and the"
"public for possible anthems (as well as coats of arms), and ""Song of Five Races under One Union"" (五旗共和歌), with lyrics by Shen Enfu (沈恩孚) and music by Shen Pengnian (沈彭年), was released as a draft in the newspaper. ""Unofficial"" Also called ""Patriotic Song"" (愛國歌), ""How Great is Our China!"" (泱泱哉，我中華！) has lyrics written by Liang Qichao and music by overseas Chinese at Datong School (大同學校), Yokohama. Released in 1912, it became quite popular, especially among students. ""Official"" The ""Song to the Auspicious Cloud"" has two versions, one used in 1913 and another after 1920. On April 8, 1913, this"
"Arirang ""Arirang"" (; ) is a Korean folk song often considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to, ""Arirang, arirang, arariyo ()"" It is estimated the song is more than 600 years old. ""Arirang"" is included twice on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. South Korea successfully submitted the song for inclusion on the UNESCO list in 2012. North Korea also successfully submitted the song for inclusion in 2014. In 2015, the South Korean Cultural Heritage Administration added the song to"
"National anthem of Mauritania The national anthem of Mauritania (), also known by its incipit ""Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram"" (; ), was adopted on 16 November 2017 and was composed by Rageh Daoud. In March 2017, following a referendum to amend the constitution of July 1991, the Mauritanian National Assembly adopted a new national anthem to replace the previous one. It has five verses, with a chorus repeated after each verse. The first verse and chorus are below including the fifth verse and the final chorus. the lyrics in the bracket is sung in an extended version of the anthem."
"based on a twelve-verse poem. Today, only verses 1, 2, 5, 9, and 12 are used in the national anthem. Limba noastră ""Limba noastră"" (, meaning ""Our Language"") has been the national anthem of the Republic of Moldova since 1994. For a short period before that, the official anthem of the country was Deșteaptă-te, române!, which was also (and remains today as) the national anthem of Romania. The lyrics were written by Alexei Mateevici (1888–1917) a month before his death. Mateevici contributed significantly to the national emancipation of Bessarabia. The music was composed by Alexandru Cristea (1890–1942). Uniquely among national"
"its own language. She sang in a total of 41 different languages during the tour. The last stop was on August 12, 2016. She received a Guinness World Record for ""most national anthems sung in their host countries in one year."" She then traveled around the world with her family and nine-year-old brother Bowen and sang the national anthem in about 80 countries. Everitt sang the national anthem in 41 languages, as she sang each country's anthem in its native language. Her final stop was in the United States where she performed at a Washington Nationals baseball game. At each"
"National anthem The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. The countries of Latin America, Central Asia, and Europe tend towards more ornate and operatic pieces, while those in the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, and the Caribbean use a more simplistic fanfare. Some countries that are devolved into multiple constituent states have their own official musical compositions for them (such as with the United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union); their constituencies' songs are sometimes referred to as national anthems even though they are not sovereign states. A national anthem is most often in the"
"many languages, including Cherokee (hear it sung by Tsasuyeda on YouTube); Chinese (""祢真偉大""), Japanese, Korean (주 하나님 지으신 모든세계), Indonesian (""bila kulihat bintang germelapan"" sang with indonesia singer nikita.came in kidung jemat 64), Czech (""Ó velký Bože, tvá když vidím díla""), Dutch (""O Heer mijn God""), Polish (""Gdy na ten świat""), Romanian (""O, Doamne Mare!"" and ""Spre Cel din slăvi"", Spanish (""Cuan Grande es Él""), Slovak (""Nebeský Bože, Tvorca všehomíra""), Vietnamese (""Lớn Bấy Duy Ngài""), Breton (""""Tridal a ra va c'halon"""", ""My heart quivers"") and even two Esperanto versions: ""Ho granda Dio, kiam mi rigardas"", which was translated by William"
"from a national anthem. While a national anthem or ""gukka"" is an official symbol of the state, ""aegukka"" refers to any song, official or unofficial, that contains patriotic fervor towards its country, such as Hungary's ""Szózat"" or the U.S. ""The Stars and Stripes Forever"". However, the nationally designated ""Aegukka"" plays the role of symbolizing the country. In general shorthand, the term ""aegukka"" refers to the national anthem of North Korea. The Korean exile government (1919–1945) in Shanghai, China adopted as their national anthem ""Aegukga"" (which has the same name with a different Romanization), to the tune of ""Auld Lang Syne""."
"In one case, a young man of Afro-Mexican descent was stopped by police and forced to sing the national anthem to prove his nationality. In a separate incident in Japan, police officers asked four men to sing the Mexican national anthem after they were arrested in Tokyo on charges of breaking and entering. However, when the men could not sing the song, it was discovered that they were Colombians holding forged Mexican passports. They were later charged with more counts on theft of merchandise and money. Though the ""de facto"" language of Mexico is Spanish, there are still people who"
"followed. However, the traditional vocal adaptation composed by Alberto Nepomuceno was so well established by the time it became official that the interpretations of the national anthem that depart from the official orchestration or from the official vocal adaptation are few. Indeed, although other arrangements are now allowed, the traditional form tends to prevail, so that, with few exceptions, even celebrity singers tend to only lend their voices to the singing of the official vocal adaptation by Alberto Nepomuceno. The anthem is sung in Brazil's official national language, the Portuguese language. The song consists of two consecutive stanzas. The adoption"
"since their participation began in the first contest. These absences, in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003 were caused by poor results in previous contests that relegated Switzerland from the contest. Switzerland has four official languages, French, German, Italian, and Romansh. For decades, the song requirements stated that the song had to be performed in a national language, which gave Switzerland leeway as they could perform in any of the four languages. Out of their 58 appearances in the Contest, Switzerland has sent 52 songs, 24 of which were in French, 12 in German, 12 in English, 9 in Italian, and"
"Champions"" and ""We Will Rock You"", and some sporting events have their own anthems, most notably including UEFA Champions League. Further, some songs are artistically styled as anthems, whether or not they are used as such, including Marilyn Manson's ""Irresponsible Hate Anthem"", Silverchair's ""Anthem for the Year 2000"", and Toto's ""Child's Anthem"". Although anthems are used to distinguish states and territories, there are instances of shared anthems. ""Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"" became a pan-African liberation anthem and was later adopted as the national anthem of five countries in Africa including Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia and Zimbabwe after independence. Zimbabwe and Namibia have"
"the first song to be sung in an African language, apart from Arabic. Since the language rule was abolished in 1999, songs in English have become increasingly more common. In 2016 all but three out of 36 semi-finalists had songs in English, with only two (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) performing songs in their native languages, as Austria sent a song in French. In the final, all but three out of 26 contestants had songs in English. After Salvador Sobral's win in 2017 with a Portuguese-language song, the 2018 edition saw a significant increase in the use of native languages,"
"Xhosa and the last two in Zulu. The second stanza is sung in Sesotho. The third stanza consists of a verbatim section of the former South African national anthem, ""Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"", and is sung in Afrikaans. The fourth and final stanza, sung in English, is a modified version of the closing lines of ""Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"". A Swahili version of the hymn with modified lyrics is used as the national anthem of Tanzania under the name of ""Mungu ibariki Afrika"". The hymn was the national anthem of Zambia from independence in 1964 until 1973 when the lyrics"
"said: Of course everything depends on the repertoire which is quite large – more than two thousand works. Depending on the concert we choose a special repertoire. We have a rule that we try not to break. In any country we sing 2–3 songs in the native language of the people who live there. As a rule it helps to find a rapport with, and the appreciation of, the audience. And for us it is some kind of musical gift, to honour the host country and its people. For instance in Canada when we sang the National Anthem of Russia"
"as Hindi and Nepali. It was set to music by Sapan Ghimire and sung by Shreya Sotang from Nepal. It has been translated into 30 languages including Tamil, Russian, and Chinese and has received acclaim. On World Environment Day 2017, Abhay K's Earth Anthem composed by L. Subramaniam and sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy was released in Brasilia. Abhay also wrote an anthem for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in an attempt to foster South Asian consciousness and bring the member states of SAARC together. It has spurred discussions on the need for an official SAARC Anthem. He"
"even though the national anthems of Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and those of several other countries have more than one language version. The Cabinet's decision had followed a paper on the national flag and national anthem produced by Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W. D. J. Senewiratne. The paper had drawn on the Singaporean model where the national anthem is sung in the official lyrics and not any translation of the lyrics. Based on this the paper recommended that the Sri Lankan national anthem only be sung in Sinhala and the Tamil translation be abolished. The paper's authors had failed"
"by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962. ""Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada"" is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau and was also the national anthem of Cape Verde until 1996. ""Oben am jungen Rhein"", national anthem of Liechtenstein is set to the tune of ""God Save the Queen"". Other anthems that have used the same melody include ""Heil dir im Siegerkranz"", ""Kongesangen"", ""My Country, 'Tis of Thee"", ""Rufst du, mein Vaterland"", ""E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua"" and ""The Prayer of Russians"". The Estonian anthem ""Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm"" is set to a melody"