"Anthem of the Slovene nation Anthem of the Slovene nation () is based on a ""carmen figuratum"" poem by the 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet France Prešeren, inspired by the ideals of ""Liberté, égalité, fraternité"", and is one of the national symbols of Slovenia as a sovereign nation. The words of the current Slovene national anthem are all or part of ""Zdravljica"", written by the 19th-century Slovene poet France Prešeren; the music was written by the Slovene composer Stanko Premrl in 1905. Emphasising internationalism, it was defined in 1994 as the anthem with the ""Act on the national symbols of Slovenia""."
"acclaim your beauty Towards the horizon look up Frisks with the tumultuous accents Of your proud children all trained Caressed promises of future Refrain: The work of your burning ground Endless will soak the ardent hearts, And the virtues of your children The girdle of a triumphant diadem. Refrain: May God keep you in his goodness, May the happiness of your beloved soil, The love of the brethren be the key, Honor, Unity and Freedom. This anthem has been replaced since 1984 by a new anthem, the Ditanyè. Republic of Upper Volta The Republic of Upper Volta (), now Burkina"
"Land of the Rising Sun (anthem) ""Land of the Rising Sun"" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria. The tune was adopted from Sibelius' ""Finlandia"", and written by Nnamdi Azikiwe. Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish,<br> Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;<br> We must defend our lives or we shall perish,<br> We shall protect our lives from all our foes;<br> But if the price is death for all we hold dear,<br> Then let us die without a shred of fear.<br> Hail to Biafra, consecrated nation,<br> O fatherland, this be"
"Vaterlandslied (Arndt) The (Song of the Fatherland) is a patriotic poem written by Ernst Moritz Arndt in 1812. It is also known by its first lines "" (The God who made iron grow, did not want slaves). The song was written to denounce the fact that several German states fought on the side of Napoleon to the detriment of their own nation. In 1812, the armies of the Confederation of the Rhine, Austria and Prussia participated in the French invasion of Russia. Many patriots such as Baron von Stein and Ernst Moritz Arndt left Germany and got positions in the"
"Patrie,"" ""Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs"" ""Liberté, Liberté chérie,"" ""Combats avec tes défenseurs! (bis)"" ""Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire"" ""Accoure à tes mâles accents,"" ""Que tes ennemis expirants"" ""Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire!"" ""Aux armes, citoyens ... ""(Couplet des enfants)"" ""Nous entrerons dans la carrière"" ""Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus,"" ""Nous y trouverons leur poussière"" ""Et la trace de leurs vertus (bis)"" ""Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre"" ""Que de partager leur cercueil,"" ""Nous aurons le sublime orgueil"" ""De les venger ou de les suivre"" ""Aux armes, citoyens ..."" </poem> <poem style=""margin-left:2em; float:left;"">Arise, children of the Fatherland,"
"the humanist call:<br> To give and not to count the cost’ each day;<br> Bless those who rule to serve with resoluteness,<br> To make this clime a land of righteousness.<br> Land of the Rising Sun (anthem) ""Land of the Rising Sun"" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria. The tune was adopted from Sibelius' ""Finlandia"", and written by Nnamdi Azikiwe. Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish,<br> Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;<br> We must defend our lives or we shall perish,<br> We shall protect our lives from all our foes;<br>"
"Arise, O Compatriots ""Arise, O Compatriots"" is the national anthem of Nigeria. It was adopted in the late 1970s and is the country's second ever national anthem. It was adopted in 1978 and replaced the previous national anthem, ""Nigeria, We Hail Thee"". The lyrics are a combination of words and phrases taken from five of the best entries in a national contest. The words were put to music by the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of Benedict E. Odiase. Though it has two verses, usually the first is only sung on most occasions. The Nigerian pledge of allegiance is"
"Guinea; We are independent and we're free Papua New Guinea.</poem> O Arise, All You Sons ""O Arise, All You Sons"" is the national anthem of Papua New Guinea. The 'National Identity Act' of Papua New Guinea was formed in 1971, motivating the country to create a national flag, a national emblem, a national pledge and a national anthem. The Papua New Guinean national flag and emblem were adopted four years earlier. However the National Anthem remained undecided until 1975. Although many songs were submitted to be the anthem, the National Executive Council decided a week before the country's Independence Day"
"O Arise, All You Sons ""O Arise, All You Sons"" is the national anthem of Papua New Guinea. The 'National Identity Act' of Papua New Guinea was formed in 1971, motivating the country to create a national flag, a national emblem, a national pledge and a national anthem. The Papua New Guinean national flag and emblem were adopted four years earlier. However the National Anthem remained undecided until 1975. Although many songs were submitted to be the anthem, the National Executive Council decided a week before the country's Independence Day (10 September 1975), to adopt the anthem that was composed"
"(not an official title) is a parody of ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic"", known and sung by schoolchildren throughout the United States and in some locations in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Like the Battle Hymn itself, the parody is sung to the tune of ""John Brown's Body"". In versions known to have appeared in print, the opening line always changes the original 'Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord' to 'Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school.' Also, the first line of the refrain, 'Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!',"
"The day of glory has arrived! Against us, tyranny's Bloody standard is raised, ""(repeat)"" Do you hear, in the countryside, The roar of those ferocious soldiers? They're coming right into your arms To cut the throats of your sons, your women! To arms, citizens, Form your battalions, Let's march, let's march! Let an impure blood Water our furrows! What does this horde of slaves, Of traitors and conspiring kings want? For whom have these vile chains, These irons, been long prepared? ""(repeat)"" Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage What furious action it must arouse! It is to us they dare"
"and work for that bright day When o'er earth's habitations No war, no strife shall hold its sway Who long to see That all men free No more shall foes, but neighbours be!</poem> <br> ""And a more literal translation:"" May all peoples thrive<br> That yearn (desiderium) to see the day<br> When wheresoever the Sun walks,<br> strife shall be banished from the world.<br> When every kinsman<br> shall be free<br> And not a devil but a neighbor shall the adjoining-land's dweller be!^ Historically, the national anthem from 1860 until the beginning of the 1990s, was ""Naprej, zastava slave"" (""Forward, Flag of Glory""),"
"Ode to the Motherland ""Ode to the Motherland""() is a famous patriotic song of the People's Republic of China, written and music composed by Wang Xin () (26 October 1918–October 15, 2007) during the period immediately after the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949–1951). It is sometimes honoured as ""the second national anthem"" of the PRC. The song was performed on the opening ceremony of 2008 Summer Olympics. It is the opening music of the radio programs ""News and newspapers Summary"" (新闻和报纸摘要) and ""National Network News"" (全国新闻联播) of China National Radio. Also, it is the closing music of"
"it's free again once more; Now and always the Fatherland is dear To the Portuguese prowess. Onward, Portuguese... The dawn of Freedom is upon us Filling with Nation with bliss Glory be upon Minho, the first Who made their cries heard! Onward, Portuguese... Follow, People, the example Of such heroism: Never again let tyrants Threatern our Freedom. Onward, Portuguese... Flee, despots! Flee, Vile butchers of the Nation! Free, the Fatherland banishes you, Slavery is no more! Onward, Portuguese... </poem> Maria da Fonte anthem The """"Maria da Fonte"" anthem"" (), also known as the ""Anthem of Minho"" () is a Portuguese"
"Russian state. With the music of Albert Methfessel (1785–1869), Arndt's "" became very popular during the German Campaign of 1813, and remained part of the canon of patriotic songs throughout the 19th and early 20th century. Vaterlandslied (Arndt) The (Song of the Fatherland) is a patriotic poem written by Ernst Moritz Arndt in 1812. It is also known by its first lines "" (The God who made iron grow, did not want slaves). The song was written to denounce the fact that several German states fought on the side of Napoleon to the detriment of their own nation. In 1812,"
"risen, my beautiful mother,<br> Born with the nation, in strife of Freedom's travail and tears,<br> Formed of the new-word stuff and breath of the great Primeval,<br> Strong in the valiant thews and the heart of the Pioneers. Blessed are they of old appointed by God for they keeping,<br> Men of the larger life, world-sculptors, captains, seers<br> Of the time to be, in they wilderness birth <br> Fruits of this perfect tree, glory of coming years. Up, through sorrow and toil Thou hast struggled, my beautiful mother,<br> Life wars, lures of the dust, pangs of becoming, flashes<br> Of world-hate conquered and"
"National Anthem of the Altai Republic The anthem of the Altai Republic (Altaian: Алтай Республиканыҥ Гимны, ""Altay Respublikanıñ Gimnı"") is the title of the anthem of the Altai Republic, a federal subject of Russia. The music was composed by V. Peshnyak and the lyrics were written by Arzhan Adarov. It was adopted officially on 11 September 2001. The first three verses are sung in the native Gorno-Altay language, and the last two are sung in Russian. <poem>Blue skies full of stars, So vast, yet free is the Khan of Altai. The three peaks of the calm Taigas This sacred, ancient"
"A di mi yere yu friyari ""A di mi yere yu friyari"" is a very popular birthday song in Suriname. The lyrics are in the Surinamese language Sranan Tongo. The song consists of only two verses of which either the first or both can be sung. Kids like to shout ""hachoo"" (an onomatopoeia of a sneeze) after the first verse just because it rhymes. The tune is most famously used in ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic"", a hymn from the American civil war, better known for its refrain ""Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!"". The origin of the lyrics of ""A di"
"of the delicious and fragrant meadows. And the tree branches and leaves will fall and the flowers of a dear new succulent era. The sacred chanting of life rang in the dreamy enchanted temple, and declared in the universe that ambition is the flame of life and spirit of glory. So if the souls will to live, then destiny must answer. Humat al-Hima (Defenders of the Homeland) O defenders of the Homeland! Rally around to the glory of our time! The blood surges in our veins, We die for the sake of our land. Let the heavens roar with thunder"
"well-known American patriotic song. The ""Glory, Hallelujah"" tune was a folk hymn developed in the oral hymn tradition of camp meetings in the southern United States and first documented in the early 1800s. In the first known version, ""Canaan's Happy Shore,"" the text includes the verse ""Oh! Brothers will you meet me (3×)/On Canaan's happy shore?"" and chorus ""There we'll shout and give him glory (3×)/For glory is his own""; this developed into the familiar ""Glory, glory, hallelujah"" chorus by the 1850s. The tune and variants of these words spread across both the southern and northern United States. At a"
"gun is fired!<br> Its echoes thrill the land,<br> And the bounding hearts of the patriot throng,<br> Now firmly take their stand;<br> We will bow no more to the tyrant few,<br> Who scorn our long forbearing,<br> But with Columbia's stars and stripes<br> We'll quench their trait'rous daring. Chorus—Arise! arise! arise!<br> And gird ye for the fight,<br> And let our watchword ever be,<br> ""May God protect the right!"" 3.<br> The first gun is fired!<br> Oh, heed the signal well,<br> And the thunder tone as it rolls along<br> Shall sound oppression's knell;<br> For the arm of freedom is mighty still,<br> But strength shall"
"Hymn of the Republic"" ""(Verse)"" ""We're the mighty Eagles""<br> ""And we always battle through""<br> ""The mighty flying Eagles""<br> ""Wearing Gold and Green and Blue""<br> ""Sound the Siren, turn us loose""<br> ""And watch the Feathers fly""<br> ""And you'll see what we can do"" ""(Chorus)"" ""We're the mighty flying Eagles""<br> ""We're the mighty flying Eagles""<br> ""We're the mighty flying Eagles""<br> ""In Gold and Green and Blue"" ""(Home Run)"" ""In Gold and Green and Blue"" ""italics"" current coach ""italics"" current captain<br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> Premiership Captain (Justin Cicolella was acting captain for the 2006 Premiership) Presented to best on ground for South Australia in a"
"God, Honour, Fatherland God, Honour, Fatherland or Honour and Fatherland (Polish: ""Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna"" or ""Honor i Ojczyzna"") is one of the unofficial mottos of Poland. It is commonly seen as the motto of the military of Poland, and has been confirmed as such by several Polish legal decrees. It traces its history to the era of partitions of Poland and Polish service in Napoleonic army. The noun ""ojczyzna"" is derived from ""ojciec"" (the Polish word for ""father""), which is why ""fatherland"" is a common translation of the term. Sometimes it is interpreted as literally ""land of the fathers"". However,"
"later reworked the ""Finlandia Hymn"" into a stand-alone piece. This hymn, with words written in 1941 by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, is one of the most important national songs of Finland. Today, during modern performances of the full-length ""Finlandia"", a chorus is sometimes involved, singing the lyrics with the hymn section. With different words, it is also sung as a Christian hymn (""Be Still, My Soul"", ""Hail, Festal Day"", in Italian evangelical churches: Veglia al mattino), and was the national anthem of the short-lived African state of Biafra (""Land of the Rising Sun""). In Wales the tune is used for Lewis"
"English loanwords, some of which are ""beisbol"" - baseball, ""hamburgesa"" - hamburger (these two are actual Spanish words), ""beeras"" - beers, and ""dryvebyshooting"" - drive by shooting. The San Sombrèran national anthem is ""O Patria Gloriosa"" (O Glorious Motherland), written in 1853 by independence leader Juan Robirro, who is famous for uttering ""He who loves his country, lives forever"" shortly before falling off a ladder and dying. The national anthem is set to a bossa nova beat, and loyal citizens of San Sombrèro will stand respectfully, place a hand on each hip and start to gyrate while the anthem is"
"nation has been removed: the opening line now states ""Ukraine's glory has not yet died, nor her freedom"" (Ще не вмерла України, і слава, і воля). Article 20 of the Constitution of Ukraine (28 June 1996) designates Verbytsky's music for the national anthem: Official version of lyrics used since 2003 The first stanza of Chubynsky's original poem is somewhat similar to the first stanza of national anthems of Poland, Yugoslavia, and Israel. Original version published in 1863 (""note the archaic orthography"") Draft version of lyrics used prior to 2003 (""note how the first stanza is different from the official version"")"
"Mer Hayrenik ""Mer Hayrenik"" (, ; lit. 'Our Fatherland') is the national anthem of Armenia. Barsegh Kanachyan composed the music, while the lyrics were authored by Mikael Nalbandian. First adopted in 1918 as the anthem of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia, it was subsequently banned after the country was invaded and incorporated into the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of the USSR and the restoration of sovereignty in 1991, the song was re-adopted as the national anthem of the newly-independent state, albeit with slightly modified lyrics. The lyrics of ""Mer Hayrenik"" were derived from a poem written by Mikael"
"in tears and some of our hearts were too big for utterance. The gift of tongues come upon us also like the rushing of a mighty wind and my soul was filled with the glory of God. The first words come from ""The American Star"" which begins, ""The spirits of Washington, Warren, Montgomery"" and ""then goes on to praise these heroes of the Revolution who yet watch over nineteenth-century patriots."" The chorus is sung as above after each stanza. However the first line becomes ""We'll sing and we'll shout with ""His"" armies of heaven"" for the last chorus in the"
"the history in its pomps engraved forever;<br> your soil is center of enormous riches,<br> your sky, the most beautiful that the sun has illuminated! I <br> Gentle amazona with a smiling face,<br> valiant you show yourself over a high rock;<br> the laurels encircle your olympic forehead<br> and the wind hoists your graceful pennant! II <br> To the tragic encounter of hirsute lions,<br> your eagles went in a triumphal march;<br> and the sun at San Félix shone in your escutcheons!,<br> and your name was inmortal henceforth! III <br> You enclose, oh Homeland! the beautiful and the great.<br> The glory makes you"
"already in the arena was billed as ""a reminder and a promise of a once and future better life"". Youth choirs began a cappella performances of the informal anthems of the four nations of the UK: ""Jerusalem"" (for England, sung by a live choir in the stadium and beginning with a solo from eleven-year-old Humphrey Keeper), ""Danny Boy"" (from the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland), ""Flower of Scotland"" (from Edinburgh Castle in Scotland), and ""Bread of Heaven"" (from Rhossili Beach in Wales – sung in English). These were inter-cut with footage of notable Rugby Union Home Nations' tries, England's winning"
"composed in 1848 by Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius which is also that of the national anthem of Finland: ""Maamme"" (""Vårt Land"" in Swedish). It is also considered to be national anthem for the Livonian people with lyrics ""Min izāmō, min sindimō"", ""My Fatherland, my native land"". ""Hey, Slavs"" is dedicated to Slavic peoples. Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under the title ""Hey, Slovaks"" (""Hej, Slováci"") by Samuel Tomášik and it has since served as the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, the anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, the anthem of the SFR Yugoslavia and the transitional"
"Pátria gigante Que é berço de glórias e berço de heróis Levanta-se em ondas de luz deslumbrante, O sol, Liberdade cercada de sóis. Pela força do Direito pela força da Razão, Cai por terra o preconceito Levanta-se uma Nação. Pela força do Direito pela força da Razão, Cai por terra o preconceito Levanta-se uma Nação. Não mais diferenças de sangues e raças Não mais regalias sem termos fatais, A força está toda do povo nas massas, irmãos somos todos e todos iguais. Da liberdade adorada. No deslumbrante clarão Banha o povo a fronte ousada E avigora o coração. Da liberdade"
"Amhrán na bhFiann """" (), called ""The Soldier's Song"" in English, is the Irish national anthem. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, the original English lyrics by Kearney, and the Irish-language translation, now usually heard, by Liam Ó Rinn. The song has three verses, but only the choral refrain has been officially designated the national anthem. The Presidential Salute, played when the President of Ireland arrives at an official engagement, consists of the first four bars of the national anthem immediately followed by the last five. The song, as ""A Soldier's Song"", was composed ""early in"