Quisqueyanos valientes (“Valiant Quisqueyans”) is the national anthem of the Dominican Republic. Its music was composed by José Rufino Reyes Siancas (1835-1905), and its lyrics were written by Emilio Prud’homme (1856-1932). The first public performance of Himno Nacional (English: “National Anthem”) took place on August 17, 1883 at the Masonic Lodge “Esperanza No.9” (“Esperanza” means […]
Kde domov můj? (Czech pronunciation in English: Where is my home?) was written by the composer František Škroup and the playwright Josef Kajetán Tyl as a part of the incidental music to the comedy Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka (Fidlovačka, or No Anger and No Brawl). It was performed for the first time […]
Aegukka (The Patriotic Song) is the national anthem of North Korea. It is also known by the first phrase of the song Ach’imŭn pinnara or “Let Morning Shine.” Before the founding of North Korea, the northern part of Korea initially had as its anthem the same song as South Korea, but North Korea adopted this […]
“Arise, O Compatriots” is the national anthem of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was adopted in 1978, and replaced 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 […]
Pátria Amada is the National Anthem of Mozambique, it replaced Viva, Viva a FRELIMO in 2002. Pátria Amada Mozambique National anthem English Translation: I In the memory of Africa and the World Beautiful fatherland of those that dared to fight Mozambique, your name is freedom The Sun of June forever will shine Chorus (2x) Mozambique, […]
A Portuguesa (English: The Portuguese Hymn), Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ], is the national anthem of Portugal. It was composed by Alfredo Keil and written by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça during the resurgent nationalist movement ignited by the 1890 British ultimatum to Portugal concerning its African colonies. Adopted as the marching song of the failed republican […]
“Majulah Singapura” (“Onward Singapore”) is the national anthem of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of the City Council of Singapore, the song was selected in 1959 as the island’s anthem when it attained self-government. Upon full independence in 1965, “Majulah Singapura” was formally adopted as […]
“Ja, vi elsker dette landet” (In English: “Yes, we love this country”) is the national anthem of Norway. It is commonly referred to as just “Ja, vi elsker” (“Yes, we love”). The lyrics were written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson between 1859 and 1868, and the melody was written by his cousin Rikard Nordraak in 1864. It […]
As Salam al Amiri is the national anthem of the state of Qatar. It was written by Sheikh Mubarak bin Saïf al Thani. It was performed for the first time on Saturday 7 December 1996 during the reception of GCC leaders on the occasion of the 17th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Doha. […]
Lupang Hinirang is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julian Felipe, with lyrics in Spanish adapted from the poem Filipinas, written by José Palma in 1899. Originally written as incidental music, it did not have words when it was adopted as the National Anthem of the Philippines and […]