National Anthem
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National anthems, past and present, of countries (past and present) should use this type. With this type, you can enter not only the country (or countries) that use the song as an anthem, but the dates during which the song was the anthem. Because...
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| Yumi, Yumi, Yumi | Song | Vanuatu | 1980 |
"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" ("We, We, We") is the national anthem of Vanuatu. It was written and composed by François Vincent Ayssav (born 1955) and adopted in 1980.
CHORUS:Yumi, Yumi, yumi i glat long talem seYumi, yumi, yumi i man blong Vanuatu
God i...
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| Advance Australia Fair | Song | Australia | 1984 |
"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish–born composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then, the...
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| The Star-Spangled Banner |
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Song | United States | Mar 3, 1931 |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old amateur poet who wrote "Defence of Fort McHenry" after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry at...
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| March of the Volunteers |
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March of the Volunteers is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and therefore, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since July 1, 1997 and the Macau Special Administrative Region since December 20, 1999, written by the...
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| National Anthem of the Republic of China |
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"National Anthem of the Republic of China" , is the current national anthem of the Republic of China (ROC). It discusses how the vision and hopes of a new nation and its people can and should be achieved and maintained using the Three Principles of...
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Song | Japan | 1999 |
, often translated as "May your reign last forever" is Japan's national anthem, and is also one of the world's shortest national anthems in current use. The lyrics are based on a ''Waka'' poem written in the ''Heian'' period, sung to a melody...
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Song | Mexico | 1943 |
The National Anthem of Mexico was officially adopted in 1943. The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to Mexican victories in the heat of battle and cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra in 1853...
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| God Save the Queen |
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Song | United Kingdom |
"God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realm; it is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of Australia, Canada, the Isle...
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Song | Canada | Jul 1, 1980 |
"O Canada" is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, for the 1880 St. Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony. Calixa Lavallée wrote the music, which was...
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| Tiến Quân Ca | Song | Vietnam | 1976 |
"Army March" (Vietnamese language: Tiến Quân Ca) is the national anthem of Vietnam. It was written and composed by Văn Cao (1923-1995) in 1944, and was adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. It became the...
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| Phleng Chat | Song | Thailand | Dec 10, 1939 |
The national anthem of Thailand was adopted on 10 December 1939. The melody was composed by Peter Feit (Thai name: Phra Jenduriyang), 1883-1968, the son of a German immigrant and royal advisor for music. The words are by Luang Saranuprapan. Phleng...
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| Pheng Xat Lao | Song | Laos | 1947 |
"Pheng Xat Lao" was composed by Dr. Thongdy Sounthonevichit (1905-1968) in 1941 and adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1947. The original lyrics were replaced when the Lao People's Democratic Republic was established in 1975 by...
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| National Anthem of Russia |
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The Hymn of the Russian Federation is the national anthem of Russia.
It is an adaptation of the national anthem of the Soviet Union of 1944, with music originally composed by Alexander Alexandrov. The lyrics were revised for the anthem of the...
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| Jana Gana Mana |
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Song | India |
Jana Gana Mana ( Jôno Gôno Mono) is the national anthem of India. Written in Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian...
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| Bilady, Bilady, Bilady | Song | Egypt | 1979 |
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady ("My country, my country, my country"; Arabic: بلادي بلادي بلادي) has been Egypt's national anthem since 1979. The lyrics and melody were composed by Sayed Darwish (1892-1932). Although the song has three stanzas, only the...
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| İstiklâl Marşı |
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The İstiklâl Marşı (Independence March) is the Turkish National Anthem, officially adopted on March 12, 1921 - two years before the October 29, 1923 establishment of the modern day Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the...
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| Lupang Hinirang |
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Song | Philippines |
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 a young poet-soldier named Jose Palma in 1899.
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| Aegukka | Song |
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...
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| Aegukga | Song | South Korea | 1948 |
Aegukga is the national anthem of South Korea, though it is not legally recognized as such. The title literally means "The Song of Love for the Country," or "The Patriotic Song."
It is believed that the lyrics were written at the time of the corner...
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| Bügd Nairamdakh Mongol | Song |
The National Anthem of Mongolia was created in 1950. The music is a composition by Bilegiin Damdinsüren (1919 - 1991) and Luvsanyamts Murdorj (1915 - 1996), the lyrics were written by Tsendiin Damdinsüren (1908 - 1988).
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| La Marseillaise |
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Song | France | 1795 |
"La Marseillaise" (; in English The Song of Marseille) is the national anthem of France.
"La Marseillaise" is a song written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg on April 25, 1792. Its original name was "Chant de guerre pour...
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| National anthem of Honduras | Song |
The "National anthem of Honduras" (Spanish Himno Nacional de Honduras) was adopted under presidential decree 42 in 1915. The lyrics were written by Augusto Constancio Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling. In its entirety, the anthem is a...
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| A Portuguesa | Song |
A Portuguesa is the national anthem of Portugal. It was written by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (lyrics) and Alfredo Keil (music) after the nationalist resurgence provoked by the British Ultimatum (for Portuguese troops to vacate the territory...
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| Kassaman | Song |
Kassaman or Qassaman (The Pledge) is the national anthem of Algeria. It was adopted in 1963, shortly after independence from France. The lyrics are by Mufdi Zakariah (written in 1956 while imprisoned by French colonial forces) and the music is by...
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| Il Canto degli Italiani |
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Song | Italy |
Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn) and sometimes referred to as Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), from its incipit.
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| Das Lied der Deutschen |
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Song | Germany | 1922 |
Das Deutschlandlied ("The Germany Song", also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans") has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. Outside Germany, the hymn is sometimes informally known by the...
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| Land of the Free | Song |
Land of the Free is the national anthem of Belize. The words were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes and the music by Selwyn Walford Young in 1963. It was officially adopted in 1981.
Chorus: (repeated after second verse as well)
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| La Borinqueña | Song |
La Borinqueña is the national anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The current official music and words were codified in 1903 and have since been taught in schools and generally adopted by the public. The music was officially adopted by the...
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| God Defend New Zealand | Song | New Zealand |
"God Defend New Zealand" is one of the national anthem of New Zealand, together with "God Save the Queen". Although they both have equal status, "God Defend New Zealand" is the anthem that is in common use.
The words for "God Defend New Zealand"...
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| Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau | Song | Wales |
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (, usually translated as "Land of My Fathers", but literally old country of my fathers) is, by tradition, the national anthem of Wales. The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both...
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