who has written the national anthem of india
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Jana Gana Mana "Jana Gana Mana" () is the national anthem of India. It was originally composed as Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore. The first stanza of the song Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the National Anthem on 24 January 1950. A formal rendition of the national anthem takes approximately fifty-two seconds. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines (and taking about 20 seconds to play) is also staged occasionally. It was first publicly sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta (now, Kolkata) Session of
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the national anthems of Bangladesh ("Amar Sonar Bangla") and India ("Jana Gana Mana") were composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore. The first two verses of a patriotic song written in Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, "Vande Mataram", was adopted as the "national song" of India in both the colonial period and later in 1950 in independent India. Furthermore, it is believed by many that the national anthem of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Matha) was inspired by a Bengali poem written by Rabindranath Tagore, while some even believe the anthem was originally written in Bengali and then translated into Sinhalese. In
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in 1913. The first stanza of Tagore's five-stanza Brahmo hymn has been adopted as the National Anthem of India, "Jana Gana Mana". The first ten lines of another Tagore song, "Amar Shonar Bangla" were adopted in 1972 as the Bangladesh's national anthem. Incidentally, Sri Lanka's national anthem "Sri Lanka Matha" was written and composed by Tagore's student, Ananda Samarakoon. Academy Film Archive, part of the Academy Foundation, took an initiative to restore Satyajit Ray's films and could successfully restore 19 Ray films but "Rabindranath Tagore" is yet to be restored as its original print was found to be badly damaged.
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Gagan mein thaal Gagan mein thaal is an Aarti (prayer) in Sikh religion which was recited by first guru, Guru Nanak. This was recited by him in 1506 or 1508 at the revered Jagannath Temple, Puri during his journey (called "udaasi") to east India. This arti is sung (not performed with platter & lamps etc.) daily after recitation of Rehraas Sahib & Ardās at the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. Famous saint poet of India Rabindranath Tagore was once asked by Balraj Sahni, who used to teach at Santiniketan then, that the way he has written the National Anthem of India, why
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Royal Court Library in 1907. The most internationally famous Bengali writer is Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his work "Gitanjali". He wrote the national anthem of India and Bangladesh namely, "Jana Gana Mana" and "Amar Sonar Bangla", respectively. He was the first Asian who won the Nobel Prize. Rabindranath has written enormous amount of poems, songs, essays, novels, plays and short stories. His songs remain popular and are still widely sung in Bengal. Kazi Nazrul Islam, who is one generation younger than Tagore, is also equally popular, valuable, and influential in
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the Government of India to delete the word "Sindh" from the Indian National Anthem (written by Rabindranath Tagore prior to the independence) on the grounds that it infringed upon the sovereignty of Pakistan. Soon after independence in 1947, a large group of refugees from Sindh in Pakistan, came to India. Adipur was founded by the government of India as a refugee camp. Its management was later passed onto a self-governing body called the Sindhu Resettlement Corporation (SRC). The person credited with the formation of this settlement was Bhai Pratap Dialdas, who requested the land from Mohandas Gandhi for the mostly
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compositions for consideration, including Benjamin Britten, William Walton, Gian Carlo Menotti and Zubir Said, who later composed "Majulah Singapura", the national anthem of Singapore. None were deemed suitable. A few anthems have words by Nobel laureates in literature. The first Asian laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, wrote the words and music of "Jana Gana Mana" and "Amar Shonar Bangla", later adopted as the national anthems of India and Bangladesh respectively. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson wrote the lyrics for the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". Other countries had their anthems composed by locally important people. This is the case for Colombia, whose
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Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata (; Devanagari: भारत भाग्य विधाता "Bhārata Bhāgya Vidhātā" "Dispenser of the destiny of India") is a five-stanza Brahmo hymn in Bengali language dedicated to Supreme divine God or Para Brahman who is the dispenser of the destiny of India. It was composed and scored in a highly Sanskritized Bengali by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911. The first stanza of the song has been adopted as the National Anthem of India. The poem was first sung on the second day of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta on December 27,
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National Anthem of The Mali Federation This curious and unknown national anthem was created by the Federation's Official Law in 18/06/1960. It has the music of the current National Anthem of Mali composed by Banzumana Sissoko (with an old intro and other notes) and lyrics of the current National Anthem of Senegal written by Léopold Sédar Senghor (slightly modified). After separation of the two countries, Mali kept the music (because the composer was from this country) and Senegal retained the lyrics of the Federation (which was written by who would be the first Senegalese President) but removing the name "Mali"
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and others minor changes. National Anthem of The Mali Federation This curious and unknown national anthem was created by the Federation's Official Law in 18/06/1960. It has the music of the current National Anthem of Mali composed by Banzumana Sissoko (with an old intro and other notes) and lyrics of the current National Anthem of Senegal written by Léopold Sédar Senghor (slightly modified). After separation of the two countries, Mali kept the music (because the composer was from this country) and Senegal retained the lyrics of the Federation (which was written by who would be the first Senegalese President) but
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"Subh Sukh Chain", was written by Capt. Abid Ali, and its score composed by Ram Singh Thakur. It took Vande Mataram's place as the official national anthem of the Provisional Government, and was sung at all meetings, including at the final assembly before Bose's departure. It is sometimes considered an Urdu version (Urdu: ) of the national anthem of India, "Jana Gana Mana", though its meaning varies from the latter and it is therefore not a true translation. On 24 January 1950, President Rajendra Prasad announced the final decision that Jana Gana Mana would be the national anthem of India.
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body of water, where the image of Durga is immersed in the water. Bengali or Bangla is the language native to the region of Bengal, which comprises present-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and southern Assam. It is written using the Bengali script. With about 250 million native and about 300 million total speakers worldwide, Bengali is one of the most spoken languages, ranked seventh in the world. The National Anthem of Bangladesh, National Anthem of India and the National Song of India were first composed in the Bengali language. Along with other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages,
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included Roy and Dipak Misra, made it compulsory for cinema halls across India to play the National Anthem of India before the screening of any film, and mandated that the audience stand while the National Anthem was played. The verdict has been widely criticized for being an assault on civil liberties and individual rights in India. It was pointed out that the ruling contravened an earlier judgement of the Indian Supreme Court in which children in India claiming religious allegiance to Jehovah's Witnesses were permitted to refrain from singing the National Anthem during school assemblies in accordance with their religious
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the world. The National Anthem of India is played or sung on various occasions. Instructions have been issued from time to time about the correct versions of the Anthem, the occasions on which these are to be played or sung, and about the need for paying respect to the anthem by observance of proper decorum on such occasions. The substance of these instructions has been embodied in the information sheet issued by the government of India for general information and guidance. The approximate duration of the Full Version of National Anthem of India is 52 seconds and 20 seconds for
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they would salute the national anthem. After the Kuomintang Anthem became the "de facto" National Anthem of the Republic of China in 1930, the Ministry of Education had invited submissions for a new official national anthem. The music composed by Huang Tzu was eventually chosen in 1936, but the Nationalist Government refused to adopt it as the national anthem. As a compromise, the National Anthem remained unchanged, while Huang Tzu's music was adopted as the National Flag Anthem, with lyrics written in Classical Chinese by Tai Chi-tao, who had also contributed to the lyrics of the National Anthem. Since 1983,
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A long-standing tradition is that those who sing "Kaba Ma Kyei" bow at the end, as a show of respect for the nation and its state anthem. Kaba Ma Kyei "Kaba Ma Kyei" ( ; ) is the Burmese national anthem. It has been the national anthem of Myanmar since 1947. It consists of two parts, the first is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western-style orchestra. The melody and lyrics were written by Saya Tin and adopted as the Burmese national anthem in 1947. According to the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, the complete
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Paraguayan National Anthem The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (), also known alternatively by its chorus's incipit "Paraguayans, Republic or Death" (), is the national anthem of Paraguay. The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa (who also wrote Orientales, la Patria o la tumba, the national anthem of Uruguay) under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López, who at the time delegated Bernardo Jovellanos and Anastasio González to ask Figueroa to write the anthem (Jovellanos and González were commissioners of the Paraguayan government in Uruguay). The lyrics to the song were officially finished by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa on May 20,
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of the Monument to the Constitution. On that day, the Turkmen national anthem was played. State Anthem of Turkmenistan The "State Anthem of Turkmenistan", also known as the "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan" (), was adopted as the national anthem of Turkmenistan in 1996, then again with modified lyrics in 2008. The music was composed by Turkmenistani composer Veli Mukhatov, who also composed the music of the former Turkmen SSR anthem. The lyrics were originally written by the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov (also known as Turkmenbashi), who died on 21 December 2006. Two years after his death,
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This was Afghanistan's second national anthem, during when it was a monarchy. A national anthem was adopted in 1973 after the abolition of the Afghan monarchy, when the Republic of Afghanistan was set up by President Daoud Khan. Its lyrics were written by Abdul Rauf Benawa and the music was composed by Abdul Ghafoor Breshna. Another national anthem was adopted after the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was set up in 1978. Its lyrics were written by Sulaiman Layeq on behalf of the government of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) headed by Nur Muhammad Taraki, who decided to change
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U.S. national anthem as representing respect for dead soldiers and policemen whereas others view it as honoring the country generally). Most of the best-known national anthems were written by little-known or unknown composers such as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, composer of "La Marseillaise" and John Stafford Smith who wrote the tune for "The Anacreontic Song", which became the tune for the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The author of "God Save the Queen", one of the oldest and most well known anthems in the world, is unknown and disputed. Very few countries have a national anthem written by
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who created the early versions used by the African National Congress. Although the tune has been assigned to Sontonga it is thought that the tune was originally written by Joseph Parry. It was first performed in Swahili at a ceremony on 8 December 1961 following the independence of Tanganyika from the British Empire. "Mungu ibariki Afrika" was composed to replace the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen" as the national anthem of Tanganyika. This made Tanganyika the first African nation to adopt the tune of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" as its national anthem. In 1964, Tanganyika formed a union with
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Sare Jahan se Accha "Sare Jahan se Accha" (; Hindi: सारे जहां से अच्छा; ), formally known as (, Hindi: तराना-ए-हिंदी ; "Anthem of the People of India"), is an Urdu language patriotic song written for children by poet Muhammad Iqbal in the ghazal style of Urdu poetry. It is often called the 'National Poem of India'. The poem was published in the weekly journal "Ittehad" on 16 August 1904. Publicly recited by Iqbal the following year at Government College, Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan) it quickly became an anthem of opposition to the British Raj. The song, an
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the chorus are sung on most occasions. Due to the song's length, the wordless introductory section and the latter half of the first verse are often omitted for brevity when the national anthem is played before a sporting event such as a soccer game. Paraguayan National Anthem The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (), also known alternatively by its chorus's incipit "Paraguayans, Republic or Death" (), is the national anthem of Paraguay. The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa (who also wrote Orientales, la Patria o la tumba, the national anthem of Uruguay) under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López,
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ceremonies following the 2011 Norway attacks. On the Norwegian Constitution Day in 2012, the NRK broadcast was opened with "Mitt lille land." In addition, Norway has an unofficial royal anthem, "Kongesangen", based on "God Save the King" and written in its modern form by Gustav Jensen. The psalm "Gud signe vårt dyre fedreland", written by Elias Blix and with a melody by Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, is often referred to as Norway's "national psalm." National anthem of Norway Norway does not have an official national anthem, but over the last 200 years, a number of anthems have been commonly regarded
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website state that the Indian National anthem was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly of India, the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly of India on 24 January 1950 does not mention that the National Anthem was "adopted", nor does it mention that it was done so in its Hindi version. In actual practice the unaltered Bengali version is the version sung as the National Anthem, with its words in original Bengali Tatsama, a highly Sanskritized form of Bengali that has Sanskrit words common to both Hindi and Bengali. The Cabinet's December 2010 decision to scrap the Tamil
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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
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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
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State Anthem of Turkmenistan The "State Anthem of Turkmenistan", also known as the "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan" (), was adopted as the national anthem of Turkmenistan in 1996, then again with modified lyrics in 2008. The music was composed by Turkmenistani composer Veli Mukhatov, who also composed the music of the former Turkmen SSR anthem. The lyrics were originally written by the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov (also known as Turkmenbashi), who died on 21 December 2006. Two years after his death, the reference to Turkmenbashi in the chorus was replaced with "the people", among other minor
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National anthem of Russia The "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" () is the name of the official national anthem of Russia. It uses the same music as the "State Anthem of the Soviet Union", composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and new lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, who had collaborated with Gabriel El-Registan on the original anthem. From 1944, that earliest version replaced "The Internationale", as a new, more Soviet-centric, and Russia-centric Soviet anthem. The same melody, but without lyrics mentioning dead Stalin by name, was used after 1956. A second version of the lyrics was written by Mikhalkov in 1970 and
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Brazilian Flag Anthem The "Brazilian Flag Anthem" (, literally "National Flag Anthem") is a Brazilian patriotic song dedicated to the national flag of Brazil. The song's lyrics were written by poet Olavo Bilac, and the music composed by Francisco Braga. The anthem was presented for the first time on November 9, 1906 and was originally intended to be a replacement for the National Anthem at the time. The Flag Anthem (as all other patriotic anthems and songs) was highly praised in the past, especially during the military dictatorship of 1964–1985, but has since lost some of its appeal. It is
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the Republic. It was played again when Cossiga resigned from such position on April 28, 1992. In 2001 it was performed on the occasion of the funeral of Marie José of Belgium, the last queen of Italy. The anthem is entirely written in Sardinian language, and more specifically the Logudorese dialect. S'hymnu sardu nationale S'hymnu sardu nationale ("The Sardinian National Anthem"), also known as "Cunservet Deus su Re" ("God Save the King"), was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Savoyard rule. Dating back to the 1830s, the anthem was written by the priest Vittorio Angius, who became
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"shadhu-bhasha", a Sanskritised register of Bengali, and is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn "Bharot Bhagyo Bidhata" that Tagore composed. It was first sung in 1911 at a Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress and was adopted in 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of the Republic of India as its national anthem. Tagore thus became the only person ever to have written the national anthems of two nations. The Sri Lanka's National Anthem was inspired by his work. For Bengalis, the songs' appeal, stemming from the combination of emotive strength and beauty described as surpassing even
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anthem. It came to be known as "Sønner av Norge" (originally "Sønner af Norge"), after its first stanza. "Sønner av Norge" was written by Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842) and the melody by Christian Blom (1782–1861), after the Royal Norwegian Society for Development had announced a competition to write a national anthem for Norway in 1819. "Norsk Nationalsang" ("Sønner af Norge") was announced as the winner. "Blant alle Lande" (also called "Nordmandssang") by Ole Vig has also been used as a national anthem. Henrik Wergeland also wrote an anthem originally titled "Smaagutternes Nationalsang" ("The Young Boys' National Anthem"), and commonly known
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Humat ad-Diyar "Ḥumāt ad-Diyār" (, translated "Guardians of the Homeland") is the national anthem of Syria, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by , who also composed the national anthem of the Palestinian state (now used as the national anthem of Iraq), as well as many other Arab folk songs. It was adopted in 1938 after a national competition was held by Hashim al-Atassi's nationalist government to choose a state anthem for the new republic two years after the Franco–Syrian Treaty of Independence was signed which gave Syria limited autonomy and future independence. The anthem was
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two ends and held in front of the musician's mouth. When the string is struck, the mouth is used to amplify and modulate the tone. Instruments similar to the mbela are sometimes considered the oldest ancestors of all string instruments . The national anthem of the Central African Republic is "La Renaissance". This song, which has been the anthem since 1960, was written by Barthélémy Boganda (words), the first President of the Central African Republic, and Herbert Pepper, who also composed the melody for the Senegalese national anthem . Popular music in the Central African Republic generally comes from the
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Bhumi (Romanization) Vanchi Bhumi Vanchi Bhumi (alternatively Vanji Bhumi) was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Travancore. It was formally known as the Vanchishamangalam meaning "Prayer to the Lord of Vanchi". Vanchi Bhumi, meaning the "Land of Vanchi", is a reference to the city of Thiruvanchikulam, the capital of the Later Cheras, and the "Lord of Vanchi", the Later Chera's tutelary deity, Vanchinathan, a name for Hindu god Shiva. Written in Malayalam language, it was the anthem of the Kingdom of Travancore until 1947, and the merger of Kingdom of Travancore with India. The anthem ran thus: Vanchi Bhumi
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Vanchi Bhumi Vanchi Bhumi (alternatively Vanji Bhumi) was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Travancore. It was formally known as the Vanchishamangalam meaning "Prayer to the Lord of Vanchi". Vanchi Bhumi, meaning the "Land of Vanchi", is a reference to the city of Thiruvanchikulam, the capital of the Later Cheras, and the "Lord of Vanchi", the Later Chera's tutelary deity, Vanchinathan, a name for Hindu god Shiva. Written in Malayalam language, it was the anthem of the Kingdom of Travancore until 1947, and the merger of Kingdom of Travancore with India. The anthem ran thus: Vanchi Bhumi (Malayalam) Vanchi
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were written by Trijang Rinpoche around 1950 but it is unclear exactly whether it was first used before the incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China in 1951 or after the 14th Dalai Lama went into exile in India in 1960. The earliest report of a state anthem (presumably Gyallu) is from the period of 1949 to 1950 (when Tibet was already facing the threat of a Communist Chinese invasion), introduced under reforms set in place to strengthen patriotism among the Tibetan people. Another report states that the anthem was presented to the 14th Dalai Lama in 1960
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Afghan National Anthem The "Afghan National Anthem" ( - "Milli Sorud"; - "Sorude Melli", literally "National anthem") was adopted and officially announced as such by a Loya Jirga in May 2006. According to article 20 of the Afghan constitution, the national anthem shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the various tribes of Afghanistan. The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani and the music was written by German-Afghan composer . Afghanistan's first national anthem was adopted during its period as a monarchy. It was instrumental and had no lyrics.
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their poetic beauty. The identity of the author of the song's original lyrics was not known until 1911, when on his deathbed, José Joaquín Palma revealed that he had authored the lyrics. National anthem of Guatemala The national anthem of Guatemala was written by José Joaquín Palma (1844–1911) and composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle.. The anthem is often erroneously titled "Guatemala Feliz!" from its opening lyrics, but the anthem has no official name and is only referred to in the country as the "Himno Nacional". The anthem was adopted in 1896 as the winning entry in a competition held by
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Hey, Slavs "Hey, Slavs" is a patriotic song dedicated to the Slavic peoples. Its lyrics were first written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by Samuel Tomášik and it has since served as the ethnic anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, organizational anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, and the national anthem of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The song is also considered to be the unofficial second ethnic anthem of the Slovaks. Its melody is based on "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego", which has also been the national anthem of Poland since 1926,
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National anthem of Guatemala The national anthem of Guatemala was written by José Joaquín Palma (1844–1911) and composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle.. The anthem is often erroneously titled "Guatemala Feliz!" from its opening lyrics, but the anthem has no official name and is only referred to in the country as the "Himno Nacional". The anthem was adopted in 1896 as the winning entry in a competition held by the government. The lyrics were modified slightly in 1934 by Professor Jose Maria Bonilla Ruano, a Spanish grammar scholar. Some verses were softened in their bloody context while others were enhanced in
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control of the United Nations. "Kur ka ra kushtrimi n'Kosovë", a song composed by Rauf Dhomi, was proposed by the former President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, as the state anthem in 2000. However, no decision was made back then. The anthem has lyrics in the Albanian language. Europe (anthem) "Europe" is the national anthem of Kosovo. It was composed by Mendi Mengjiqi. As with the national anthems of Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino, it has no official lyrics, but unofficial lyrics have been written for it. It was adopted on 11 June 2008. It was chosen because it
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after the Soviet Union. Arguably the biggest name in Yugoslav chess was Svetozar Gligorić, who played in three Candidates Tournaments between 1953 and 1968 and in 1958 won the Golden Badge as the best athlete in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia shared the melody of its national anthem with Poland. Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slavs" ("Hej, Sloveni") and it has since served as the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, the anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, and the anthem of the World War II-era Slovak Republic, Yugoslavia, and Serbia and Montenegro. The song
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Hermosa Soberana Hermosa Soberana (Spanish for "Beautiful and Sovereign") was the national anthem of Nicaragua from 1893 until 1910. The anthem was dedicated to General José Santos Zelaya, and was adopted as the national anthem in September 1893. The music was composed by Alejandro Cousin (a son-in-law of General Santos), who also composed the 1889-1893 national anthem. The author is not exactly known, but it was probably written by one of three poets: Rubén Darío, Santiago Argüello or Manuel Maldonado. Although replaced in 1910, ""Hermosa Soberana"" is still popular as a patriotic song. Hermosa Soberana is still the anthem of
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National Anthem of Colombia The "National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia" () is the official name of the national anthem of Colombia. It is commonly known by its incipit "¡Oh gloria inmarcesible!" (), although this is not its official title. It is largely the creation of José Domingo Torres, an actor from Bogotá, who took a poem written by former Colombian president Rafael Núñez and asked a friend, opera singer Oreste Sindici, to set it to music. The official announcement of the song came in the form of Act 33 of October 28, 1920. The law 198 of 1995,
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Chaurasia. Merlin sang the Indian national anthem in the Indian Super League. She has also worked with Ranbir Kapoor by directing him to sing the Indian national anthem in the Indian Super League. In October 2016, Merlin was one of the musical ambassadors for the BMW national tour in India. In November 2016, Merlin had performed a musical medley along with the acclaimed INDIVA in Bandra.This event was well-received and in-fact has been featured in the Times of India newspaper too. Through 2018, Merlin is only pianist after Yanni to have performed at the Taj Mahal. Released her solo album
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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
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played, and the order in which the anthem is played with respect to the National Anthem of Russia or those of other countries. National Anthem of the Udmurt Republic The National Anthem of the Udmurt Republic is one of the official state symbols of the Udmurt Republic, a member of the Russian Federation. The anthem's music was written by the brothers German and Alexander Korepanov. The lyrics were written by T. G. Vladikin (Udmurt version) and A. A. Sheptalin (Russian version). The use of the anthem in official settings is governed by Law of the Udmurt Republic of October 31,
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National Anthem of the Udmurt Republic The National Anthem of the Udmurt Republic is one of the official state symbols of the Udmurt Republic, a member of the Russian Federation. The anthem's music was written by the brothers German and Alexander Korepanov. The lyrics were written by T. G. Vladikin (Udmurt version) and A. A. Sheptalin (Russian version). The use of the anthem in official settings is governed by Law of the Udmurt Republic of October 31, 2002 N55-РЗ "On the National anthem of the Udmurt Republic". This governs the official situations in which the anthem must, or may, be
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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
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Mawtini "Mawtini" (, ) is the national anthem of Iraq. Adopted in 2004, the song was previously the "de facto" national anthem of Palestine during the 1990s. It is a popular poem written by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan c. 1934 and composed by the Lebanese composer Mohammed Flayfel. It served as Palestine's "de facto" national anthem since it was written and until 1996 when it was officially replaced by "Fida'i". In 2004, it was re-adopted as Iraq's national anthem, on the suggestion of Coalition Provisional Authority chief Paul Bremer as the national anthem of Iraq. It replaced "Mawtini" (of
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as "Vi ere en Nation, vi med". "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Rikard Nordraak was written between 1859 and 1868, and gradually came to replace "Sønner av Norge" as the most recognised national anthem. Until the early 20th century, "Sønner av Norge" and "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" were used alongside each other, but "Sønner av Norge" was the anthem preferred in official settings. Since 2011, the anthem "Mitt lille land" by Ole Paus has additionally been referred to by the media as a "new national anthem" and notably featured most prominently in all the memorial
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as the Iraqi national anthem during the late 1950s and early 1960s was brought back and used temporarily as an interim national anthem until it was replaced by the current "Mawtini" in 2004. Mawtini "Mawtini" (, ) is the national anthem of Iraq. Adopted in 2004, the song was previously the "de facto" national anthem of Palestine during the 1990s. It is a popular poem written by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan c. 1934 and composed by the Lebanese composer Mohammed Flayfel. It served as Palestine's "de facto" national anthem since it was written and until 1996 when it was
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Denes nad Makedonija "" (, , ) is the national anthem of Macedonia. Both the music and lyrics date from the early 1940s. Todor Skalovski composed the music, while the lyrics were written by Vlado Maleski. It was adopted as the Macedonian national anthem in 1992, a year after the state's independence was declared from Yugoslavia. Before its adoption as the Macedonian national anthem, it was used as the regional anthem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a constituent state of Yugoslavia. The lyrics of "Denes nad Makedonija" were penned by Vlado Maleski, a writer who was active in the
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and foremost a hymn to Ma Durga which hails the Indian motherland, "Bharat Mata", as being a form of the supreme goddess Durga. Rabindranath Thakur/Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana', the Indian national anthem, contains a line, "Snehamayee tumi mata", which literally means India is a loving mother ("Bharat mata")... Rabindranath Thakur/Tagore also composed a song which was later picked to be the national anthem of Bangladesh ('Amar Sonar Bangla'/'My golden Bengal') in which he refers to the entirety of Bengal (undivided Bengal; the song was written before the partition of West Bengal and Bangladesh) as being a segment of the body
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the Volunteers", which was written a few years later entirely in modern vernacular Chinese. As well as being written in classical Chinese, the national anthem follows classical poetic conventions. The ancient "Fu" style follows that of a four-character poem, where the last character of each line rhymes in "-ong" or "-eng", which are equivalent in ancient Chinese. The official translation by Du Tingxiu (Theodore B. Tu) appears in English-language guides to the ROC published by the government. National Anthem of the Republic of China The "National Anthem of the Republic of China" is the national anthem of the Republic of
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Tibetan National Anthem The Tibetan national anthem (བོད་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཆེན་པོའི་རྒྱལ་གླུ།, "Bod Rgyal Khab Chen Po'i Rgyal Glu"), known as Gyallu, was written by Trijang Rinpoche in 1950. It is used by Tibetan Government in Exile but is strictly banned by the People's Republic of China, including in Tibetan areas. Tibet's first national anthem was, according to Tashi Tsering, written by a famous Tibetan scholar, during the epoch of the seventh Dalai Lama and under the reign of the Pholanas in between 1745-1746. Gyallu is the national anthem of the Tibetan exile government and focuses on the radiance of the Buddha. The words
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(praising Lenin, Stalin, Sükhbaatar, and Choibalsan) has been removed. On July 6, 2006, the lyrics were revised by the Mongolian Parliament to commemorate Genghis Khan. The current constitution of Mongolia mandates that the national anthem be broadcast daily on media channels prior to the end of transmissions. Note that the Classical Mongolian script should be vertical, not horizontal as displayed. The <nowiki></nowiki> template would normally be used to solve that issue. National anthem of Mongolia The national anthem of Mongolia () was created in 1950, composed by Bilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjambyn Mördorj, and written by Tsendiin Damdinsüren. Over the 20th
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Rwanda Nziza became the official anthem of Rwanda on 1 January 2002. The lyrics are as follows: Rwanda Nziza "" (, "Beautiful Rwanda") has been the national anthem of Rwanda since January 1, 2002. It replaced "", which had been the national anthem since 1962. Rwanda's original national anthem, written when the country achieved independence from Belgium in 1962, was called Rwanda Rwacu ("Our Rwanda"). Independence was achieved at a time of high tension, following the Rwandan Revolution: centuries of rule by the minority Tutsi group had been overturned in just three years, the majority Hutu taking power in a
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of the anthem written by Louis Gidrol. Louis Gidrol Louis Gidrol was a Chadian musician. He wrote the national anthem for Chad with Paul Villard in 1960, along with help from his student group. He and his students were part of St. Paul's School, which is where it was composed. The anthem is called "La Tchadienne". It was played widely on important national events like Independence Day and to this day is one of the most important songs in Chad's history because it was named the national anthem. Gidrol was born in 1922 and has died, however when he died
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by Manchukuo's first Prime Minister Zheng Xiaoxu, who was a devout Confucianist and Qing loyalist in addition to being an accomplished poet and calligrapher. The national anthem was changed on 5 September "Kāngdé 9" (1942), by State Council Order No. 201. Prime Minister of Manchukuo Zhang Jinghui cited the 1933 version of the anthem was "unsuitable for the current situations of the Empire" as the reason for the change. The new anthem, with Manchurian (i.e. Mandarin Chinese) and Japanese lyrics, was written by a committee, according to Zhang. The 1933 anthem was renamed the "Manchukuo Independence Song" (滿洲國建國歌, pinyin: "Mǎnzhōuguó
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an honorary Doctorate of Music from Philadelphia (1875) and Oxford (1895). In 1877 the declaration of Queen Victoria as Empress of India led to the creation of the national anthem of "God Save the Queen". In 1882 a National Anthem Committee was created at the suggestion of Francis Harford. In 1883 he wrote "On the Good That May Result to England and India from the Establishment of "God Save the Queen" as a National Anthem in Her Majesty's Eastern Empire". A translation of the wording of the anthem was made by Mirza Mohammed Bakir Khan of Bishop's College, Calcutta into
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to Salim Merchant, the song "almost became the sports anthem of the country, especially after India won the Cricket World Cup [2011]. It was no longer our song but the country's song". After India's World Cup victory, Indian team player Virat Kohli "sang 'Chak de India' to the crowd". When India defeated South Africa at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Nitin Srivastava of the BBC noted: "MCG has erupted with "Vande Mataram" (the national song of India) and "Chak De India" (Go India!) slogans in the air! And there's no age barrier for cricket fans who came and enjoyed the
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Nigeria, We Hail Thee "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" is the former national anthem of Nigeria, used from independence in 1960 until 1978. Nigeria's present anthem, "Arise, O Compatriots," was adopted in 1978, replacing "Nigeria, We Hail Thee." "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" was adopted as Nigeria's first national anthem on October 1, 1960. The anthem's lyrics were written by Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria when it achieved independence. Frances Berda composed the music for "Nigeria, We Hail Thee." The second national anthem, "Arise, O Compatriots," replaced "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" in 1978. When "Nigeria, We Hail
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Sami national anthem Sámi soga lávlla (English: "Song of the Sami Family/People") is the anthem of the Sámi people. The text was written by Isak Saba, and Arne Sørli composed the music. Originally a poem, it was first published in the Sámi newspaper "Saǥai Muittalægje" on 1 April 1906. "Sámi soga lávlla" has been translated into most of the Sámi languages. The poem "Sámi soga lávlla" was written by Norwegian Sámi Isak Saba. He was a Norwegian school teacher and a researcher of Sami folklore and politics from Unjárga. In 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to
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set of lyrics has been written by Neapolitan songwriter Riccardo Pazzaglia to go along with the original composition. This variation of the anthem is known as Ritornati dal passato, meaning "Back from the Past". It has been officially adopted as the anthem of the Two Sicilies independence movement in Southern Italy called "Movimento Neoborbonico (7 sept. 1993). Below are the lyrics written by Riccardo Pazzaglia; Inno al Re Inno al Re (), composed by Giovanni Paisiello in 1787, was the national anthem of the southern European kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until the Italian unification in 1860. These
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presence of the Monarch in some Commonwealth realms, was first performed in 1619 under the title "God Save the King". It is not officially the national anthem of the UK, though it became such through custom and usage. Spain's national anthem, the "Marcha Real" (The Royal March), written in 1761, was among the first to be adopted as such, in 1770. Denmark adopted the older of its two national anthems, "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast", in 1780; and "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, was written in 1792 and adopted in 1795. Serbia became the first Eastern European nation
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Maamme "Maamme" () or "Vårt land" (; both meaning "Our Land") is Finland's national anthem. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with (original Swedish) words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and with this music it was performed for the first time on 13 May 1848. Originally it was written for the 500th anniversary of Porvoo and for that occasion it was Runeberg himself who wrote the music. The poem has been influenced by the "Szózat" (Appeal) of Mihály Vörösmarty, both in style and content. The melody of "Maamme" is also used for the national anthem of Estonia
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often rendered at patriotic occasions in India, and is one of the most prominent patriotic songs alongside "Jana Gana Mana" (the national anthem), "Vande Mataram" (the national song), and "Sare Jahan se Accha". "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" was written by Kavi Pradeep to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War. Pradeep was deeply moved by accounts of casualties of the war. In late 1962, while taking a walk along Mahim beach in Mumbai, Pradeep received a sudden bout of inspiration. He borrowed a pen from a fellow walker, and wrote the opening stanza of the song
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worked with Gaga on "Jewels n' Drugs", from her 2013 album "Artpop". However, due to her being busy recording a duet album with Tony Bennett, Gaga was not available to record with T.I.: "Unfortunately she was really busy with her current project", T.I. told "Dazed". On August 20, 2014, one day after speaking out on issues in the U.S. in his online treatise about Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, T.I. released a new song titled "New National Anthem." The song features vocals from U.S. pop singer Skylar Grey, who has written and
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S'hymnu sardu nationale S'hymnu sardu nationale ("The Sardinian National Anthem"), also known as "Cunservet Deus su Re" ("God Save the King"), was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Savoyard rule. Dating back to the 1830s, the anthem was written by the priest Vittorio Angius, who became secular in 1842. The music was composed by a maestro from Sassari, Giovanni Gonella (1804- 1854), that was also the musician of the "Brigata Regina". The anthem was first performed at the Cagliari Civic Theater on February 20, 1844. The original score was found in the archives of the Music Auditorium
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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".
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The National Anthem (Black Mirror) "The National Anthem" is the first episode of the British science fiction anthology series "Black Mirror". The episode was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Otto Bathurst; it first aired on Channel 4, on 4 December 2011. In the episode, the British prime minister Michael Callow (Rory Kinnear) awakens to be told by the Home Secretary Alex Cairns (Lindsay Duncan) that Princess Susannah (Lydia Wilson), a much-loved member of the Royal Family, has been kidnapped, and will be killed unless the Prime Minister has sexual intercourse with a pig on
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The National Anthem (Black Mirror) "The National Anthem" is the first episode of the British science fiction anthology series "Black Mirror". The episode was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Otto Bathurst; it first aired on Channel 4, on 4 December 2011. In the episode, the British prime minister Michael Callow (Rory Kinnear) awakens to be told by the Home Secretary Alex Cairns (Lindsay Duncan) that Princess Susannah (Lydia Wilson), a much-loved member of the Royal Family, has been kidnapped, and will be killed unless the Prime Minister has sexual intercourse with a pig on
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Koste Seselwa "" ("Join together all Seychellois") is the national anthem of Seychelles. The anthem was created through a competition, after the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles, dated 21st June 1993. The constitution stated there was to be a national flag, a national anthem, a national emblem and a national motto. The constitution did not mention any anthems, since the anthem is prescribed by an Act. The anthem was created by David André and Georges Payet, as an entry for a competition for a new national anthem of Seychelles. According to Payet, the anthem was written
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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
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Jana Gana Mana Video The Jana Gana Mana - Indian National Anthem Video is a 2000 Indian music video, featuring a number of prominent Indian musicians and singers performing the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana." The video was released on January 26, 2000 to mark the 50th year of the Constitution of India and the Republic Day. It has the distinction of being released by the then President of India, in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament. It was produced by Bharat Bala and Kanika Myer and published by Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of
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shorter version. The poem was composed in a literary register of the Bengali language called sadhu bhasa. The song has been written almost entirely using nouns that also can function as verbs and has commonality with all major languages in India due to Sanskrit being their common source of formal vocabulary. Therefore, the original song is quite clearly understandable, and in fact, remains almost unchanged in several widely different Indian languages (if variations in inherent vowel and pronunciation of approximants and some sibilants are ignored). A short version consisting of the first and last lines of the National Anthem is
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in writing a national anthem. On January 7, 2006, "My Kazakhstan" (), written in 1956, was adopted as the country's new national anthem, with modified lyrics. Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan The National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan (, قازاقستان زەسپۋبلىيكاسىنىڭ مەملەكەتتئك أنۇرانى, ]) is the title of the former national anthem of Kazakhstan, when it was adopted as the anthem from 1992 to early 2006. Upon independence in December 1991, the melody of the Kazakh SSR anthem, composed by Mukan Tulebayev, Yevgeny Brusilovsky and Latif Khamidi, was retained; and new lyrics were adopted in 1992 after a
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rights. Following this order, Indian police has started arresting moviegoers who fail to stand when the National Anthem is played in cinema halls in India. It has been clarified that foreigners in India are not exempt from the new law. Amitava Roy Amitava Roy (born 1 March 1953) is the retired judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court and Rajasthan High Court. He is also a puisne judge of the Gauhati High Court. He was born in Dibrugarh. He belongs to a family of lawyers. His father Late Anadi Bhushan Roy
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Europe (anthem) "Europe" is the national anthem of Kosovo. It was composed by Mendi Mengjiqi. As with the national anthems of Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino, it has no official lyrics, but unofficial lyrics have been written for it. It was adopted on 11 June 2008. It was chosen because it contained no references to any specific ethnic group. It was selected by the Assembly of Kosovo, with 72 MPs voting in favor, while 15 voted against and five abstained. On 12 March 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo announced an open contest to choose the anthem in Prishtina
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Balanchine and performed by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Maria Tallchief, one of the featured dancers, married Balanchine during the run of the show. The melody of the Norwegian National Anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" was actually written by Rikard Nordraak to lyrics written by the Norwegian national poet, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Although Nordraak was in fact the composer who wrote the national anthem, he was portrayed as a poet in the show because it was believed "two composers would be confusing". Songs include "Prelude & Legend" (based on Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor), "Freddy and His Fiddle"
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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 anthems, the focus of "Limba noastră" is the national language, Moldovan (sometimes seen as a dialect of Romanian: see "controversy
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dramatist, and writer from India, became in 1913 the first Asian Nobel laureate. He won his Nobel Prize in Literature for notable impact his prose works and poetic thought had on English, French, and other national literature of Europe and the Americas. He also wrote Jana Gana Mana the national anthem of India as well as Amar Sonar Bangla the national anthem of Bangladesh. Moreover, translation of his another song “Namo Namo Matha" is the national anthem of Sri Lanka. This song was collected by his student Mr. Ananda Samarakoon and M. Nallathamby translated in Tamil language. Other Asian writers
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Music of Liechtenstein The music of Liechtenstein has produced an internationally renowned composer in Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901), who was mentor to Engelbert Humperdinck and a friend of Franz Liszt. The national anthem of Liechtenstein is "Oben am jungen Rhein", which was written in 1850 by Jakob Josef Jauch to the tune of "God Save the Queen", the national anthem of the United Kingdom. One of the most notable singers from Liechtenstein is Al Walser. Other notable acts that have had success outside Liechtenstein are Erben der Schöpfung and Elis. A popular tourist site, Liechtenstein hosts a number of music festivals,
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Music School also cooperates with public schools in providing music education for younger students. Music of Liechtenstein The music of Liechtenstein has produced an internationally renowned composer in Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901), who was mentor to Engelbert Humperdinck and a friend of Franz Liszt. The national anthem of Liechtenstein is "Oben am jungen Rhein", which was written in 1850 by Jakob Josef Jauch to the tune of "God Save the Queen", the national anthem of the United Kingdom. One of the most notable singers from Liechtenstein is Al Walser. Other notable acts that have had success outside Liechtenstein are Erben der
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have been written in 20 minutes. Lunalilo was awarded 10 dollars which he later donated to the Queen's Hospital. His composition became Hawaii's first national anthem. It remained Hawaii's national anthem until 1866, when it was replaced by Queen Liliuokalani's composition "He Mele Lāhui Hawaii" . E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua "E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua", translated as "God Save the King", was one of Hawaii's four national anthems. It was composed in 1860 by Prince William Charles Lunalilo, who later became King Lunalilo. Prior to 1860, the Kingdom of Hawaii lacked its own national anthem and had
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Imber moved to Ottoman Palestine as a secretary of Sir Laurence Oliphant. He lived with Oliphant and his wife Alice in their homes in Haifa and Daliyat al-Karmel. In 1886, he published his first book of poems, "Morning Star" ( "Barkai"), in Jerusalem. One of the book's poems was "Tikvateinu" ("Our Hope"); its very first version was written already in 1877 in Iaşi, Romania. This poem soon became the lyrics of the Zionist anthem and later the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah. In 1887 he returned to Europe and lived in London; then traveled again, visited India and finally moved to
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E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua "E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua", translated as "God Save the King", was one of Hawaii's four national anthems. It was composed in 1860 by Prince William Charles Lunalilo, who later became King Lunalilo. Prior to 1860, the Kingdom of Hawaii lacked its own national anthem and had used the British royal anthem "God Save The King". A contest was sponsored in 1860 by Kamehameha IV, who wanted a song with Hawaiian lyrics set to the tune of the British anthem. The winning entry was written by the 25-year-old Lunalilo and was reputed to
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National Anthem of the Sakha Republic The State Anthem of the Sakha Republic (; ) or National Anthem of Yakutia is the regional anthem of the Sakha Republic, a federal subject of Russia. The national anthem is one of the official symbols of the Sakha Republic, alongside with the flag and the coat of arms of the Sakha Republic. It was originally written in the Sakha language by Savva Tarasov and Mikhail Timofeyev. The anthem was translated into Russian by Vladimir Fedorov. The music was composed by Kirill Gerasimov. The anthem was officially adopted on 15 July 2004. The anthem's
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Lebanese National Anthem The Lebanese National Anthem ( ) was written by Rashid Nakhle and composed by Wadih Sabra. It was adopted on 12 July 1927, seven years after the proclamation of the state of Greater Lebanon during the French mandate. The Lebanese national anthem was chosen following an open nationwide competition. The music of the national anthem is influenced by Beirut's exposure to western culture by the end of the 19th century, it was composed by French trained artist Wadih Sabra in 1925. Al-Jadeed TV channel showed a mini documentary on the Lebanese National Anthem, claiming the music to
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National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017) The "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania" was Mauritania's former national anthem between 1960 and 2017. Its lyrics are taken from a poem written in the late 18th century by Baba Ould Cheikh. The melody was arranged by Tolia Nikiprowetzky. The anthem was adopted upon independence from France in 1960. The unusual and highly complex rhythm of it makes it extremely difficult to sing; for this reason it is often erroneously listed as wordless. The anthem was replaced by the current national anthem on 16 November 2017, after the Mauritanian constitutional referendum of
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2017. National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017) The "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania" was Mauritania's former national anthem between 1960 and 2017. Its lyrics are taken from a poem written in the late 18th century by Baba Ould Cheikh. The melody was arranged by Tolia Nikiprowetzky. The anthem was adopted upon independence from France in 1960. The unusual and highly complex rhythm of it makes it extremely difficult to sing; for this reason it is often erroneously listed as wordless. The anthem was replaced by the current national anthem on 16 November 2017, after the Mauritanian constitutional referendum
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to have a national anthem – "Rise up, Serbia!" – in 1804. "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu", the national anthem of Kenya, is one of the first national anthems to be specifically commissioned. It was written by the Kenyan Anthem Commission in 1963 to serve as the anthem after independence from the United Kingdom. The Welsh National anthem "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was the first such to be sung at an international sporting event when it was sung in a Rugby game against New Zealand in Llanelli. This was done to counter the famous New Zealand haka. National anthems are used
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Anthem Kolkata Anthem Kolkata is a Purbayan Chatterjee initiative. Anthem Kolkata titled "Tomake Chai Bole Banchi" scheduled to be launched in August 2013 is a first city anthem project of Kolkata, written by Srijato Bandopadhyay and Bickram Ghosh, tune being composed by Purbayan Chatterjee and the classical vocalists are Rashid Khan, Rupam Islam, Rupankar Bagchi) and Lopamudra Mitra. The anthem is being recorded in Bengali, Hindi and English languages. Once recorded the city of Kolkata will be the first in India to have its own anthem and will be among the world cities such as New York City and Paris
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vote for independence in 1977, officially marking Djibouti's independence. The melody by Abdi Robleh is written in common 4/4 time. It consists of twenty measures. Djibouti (anthem) "Djibouti" (, ) is the national anthem of the Republic of Djibouti. The Djibouti national anthem was adopted upon independence from France in 1977. The words are in Somali, and were written by Aden Elmi. The melody was composed by Abdi Robleh. The anthem was first officially played at an independence ceremony on June 27, 1977. Thematically, Elmi's lyrics reference the country's flag as it relates to Djibouti's struggle for independence. The French
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Taipei." However, in the 16th Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China, the song was introduced as the "Anthem of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee" (中華臺北奧會會歌), with new lyrics written by Zhang Bide (張彼德). In schools and national monuments in Taiwan, the National Anthem and the National Flag Anthem are played every morning before classes or opening at an outdoor ceremony. The national anthem is sung while the flag is being held before raising and the National Flag Anthem is played when the National Flag is raised. According to Liu Yiling from National Library of the Republic of China, there is
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Tiến Quân Ca "Tiến Quân Ca" ("Marching Song"), also known as the "Army March" and the "Song of Advancing Soldiers", is the national anthem of Vietnam, both written and composed by Văn Cao in 1944. The "Marching Song" was adopted as the national anthem of Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam in 1945, and was adopted as the national anthem of the new Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976, following the reunification of both North Vietnam and South (Republic of) Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War. Though it has two verses, the first one is mainly sung. Its lyrics
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Kaba Ma Kyei "Kaba Ma Kyei" ( ; ) is the Burmese national anthem. It has been the national anthem of Myanmar since 1947. It consists of two parts, the first is a traditional Burmese style section, before transitioning into the second half, a Western-style orchestra. The melody and lyrics were written by Saya Tin and adopted as the Burmese national anthem in 1947. According to the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, the complete version of "Kaba Ma Kyei" is specified as consisting of both the traditional Burmese style and Western-style sections. The complete version is usually used on domestic occasions.
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National Anthem of Zimbabwe "Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe" (, ; ) is the national anthem of Zimbabwe. It was introduced in March 1994 after a nationwide competition to replace the South African-derived "Ishe Komborera Africa" with a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a Shona song written by Professor Solomon Mutswairo and composed by Fred Changundega. It has been translated into English and Ndebele, the two other main languages of Zimbabwe. The Ndebele version is mainly sung in the Matebeleland regions of Zimbabwe, while the English version is not commonly sung. Some schools in Matabeleland South have introduced the
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