44 of the World’s Most Famous National Anthems

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Annotation last modified on 2019-06-15 16:14 UTC.

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1Denmark: Det er et yndigt land
instrumental recording of:
Der er et yndigt land
anthem of:
Denmark (from 1835 to present)
lyricist:
Adam Oehlenschläger (in 1819)
composer:
Hans Ernst Krøyer (in 1835)
[unknown]1:51
2Estonia and Finland: Mu isamaa, mu onn ja room, maamme (Vårt land)
instrumental recording of:
Maamme
anthem of:
Finland
lyricist:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (in 1846)
composer:
Fredrik Pacius (in 1848)
translator:
Julius Krohn (in 1867)
translated version of:
Vårt land
[unknown]1:47
3Iceland: Lofsöngur (O Gud vors lands)
instrumental recording of:
Lofsöngur
anthem of:
Iceland
lyricist:
Matthías Jochumsson
composer:
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
[unknown]1:59
4Latvia: Dievs, sveti Latviju
instrumental recording of:
Dievs, svētī Latviju!
anthem of:
Latvia
lyricist and composer:
Kārlis Baumanis (in 1873)
[unknown]2:04
5Lithania: Tautiska giesme (Lietuva, tevyne müsu)
instrumental recording of:
Tautiška giesmė (Lithuanian national anthem)
anthem of:
Lithuania (from 1919 until 1950, from 1988 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Vincas Kudirka (in 1898)
[unknown]1:56
6Norway: Ja vi elsker dette landet
instrumental recording of:
Ja, vi elsker dette landet
anthem of:
Norway
lyricist:
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
composer:
Rikard Nordraak (composer)
[unknown]1:13
7Sweden: Du gamla du fria
instrumental recording of:
Du gamla, du fria (de facto national anthem of Sweden)
anthem of:
Sweden
lyricist:
Richard Dybeck (in 1844)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]1:14
8Austria: Land der Berge, Land am Strome
instrumental recording of:
Land der Berge, Land am Strome
anthem of:
Austria
lyricist:
Paula Preradović
composer:
Johann Baptist Holzer
previously attributed to:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
is based on:
Lasst uns mit geschlungnen Händen (K⁶ 623a)
[unknown]1:35
9Belgium: La Brabanconne
instrumental recording of:
La Brabançonne (national anthem of Belgium)
anthem of:
Belgium
lyricist:
Alexandre Dechet (French 19th century actor, lyricist of Belgian national hymn) (in 1830)
composer:
François Van Campenhout (Composer of Belgian national anthem) (in 1830)
[unknown]1:06
10Bulgaria: Mila Rodino
instrumental recording of:
Мила Родино
anthem of:
Bulgaria
lyricist and composer:
Цветан Радославов (in 1885)
[unknown]1:20
11Czech Republic: Kde Domov Muj
instrumental recording of:
Kde domov můj? (national anthem of Czech Republic)
anthem of:
Czechia (from 1993-01-01 to present)
lyricist:
Josef Kajetán Tyl (19th c. Czech dramatist)
composer:
František Jan Škroup
[unknown]1:21
12France: La Marseillaise
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
instrumental recording of:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
anthem of:
France (from 1795-07-14 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle (composer) (in 1792)
[unknown]1:07
13Germany: Lied der Deutschen
instrumental recording of:
Lied der Deutschen
writer:
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
[unknown]1:29
14Great Britain: God Save the Queen
instrumental recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
[unknown]1:29
15Greece: Hymnos eis tin Elphtherian
instrumental recording of:
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν
anthem of:
Cyprus and Greece
lyricist:
Διονύσιος Σολωμός
composer:
Νικόλαος Μάντζαρος
[unknown]1:21
16Hungary: Isten aldd meg a Magyari
instrumental recording of:
Himnusz (national anthem of Hungary)
anthem of:
Hungary
lyricist:
Kölcsey Ferenc (until 1823-01-22)
composer:
Erkel Ferenc (composer) (from 1844-03 until 1844-04)
[unknown]2:07
17Ireland: Amhran Na bhFiann
instrumental recording of:
Amhrán na bhFiann
anthem of:
Ireland (from 1926 to present)
lyricist:
Peadar Ó Cearnaígh (in 1907)
composer:
Peadar Ó Cearnaígh (in 1907) and Patrick Heaney (in 1907)
translator:
Liam Ó Rinn (in 1923)
translated version of:
The Soldier's Song
[unknown]1:19
18Italy: Inno di Mameli
instrumental recording of:
Il Canto degli Italiani
anthem of:
Italy (from 1946-10-12 to present)
lyricist:
Goffredo Mameli (in 1847)
composer:
Michele Novaro (in 1847)
[unknown]1:51
19Netherlands: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
instrumental recording of:
Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (national anthem of the Netherlands)
anthem of:
Netherlands
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Adrianus Valerius (composer of the national anthem of the Netherlands)
[unknown]1:06
20Poland: Mazurek Dabrowskiego
instrumental recording of:
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (national anthem of Poland)
anthem of:
Poland
lyricist:
Józef Wybicki (from 1697-07-16 until 1697-07-19)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]0:57
21Portugal: A Portuguesa
instrumental recording of:
A Portuguesa
anthem of:
Portugal (from 1910-10-05 to present) and Macao (from 1910-10-05 until 1999-12-20)
composer:
Alfredo Keil
[unknown]1:22
22Romania: Desteaptate, romane
instrumental recording of:
Deșteaptă-te, române!
anthem of:
Romania (from 1990 to present)
lyricist:
Andrei Mureșanu (in 1848)
composer:
Gheorghe Ucenescu
[unknown]1:15
23Russia: Gimn Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
instrumental recording of:
Государственный гимн Российской Федерации
anthem of:
Russia (from 2000-12-25 to present)
lyricist:
Сергей Михалков
composer:
Александр Александров (Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
is based on:
Государственный гимн СССР (lyrics version 1, as performed in 1943-1956)
[unknown]2:12
24Scotland: Flower of Scotland
instrumental recording of:
Flower of Scotland
lyricist and composer:
Roy Williamson
publisher:
Variena Music Inc.
[unknown]1:20
25Spain: Marcha real
recording of:
Marcha real
anthem of:
Spain
composer:
Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros and Bartolomé Pérez Casas
[unknown]2:05
26Switzerland: Tritts im Morgenrot daher
instrumental recording of:
Swiss Psalm
anthem of:
Switzerland
composer:
Alberich Zwyssig
[unknown]1:40
27Turkey: Istiklal marsi
instrumental recording of:
İstiklâl Marşı
anthem of:
Türkiye (from 1921-03-12 to present) and Northern Cyprus (from 1985-05-05 to present)
lyricist:
Mehmet Âkif Ersoy
composer:
Osman Zeki Üngör
version of:
İstiklâl Marşı (Composition before the contemporary one by Ali Rıfat Çağatay)
[unknown]1:09
28Ukraine: Shche ne vmerla Ukraina
instrumental recording of:
Ще не вмерла Українa
anthem of:
Ukraine
composer:
Михайло Вербицький (Ukrainian composer) (in 1863)
[unknown]2:53
29Ethiopia: Whedefit gesgeshi woude henate Ethiopia
instrumental recording of:
ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
anthem of:
Ethiopia
lyricist:
Dereje Melaku Mengesha
composer:
Solomon Lulu Mitiku
[unknown]1:43
30Kenya: Ee mungu nguvu yetu
instrumental recording of:
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
anthem of:
Kenya
lyricist:
Graham Hyslop, Thomas Kalume, Peter Kibukosya, Washington Omondi and G. W. Senoga-Zake
composer:
Kenyan Anthem Commission
[unknown]1:53
31South Africa: Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrica
instrumental recording of:
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (former national anthem of Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa)
anthem of:
Zambia (from 1964-10-24 until 1973-09-14), Namibia (from 1990-03-21 until 1991-12-17) and South Africa (from 1994-05-10 until 1997-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (in 1897)
part of:
The Funeral (September 25, 1977)
[unknown]4:06
32China: Yiyonggjun Jinxingqu
instrumental recording of:
义勇军进行曲
anthem of:
China (from 1949-10-01 until 1978-03-05, from 1982-12-04 to present), Hong Kong (from 1997-07-01 to present) and Macao (from 1999-12-20 to present)
additional lyricist:
孙师毅
lyricist:
田汉
composer:
聂耳
[unknown]0:53
33India: Jana Gana Mana
instrumental recording of:
জন গণ মন
anthem of:
India
lyricist and composer:
Rabindranath Tagore
[unknown]1:44
34Iran: Sorood‐e Jomhoori‐e Eslami
instrumental recording of:
سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران (Iran national anthem 1990-present)
anthem of:
Iran (from 1990 to present)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Hassan Riahi
[unknown]1:14
35Israel: HaTikvah
instrumental recording of:
התקווה (Hatikvah)
anthem of:
Israel
lyricist:
Naphtali Herz Imber
composer:
Samuel Cohen
is based on:
La Mantovana
[unknown]1:26
36Japan: Kimigayo
instrumental recording of:
君が代
anthem of:
Japan
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Franz Eckert (in 1880) and 奥好義 (in 1880)
previously attributed to:
林廣守
premiered at:
天長節 (1880-11-03) (1880)
[unknown]1:04
37South Korea: Aegukga
instrumental recording of:
애국가 (South Korea)
anthem of:
South Korea
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
안익태
[unknown]1:45
38Canada: O Canada
instrumental recording of:
O Canada (English version by Robert Stanley Weir)
anthem of:
Canada
lyricist:
Robert Stanley Weir (in 1908)
composer:
Calixa Lavallée (in 1880)
translated version of:
Ô Canada (original French version)
[unknown]1:47
39Cuba: La Bayamesa
instrumental recording of:
La Bayama (Himno de Bayamo)
anthem of:
Cuba (from 1902 to present)
composer:
Pedro Figueredo (in 1867)
[unknown]1:14
40Mexico: Mexicanos Al Grito De Guerra
instrumental recording of:
Himno nacional mexicano
anthem of:
Mexico
lyricist:
Francisco González Bocanegra
composer:
Jaime Nunó Roca
[unknown]1:28
41USA: The Star Spangled Banner
instrumental recording of:
The Star‐Spangled Banner
anthem of:
USA (from 1931-03-03 to present)
lyricist:
Francis Scott Key (in 1814-09)
composer:
John Stafford Smith (in 1780)
is based on:
The Anacreontic Song
[unknown]1:35
42Argentina: El Grito Sagrado
instrumental recording of:
Himno nacional argentino
anthem of:
Argentina
lyricist:
Vicente López y Planes
composer:
Blas Parera
[unknown]3:52
43Brazil: Ouviram do Ypiranga
instrumental recording of:
Hino nacional brasileiro
anthem of:
Brazil
lyricist:
Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada
composer:
Francisco Manuel da Silva
[unknown]2:06
44Australia: Advance Australia Fair
instrumental recording of:
Advance Australia Fair (original song)
anthem of:
Australia (from 1984-04-19 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Dodds McCormick (in 1878)
[unknown]1:57

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copyrighted (©) by:HNH International Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7932752 [info]
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