National anthems

song that represents a country or sovereign state

national anthem of France

National anthem of Azerbaijan

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national anthem of the United States of America

national anthem of the United Kingdom and royal anthem of many Commonwealth realms

national anthem of Ukraine with lyrics by Pavlo Chubynskyi and music by Mykhailo Verbytskyi

The "'", officially titled "'", is a German poem written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. A popular song which was made for the cause of creating a unified German state, it was adopted in its entirety in 1922 by the Weimar Republic, replacing the de facto anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz". The first stanza of "Deutschlandlied" was used alongside the "Horst-Wessel-Lied" during the Nazi regime from 1933 until the end of World War II. On the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the entirety of the song was still the official anthem, though only the 3rd verse was sung. Sinc

is the national anthem of Japan. The lyrics are from a '''' poem written by an unnamed author in the Heian period (794–1185), making the lyrics of "Kimigayo" the oldest lyrics out of any national anthem, and the current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed by John William Fenton in 1869. While the title "Kimigayo" is usually translated as "His Majesty's Reign", no official translation of the title or lyrics have been established in law.

Hatikvah ( ; ) is the national anthem of the State of Israel. Part of 19th-century Jewish poetry, the theme of the Romantic composition reflects the 2,000-year-old desire of the Jewish people to return to the Land of Israel in order to reclaim it as a free and sovereign nation-state. The piece's lyrics are adapted from a work by Naftali Herz Imber, a Jewish poet from Złoczów, Austrian Galicia. Imber wrote the first version of the poem in 1877, when he was hosted by a Jewish scholar in Iași.

national anthem of India

song, and Australian national anthem

National Anthem of Chile

The "''''''" () is the national anthem of Hungary. The lyrics were written by Ferenc Kölcsey, a nationally renowned poet, in 1823, and its currently official musical setting was composed by the romantic composer Ferenc Erkel in 1844, although other lesser known musical versions exist. The poem bore the subtitle ('From Stormy Centuries of the Hungarian Folk'); it is often argued that this subtitle – by emphasising past rather than contemporary national troubles – was added expressly to enable the poem to pass Habsburg censorship. The full meaning of the poem's text is evident only to those well

national anthem of Poland

national anthem of Canada

national anthem of Turkey and Northern Cyprus

"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", known simply as "Wilhelmus", is the national anthem of both the Netherlands and its sovereign state, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572, making it the oldest national anthem in use today, provided that the latter is defined as consisting of both a melody and lyrics. Although "Wilhelmus" was not recognized as the official national anthem until 1932, it has always been popular with parts of the Dutch population and resurfaced on several occasions in the course of Dutch history before gaining its present status. It was also the anthem of the N

national anthem of Italy

1831 national anthem composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva with lyrics by Osório Duque-Estrada

the Irish national anthem

national anthem of Portugal

national anthem of Norway

national anthem of Kazakhstan

National Anthem of the Czech Republic

National anthem of Belgium

National anthem of Armenia

national anthem of Estonia

national anthem of Argentina

National anthem of Greece and Cyprus

national anthem composed by Niescier Sakałoŭski with lyrics by Mikhas Klimkovich, Uladzimir Karyzna

national anthem of Andorra

"'", also known by its incipit "'", is the national anthem of Iceland. Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson composed the music, while the lyrics were authored by Matthías Jochumsson. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1944, when the country declared independence by voting to end its "personal union" and become a republic.

national anthem of Slovakia

national anthem of Sweden

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"'" (), often translated as "Patriotic Song'", is the national anthem of South Korea. It was adopted in 1948, the year the country's government was founded. Its music was composed in the 1930s and arranged most recently in 2018; its lyrics date back to the 1890s. The lyrics of "Aegukga" were originally set to the music of the Scottish song "Auld Lang Syne" before Ahn Eak-tai composed a unique melody specifically for it in 1936. Before the founding of South Korea, the version set to the music of "Auld Lang Syne" was sung, as well as when Korea was under Japanese rule by dissidents. The version

"'" (), known by its original Swedish title as "" () and in English as "'", is the de facto national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. It was first performed 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.

"Kassaman", or "Qassaman" (, "we pledge", "the oath" or "we swear"), is the national anthem of Algeria. Moufdi Zakaria authored the lyrics, while the music was composed by Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi. The song was adopted as the national anthem in 1962, when the country gained independence from France.

National anthem of Denmark

Romanian national anthem since 1989

Indonesian national anthem

national anthem of Croatia

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national anthem of Lithuania

national anthem of Pakistan

"'" (), officially translated as "Patriotic Song'", is the national anthem of North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the state anthem in 1947.

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"''''''" (, ; ) is the national anthem of Georgia. It was adopted as the Georgian national anthem in May 2004, along with a new national flag and coat of arms. The symbols' change was brought about upon the successful overthrow of the previous government in the bloodless Rose Revolution. The music, taken from the Georgian operas Abesalom da Eteri ("Abesalom and Eteri") and Daisi ("The Nightfall"), by the Georgian composer Zacharia Paliashvili (), was adapted by Ioseb Kechakmadze () to form the anthem. The lyrics were written by David Magradze ().

National anthem of Angola

national anthem of the Philippines

the South African national anthem

national anthem of Switzerland

national anthem of Serbia

national anthem of Thailand

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national anthem of Singapore

national anthem of the United Mexican States

one of two national anthems of New Zealand (together with “God Save the King/Queen”)

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