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"Tautiška giesmė" is the national anthem of Lithuania, serving as an official symbol of the nation. It matters because national anthems represent a country's identity and heritage, and this one holds particular significance in Lithuanian culture and history.
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"Tautiška giesmė" ( pronounced [ˈtˠɐʊtʲɪʃˠkɐ ɡʲɪɛsʲˈmʲeː]; 'National Song') or "Lietuvos himnas" ('Anthem of Lithuania'), also known by its incipit "Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų" ('Lithuania, Our Homeland'), is the national anthem of Lithuania. The music and lyrics were written in 1898 by Vincas Kudirka, when Lithuania was still part of the Russian Empire. The fifty-word poem was a condensation of Kudirka's conceptions of the Lithuanian state, the Lithuanian people, and their past. Shortly before his death in 1899, the anthem was performed for Lithuanians living in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The first public Lithuanian performance of the anthem took place in Vilnius in 1905, and it became the official national anthem in 1919, a year after Lithuania declared its independence.