List of national anthems

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.

Lyrics Edit

A Edit

In joyful strains then let us sing,
"Advance Australia fair!"
- Advance Australia Fair (Australia, lyric by Peter Dodds McCormick)

C Edit

O Canada! Our home and native land!
- O Canada (Canada, English lyric by Robert Stanley Weir)

Millions of but one heart,
Braving the enemies' fire!
March on!
- Original Simplified Chinese:
  我们万众一心，
  冒着敌人的炮火，
  前进！
- March of the Volunteers (People's Republic of China, lyrics by Tian Han, music by Nie Er, now official in the People's Republic of China (Mainland China)

D Edit

Its hills and valleys gently fall,
its name is ancient Denmark,
And it is Freya's hall.
- Original Danish:
  Det bugter sig i bakke, dal,
  det hedder gamle Danmark
  og det er Frejas sal.
- Der er et yndigt land (Denmark, lyric by Adam Oehlenschläger)

F Edit

To arms, citizens!
Form your battalions!
- Original French:
  Aux armes, citoyens !
  Formez vos bataillons !
- La Marseillaise (France, lyric by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle)

G Edit

Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland!
- Original German:
  Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
  Für das deutsche Vaterland!
- Deutschlandlied (Germany, lyric by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben)

I Edit

Our hope is not yet lost,
The hope two thousand years old.
- Original Hebrew:
  ,עוֹד לֹא אָבְדָה תִּקְוָתֵנוּ‬
  ‬ הַתִּקְוָה בַּת שְׁנוֹת אַלְפַּיִם‬‬
- Hatikvah (Israel, lyric by Naftali Herz Imber)

Brothers of Italy, Italy has woken.
- Original Italian:
  Fratelli d'Italia,
  l'Italia s'è desta.
- Il Canto degli Italiani (Italy, lyric by Goffredo Mameli)

J Edit

May your reign
Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations.
- Original Japanese:
  君が代は
  千代に八千代に.
- Kimigayo (Japan, unknown authorship)

K Edit

Great Koreans, to the Great Korean way, always stay true.
- Original Korean:
  대한 사람, 대한으로 길이 보전하세.
- Aegukga (South Korea, lyrics in 1896 probably by Yun Chi-ho or Ahn Changho, music by Ahn Eak-tai in 1936

N Edit

Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.
- God Defend New Zealand (New Zealand, lyric by Thomas Bracken)

Yes, we love this country, as it rises forth.
- Original Norwegian:
  Ja, vi elsker dette landet,
  som det stiger frem.
- Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Norway, lyric by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)

P Edit

Oh Fatherland, one feels the voice
Of your distinguished forefathers,
That shall lead you to victory!
- Original Portuguese:
  Ó Pátria, sente-se a voz
  Dos teus egrégios avós,
  Que há-de guiar-te à vitória!
- A Portuguesa (Portugal, lyric by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça)

R Edit

Russia – our sacred state,
Russia – our beloved country.
- Original Russian:
  Россия – священная наша держава,
  Россия – любимая наша страна.
- State Anthem of the Russian Federation (Russia, lyric by Sergey Mikhalkov)

S Edit

Let our voices soar as one
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore
- Original Malay:
  Semua kita berseru
  Majulah Singapura
  Majulah Singapura
- Majulah Singapura (Singapore, lyric by Encik Zubir Said) (This is from the official English translation.[1])

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom
In South Africa our land!
- National Anthem of South Africa (South Africa, English lyric written collectively)

You ancient, you free, you mountainous north.
- Original Swedish:
  Du gamla, du fria, du fjällhöga Nord.
- Du gamla, du fria (Sweden, lyric by Richard Dybeck)

T Edit

San Min Chu-i,
Our aim shall be: [......]
- Original traditional Chinese:
  三民主義，
  吾黨所宗，[......]
- National Anthem of the Republic of China (Republic of China, lyric by Sun Yat-sen, now official in the Republic of China (Taiwan))

U Edit

Long to reign over us:
God save the King!
- God Save the King (United Kingdom, unknown authorship)

Good morning USA,

I've got a feeling that it's gonna be a wonderful day,

The sun in the sky has a smile on his face,

And he's shining a salute to the American race,

Oh boy it's swell to say, Good morning USA!

- The Star-Spangled Banner (United States, lyric by Francis Scott Key)

Misattributed Edit

We're all brothers and sisters.
All lives matter to the great.
- Major League Baseball 2016 All-Star Game controversy as public alteration of "O Canada" lyric by Robert Stanley Weir
- Official lyric:
  With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
  The True North strong and free!

External links Edit

Encyclopedic article on National anthem on Wikipedia
Media related to National anthem on Wikimedia Commons