Nationalism+as+seen+in+Anthems

In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem, //Defense of Fort McHenry//. The poem was later put to the tune of (John Stafford Smith's song) //The Anacreontic Song//, modified somewhat, and retitled //The Star Spangled Banner//. Congress proclaimed //The Star Spangled Banner// the U.S. National Anthem in 1931. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.O say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusionA home and a country should leave us no more?Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued landPraise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. media type="youtube" key="xS-R7SM_-M4" height="315" width="420"
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The Deutschlandlied The "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of Germany"; also known as "Das Lied der Deutschen" or "The Song of the Germans"), has been used as the [|national anthem] of [|Germany] since 1922. Since [|World War II] and the fall of [|Nazi Germany], only the third [|stanza] has been used as the national anthem. The music was written by [|Joseph Haydn] in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of the [|Austrian] Emperor [|Francis II] of the [|Holy Roman Empire]. In 1841, the German linguist and poet [|August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben] wrote the lyrics of "Das Lied der Deutschen" to Haydn's melody, lyrics that were considered revolutionary at the time.

German Anthem Lyrics - English Translation Unity and Rights and Freedom For the German Fatherland Let us all strive for that Brotherly with heart and hand Unity and Rights and Freedom Are the foundation for happiness Bloom in the glow of happiness Bloom German Fatherland

german Anthem Lyrics in Official Language Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Für das Deutsche Vaterland. Danach laßt uns alle streben, Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand. Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Sind des Glückes Unterpfand. Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes, Blühe deutsches Vaterland.

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=Il Canto degli Italiani (//The Song of the Italians//)= Il Canto degli Italiani (//The Song of the Italians//) is the [|Italian] [|national anthem]. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli (//Mameli's Hymn//), after the author of the lyrics, or Fratelli d'Italia (//Brothers of Italy//), from its [|opening line]. The words were written in the autumn of 1847 in [|Genoa], by the then 20-year-old student and patriot [|Goffredo Mameli] , in a climate of popular struggle for unification and independence of Italy which foreshadowed the [|war against Austria]. Two months later, they were set to music in [|Turin] by another [|Genoese], [|Michele Novaro]. [|[1]] The hymn enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the period of the [|Risorgimento] and in the following decades. After unification (1861) the adopted national anthem was the // [|Marcia Reale] //, the //Royal March// (or //Fanfara Reale//), official hymn of the [|royal house of Savoy] composed in 1831 to order of [|Carlo Alberto di Savoia]. The //Marcia Reale// remained the Italian national anthem until Italy became a republic in 1946.  [|Giuseppe Verdi], in his //Inno delle Nazioni// (//Hymn of the Nations//), composed for the [|London International Exhibition of 1862] , chose //Il Canto degli Italiani// – and not the //Marcia Reale// – to represent Italy, putting it beside [|God Save the Queen] and [|La Marseillaise]. In 1946 Italy became a [|republic], and on October 12, 1946, //Il Canto degli Italiani// was provisionally chosen as the country's new national anthem. This choice was made official in law only on November 17, 2005, almost 60 years later.

Italian Brothers, Italy has awakened, She has wreathed her head With the helmet of Scipio. Where is Victory? She bows her head to you, You, whom God created As the slave of Rome. Let us band together, We are ready to die, (repeat) Italy has called us. (repeat previous four lines) (repeat entire song)
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Fratelli d'Italia, l'Italia s'e' desta, dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa. Dov'e la vittoria? Le porga la chioma, che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo'. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Stringiamoci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamo'. Stringiamoci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamo', si'! <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Noi fummo da secoli calpesti, derisi, perche' non siam popoli, perche' siam divisi. Raccolgaci un'unica bandiera, una speme: di fonderci insieme gia' l'ora suono'. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Uniamoci, uniamoci, l'unione e l'amore rivelano ai popoli le vie del Signore. Giuriamo far libero il suolo natio: uniti, per Dio, chi vincer ci puo'?
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= Himno Nacional Mexicano = The **"Mexican National Anthem"**, also known as **"Mexicans, at the cry of war"** ([|Spanish]: // Mexicanos, al grito de guerra // ), is the [|national anthem] of the [|United Mexican States]. The anthem first started being used in 1854, although it was not officially adopted //[|de jure]// until 1943. The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to historical [|Mexican]  military victories in the heat of battle and including cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet [|Francisco González Bocanegra] in 1853. In 1854, [|Jaime Nunó] composed the music which now accompanies González's poem. The anthem, consisting of ten [|stanzas] and a chorus, effecitvely entered into use on September 16, 1854. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mexicanos, al grito de guerrael acero aprestad y el bridón.Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,al sonoro rugir del cañón.Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,al sonoro rugir del cañón! || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Chorus: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10px;">[|[3]] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mexicans, at the cry of war, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">//make ready the steel and the bridle,////and may the Earth tremble at its centers////at the resounding roar of the cannon.////and may the Earth tremble at its centers////at the resounding roar of the cannon!// || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ciña ¡oh Patria! tus sienes de olivade la paz el arcángel divino,que en el cielo tu eterno destinopor el dedo de Dios se escribió.Mas si osare un extraño enemigoprofanar con su planta tu suelo,piensa ¡oh Patria querida! que el cieloun soldado en cada hijo te dio. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">First Stanza: ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Let gird, oh Fatherland!, your brow with olive //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">//by the divine archangel of peace,////for in heaven your eternal destiny////was written by the finger of God.////But if some enemy outlander should dare////to profane your ground with his sole,////think, oh beloved Fatherland!, that heaven////has given you a soldier in every son.// || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">¡Guerra, guerra sin tregua al que intenteDe la patria manchar los blasones!¡Guerra, guerra! Los patrios pendonesEn las olas de sangre empapad.¡Guerra, guerra! En el monte, en el valleLos cañones horrísonos truenen,Y los ecos sonoros resuenenCon las voces de ¡Unión! ¡Libertad! || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Stanza V: ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">War, war without quarter to any who dare //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">//to tarnish the coats of arms of the country!////War, war! Let the national banners////be soaked in waves of blood.////War, war! In the mountain, in the valley,////let the cannons thunder in horrid unison////and may the sonorous echoes resound////with cries of Union! Liberty!// || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Antes, patria, que inermes tus hijosBajo el yugo su cuello dobleguen,Tus campiñas con sangre se rieguen,Sobre sangre se estampe su pie.Y tus templos, palacios y torresSe derrumben con hórrido estruendo,Y sus ruinas existan diciendo:De mil héroes la patria aquí fue. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Stanza VI: ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">O, Fatherland, ere your children, defenseless //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">//bend their neck beneath the yoke,////may your fields be watered with blood,////may their foot be printed in blood.////And may your temples, palaces and towers////collapse with horrid clamor,////and may their ruins continue on, saying:////Of one thousand heroes, here the Fatherland began.// || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">¡Patria! ¡Patria! Tus hijos te juranExhalar en tus aras su aliento,Si el clarín con su bélico acentolos convoca a lidiar con valor.¡Para ti las guirnaldas de oliva!¡Un recuerdo para ellos de gloria!¡Un laurel para ti de victoria!¡Un sepulcro para ellos de honor! || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Stanza X: ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Fatherland! Fatherland! your children swear to you //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px;">//to breathe their last for your sake,////if the bugle with its bellicose accent////calls them together to battle with courage.////For you, olive wreathes!////A memory for them of glory!////For you, a laurel of victory!////A tomb for them of honor!// ||  ||
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