List of national anthems
A national anthem is a generally patriotic song that is appointed as an official national song by the government. The oldest official national anthem is Great Britain's "God Save the Queen," which was first called the national anthem in the early 19th century although the song was in use from the mid-18th century.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the rise of the national state, most countries have adopted a national anthem.
- Acadia
- Ave Maris Stella (Star of the Sea, We Hail Thee)
- Albania
- Hymni i Flamurit (Hymn to the Flag)
- Andorra
- El Gran Carelmany (The Great Charlemagne)
- Angola
- Angola Avante (Forward Angola)
- Argentina
- Oid, Mortales (Hear, O Mortals!)
- Armenia
- Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland)
- Aruba
- Aruba Deshi Tera (Aruba Precious Country)
- Australia
- Advance Australia Fair (formerly God Save the Queen)
- Austria
- Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of Mountains, Land of Streams)
- Bahrain
- Bahrainona (Our Bahrain)
- Bangladesh
- Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)
- Basque Country
- Eusko Gudariak (The Basque Soldier)
- Belgium
- La Brabaçonne (The Song of Brabant)
- Benin
- L'Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day)
- Bhutan
- Druk tsendhen (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom)
- Bolivia
- Bolivianos, el hado propicio (Bolivians, A Favourable Destiny)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (former anthem)
- Jedna i Jedina (One and Only)
- Botswana
- Fatshe leno la rona (Blessed Be This Noble Land)
- Brunei
- Ya Allah lanjutkan la usia Duli tuanku (Oh God, Long Live Our Majesty the Sultan)
- Bulgaria
- Gorda Starra planeena (Proudly Rise the Balkan Peaks)
- Burkina Faso
- Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night)
- Burundi
- Burundi bwacu (Beloved Burundi)
- Chile
- Dulce Patria, recibe los votos (Dear Homeland, Accept Our Devotion)
- Himno Nacional
- Colombia
- Oh Gloria inmarcesible (Oh Unfading Glory!)
- Comoros
- Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Union of the Great Islands)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of
- Debout Kongolaise (Arise Congolese)
- Costa Rica
- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Noble Fatherland, Your Beautiful Flag)
- Cote d'Ivoire
- L'Abidjanaise (Song of Abidjan)
- Croatia
- Lijepa nasa Domovino (Our Beautiful Homeland)
- Cuba
- La Bayamesa (The Bayamo Song)
- Denmark
- royal: Kong Kristian (King Christian)
- civil: Derer et yndigt land (There Is A Lovely Land)
- Dominican Republic
- Quisqueyanos valientes (Valiant Sons of Quisqueye)
- East Germany
- Auferstanden aus Ruinen (Risen from Ruins)
- East Timor
- Foho Ramelau (Ramelau Mountain)
- Ecuador
- Salve, Oh Patria (We Salute You Our Homeland)
- Egypt
- Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)
- El Salvador
- Saludemos la Patria orgilosos (Salute the Proud Motherland)
- Equatorial Guinea
- Caminemos Pisando la Senda de Nuestra Inmensa Felicidad (Let's Walk Down The Path Of Our Immense Happiness)
- Estonia
- Mu Isamaa, Mu Onn Ja Room (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy)
- Ethiopia
- Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
- Faeroe Islands
- Tú alfagra land mitt (O Faeroe Islands, My Dearest Treasure)
- Georgia
- Dideba zetsit kurthelus (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings)
- Germany
- Deutchland Uber Alles (Germany Over All)
- Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (Unity, Right, and Liberty)
- Das Lied der Deutschen 3rd strophe
- Greece
- Hymnos pro tin Elphtherian (Hymn to Freedom)
- Guatemala
- Guatemala Feliz (Guatemala, Be Praised!)
- Honduras
- Tu banders es un lampo de cielo (Your Flag Is A Heavenly Light)
- Hungary
- Isten áldd meg a magyart (God Bless the Hungarians)
- India
- Jana-Gana-Mana (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People)
- Indonesia
- Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia)
- Ireland, Republic of
- Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldier's Song)
- Italy
- Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn)
- Fratelli d'Italia
- Japan
- Kimi Ga Yo Wa (君が代 May 1,000 Years of Happy Reign Be Yours)
- Jordan
- As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni (Long Live the King!)
- Kenya
- Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation)
- Kiribati
- Teirake kaini Kiribati (Stand Kiribati)
- Laos
- Pheng Xat Lao (Hymn of the Lao People)
- Latvia
- Dievs, Sveti Latviju (God Bless Latvia)
- Lebanon
- Koullouna Lilouataan Lil Oula Lil Alam (All Of Us! For Our Country, For Our Flag and Glory)
- Libya
- Allahu Akbar (God Is Greatest!)
- Liechtenstein
- Oben am jungen Rhein (High Above the Young Rhine)
- Lithuania
- Tautiska Giesme (The National Song)
- Luxembourg
- Ons Hémécht (Our Motherland)
- Madagascar
- Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland)
- Malawi
- Mlungu salitsani malawi (Oh God Bless Our Land Of Malawi)
- Maldives
- Gavmii mi ekuverikan matii tibegen kuriime salaam (In National Unity Do We Salute Our Nation)
- Mali
- Pour L'Afriquue et pour toi, Mali (For Africa and for You, Mali)
- Malta
- Innu Malti (Hymn of Malta)
- Mexico
- Mexicanos, al grito de guerra (Mexicans, to the War Cry)
- Moldova
- Limba Noastra (Our Tongue)
- Montenegro
- Ohamo, Hamo (There, Over There)
- Mozambique
- Viva, Viva a FRELIMO (Long Live FRELIMO)
- Myanmar
- Gba Majay Bma (We Shall Love Burma)
- Nauru
- Nauru Bwiema (Nauru Our Homeland)
- Nepal
- Ras Triya Gaan (May Glory Crown You, Courageous Soverign)
- Netherlands
- Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (William of Nassau)
- Nicaragua
- Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to You, Nicaragua)
- Norway
- Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country)
- Pakistan
- Pak sarzamin shad bad (Blessed Be The Sacred Land)
- Panama
- Himno Istemño (Isthmus Hymn)
- Peru
- Somos libres, seámoslo siempre (We Are Free, Let Us Remain So Forever)
- Philippines
- Lupang Hinirang (Beloved Land)
- Poland
- Mazurek Dabrowskiego (also known as Jeszcze Polska nie zginela - Poland Lives On Forever)
- English translation of this title is wrong, what's correct standard English translation ?
- Portugal
- A Portugesa (The Portugese)
- Romania
- Desteaptate, romane (Wake up, Romanian)
- Trei culori (Three Colours)
- Rwanda
- Rwanda rwacu (Our Rwanda)
- Sao Tomé and Principe
- Independência total (Total Independence)
- Saudi Arabia
- Aash Al Maleek (Long Live Our Beloved King)
- Senegal
- Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons (Pluck Your Koras, Strike the Balafons)
- Serbia
- Boze Pravde (God of Justice)
- Singapore
- Majulah Singapura (May Singapore Progress)
- Slovakia
- Nad Tatrou sa blyská (Storm Over the Tatras)
- Slovenia
- Zdravljica (A Toast)
- Naprej zastava slave (Go ahead, the Flag of Glory)
- [[South Africa:
- Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica (God Bless Africa)
- Die Stem van Suid Afrika (The Call of South Africa)
- Spain
- Marcha Real (Royal March)
- Sudan
- Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)
- Suriname
- God zij met ons Suriname (God Be With Our Suriname)
- Sweden
- civil: Du Gamla, Du Fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Beautiful, Thou Mountainous North)
- royal: Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång
- Syria
- Homat el Diyar (Guardians of the Homeland)
- Taiwan
- San Min Chu I (The Rights of the People)
- The Flag Raising Song
- Tanzania
- Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa)
- Thailand
- civil: Phleng Chat
- royal: Phleng Sansasoen Phra Barami
- Togo
- Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Hail to thee, land of our forefathers)
- Tunisia
- Ala Khallidi (Oh Make Eternal)
- Himat Al Hima
- Turkey
- Istiklâl Marsi (The March of Independence)
- Tuvalu
- Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvalu for the Almighty)
- Ukraine
- Shche ne vmerla Ukraina (Ukraine Has Not Died Yet)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Gimn Sovetskovo Soyuza (Hymn of the Soviet Union)
- The Internationale
- Uruguay
- Orientales, la Patria o la tumba (Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!)
- Vanuatu
- Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (We, We, We)
- Vatican City
- Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Hymn and Pontifical March)
- Venezuela
- Gloria al bravo pueblo (Glory to the Brave Nation)
- Vietnam
- Tien quan ca (The Troops are Advancing)
- Wales
- Gwlad, Gwlad (Land of my Fathers)
- Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
- Yugoslavia
- Hej Slaveni (O Slavs)
- Zimbabwe
- Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe (Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe)
- God Bless Africa
Question: Where do we put the European anthem? Nations aren't the only entities with anthems; as I just mentioned, Europe has one, and some other entities have them as well (e.g. isn't there an anthem for the International Olympic movement?). I'd say this page would be much better with most if not all of its content moved to anthem. -- SJK
See also National flag