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An abridged version of the anthem is often performed by military bands which omits the third and fourth stanzas for brevity (see audio sample), or the second and third stanzas for saving time to memorize all the country's ethnic groups. The Olympic Games uses a version of the anthem which includes all the stanzas.
"Gaumee salaam" (Dhivehi: ޤައުމީ ސަލާމް, IPA: [gaʊmiː s̺alaːm]; lit. ' National Salute ') is the national anthem of the Maldives.The lyrics were written by Muhammad Jameel Didi in 1948, and the melody was composed by Sri Lankan maestro Pandit Amaradeva in 1972.
"The Salute of the Sultan" (Arabic: السلام السلطاني) is the national anthem of the Sultanate of Oman. It is an ode originally dedicated to Qaboos bin Said , the former Sultan of Oman .
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori [a] is a line from the Odes (III.2.13) by the Roman lyric poet Horace. The line translates: "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country." The line translates: "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country."
Although the anthem was chosen during the reign of Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, it was not used in his era due to his death on 31 December 1977.As it was scheduled to start using the anthem on the day of the celebration of Kuwait’s National Day, and at that time the mourning period for the former Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was completed.
The royal anthem is performed during state occasions, as well as when a high-ranking member of the royal family is present for a function. In addition, the royal anthem is still played before the beginning of each film in movie theatres, as well as before the commencement of the first act in plays, musicals, concerts, and most other live performances of music or theatre in Thailand.
The "Royal Salute", [a] also known as the "Health of the Shah", [b] was the royal and national anthem of Qajar Iran between 1873 and 1909. The French musician Alfred Jean Baptiste Lemaire composed this anthem in 1873 on the orders of Naser al-Din Shah .
"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" is the national anthem of Antigua and Barbuda. Written by Novelle Hamilton Richards and composed by Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, it was adopted in 1967 while Antigua and Barbuda were still a British colony. [1] It was adopted as the national anthem upon independence in 1981. [2]