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"Il Canto degli Italiani" (Italian: [il ˈkanto deʎʎ(i) itaˈljaːni]; [1] transl. "The Song of the Italians") is a patriotic song written by Goffredo Mameli and set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, [2] currently used as the national anthem of Italy.
The "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmartʃa reˈaːle dordiˈnantsa]; "Royal March of Ordinance"), or "Fanfara Reale" (Italian: [faɱˈfaːra reˈaːle]; "Royal Fanfare"), was the official national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1946. [1]
" Giovinezza" (pronounced [dʒoviˈnettsa]; Italian for 'Youth') was the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was an unofficial national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1924 and 1943. [1]
Some scholars have thought that the chorus was intended to be an anthem for Italian patriots, who were seeking to unify their country and free it from foreign control in the years up to 1861 (the chorus's theme of exiles singing about their homeland, and its lines like O mia patria, si bella e perduta / "O my country, so beautiful, and lost" was thought to have resonated with many Italians). [3]
National anthems of Italy and regional anthems of regions of Italy. Pages in category "Italian anthems" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ...
Goffredo Mameli (Italian pronunciation: [ɡofˈfreːdo maˈmɛːli]; 5 September 1827 – 6 July 1849) was an Italian patriot, poet, writer and a notable figure in the Risorgimento. He is also the author of the lyrics of "Il Canto degli Italiani", the national anthem of Italy.
It is one of only four national anthems in the world – along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino and Kosovo – that have no official lyrics. [2] Although many different lyrics have been made for it in the past, it has never had official lyrics as a national anthem. [3] A 1960s rendition to La Marcha Real the National anthem of ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...