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t. e. The " Himno Nacional de Uruguay " (English: "National Anthem of Uruguay"), also known by its incipit " Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba " (English: "Easterners,[a] the Country or the Tomb"), [1] is the longest national anthem in terms of duration with 105 bars of music. [2] When performed in its entirety, the anthem lasts about four-and-a ...
Flag of Uruguay. Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the centre over a white canvas. The national flag of Uruguay (bandera nacional de Uruguay), officially known as the National Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional), is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and ...
See media help. The Marcha Real (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾtʃa reˈal]; lit.'Royal March') is the national anthem of Spain. 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 ]
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 ...
The National Anthem of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia[e] was created in December 1918 from the national anthems of the Kingdom's three historical constituent lands: Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (Croatia), Kingdom of Serbia (Serbia) and Duchy of Carniola (Slovenia). At the time, the Yugoslav authorities considered the three dominant South Slavic ...
Singapore portal. v. t. e. " Majulah Singapura " [a] is the national anthem of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of the City Council of Singapore, the song was selected in 1959 as the nation's anthem when it attained self-government. Upon full independence in 1965, "Majulah Singapura" was formally ...
The national anthem is, along with the national coat of arms and the national colors, one of three national symbols defined by the Polish constitution. [15] As such, it is protected by law which declares that treating the national symbols "with reverence and respect" is the "right and obligation" of every Polish citizen and all state organs ...
file. help. " God Save the King " (alternatively " God Save the Queen " when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, [5] one of two national anthems of New Zealand, [1] and the royal anthem of the Isle of Man [6], Canada and some other Commonwealth realms. [2] The author of the tune is unknown and it may ...