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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.
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 remained the official anthem of Italy until June 1944; when Rome was liberated and the government and the King returned to the capital, the Marcia Reale was in fact reintroduced as a national anthem and remained both after the appointment of Crown Prince Umberto of Savoy as Lieutenant General of the Realm and after his ascension to Kingship.
" 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]
Noi vogliam Dio, Vergin Maria" is a Marian hymn from the Italian folk tradition. It is a translation of the French hymn " Nous voulons Dieu ", written and composed for a pilgrimage to Lourdes on 11 September 1882 by François-Xavier Moreau, parish priest of Sorigny .
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Michele Novaro (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle noˈvaːro]; 23 December 1818 – 20 October 1885) was an Italian composer.. Novaro was born on 23 December 1818 in Genoa, where he studied composition and singing at the Scuola Gratuita di Canto (now the Genoa Conservatory). [1]
The anthem was de facto replaced by the Italian Royal March of Ordinance [1] (" Marcia Reale") as early as 1861, but it would lose its formal status only in 1946, when the monarchy was definitely abolished and "Il Canto degli Italiani" ("The Chant of Italians") was chosen as the provisional national anthem of the newly proclaimed Italian Republic.