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The original version of the song was written as an unofficial "nationalist anthem" titled "O Emerald Isle" to express a nascent cultural pride that emerged in the early 1970s as part of an educational and cultural revival in Montserrat under the leadership of the young academic, Dr. J. A. George Irish, in his role as the academic and administrative Head of the newly established local Extra ...
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]
National anthem title in local language(s) ... Anthem of Basque Country Spain ... Montserrat "Motherland" 1995 Unknown
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 ...
Several of the 17 autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain, plus the two autonomous cities, have their own anthems, ranging from quasi-national anthems of the historical nationalities to regional anthems and songs, with some virtually unknown even in their own communities. Below is a list of those songs.
Anthem: "God Save the King" ... Spain. [17] Montserrat means "serrated mountain" in ... National Museum of Montserrat, a national museum focusing on the history of ...
This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the countries of the United Kingdom, ... "Gibraltar Anthem" 1994 Peter Emberley Montserrat "Motherland"
If an anthem is defined as consisting of both a melody and lyrics, then the oldest national anthem in use today is the national anthem of the Netherlands, the Wilhelmus. [3] Written between 1568 and 1572 during the Dutch Revolt , it was already a popular orangist hymn during the 17th century, though it would take until 1932 for it to be ...