Anthems

The anthem of the United States of America

The Star-Spangled Banner - the US National Anthem. The lyrics to the tune of John Stafford Smith from 1780 were written by Francis Scott Key.

The official hymn of the nineteenth century was the British anthem God Save the Queen, but with the text My Country, 'Tis of Thee. The song The Star-Spangled Banner as the official state anthem was approved by the United States Congress on March 3, 1931. Was founded almost one hundred and twenty years earlier, in 1814, during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, in the final stages of the war Anglo-American (English used the missiles among others).

A US side mediator, lawyer Francis Scott Key, was detained while attempting to negotiate on the English ship HMS Minden, from where he eventually observed Baltimore fire. On a piece of paper he wrote part of the text: Oh, say, can you see .... Eventually, the British retreated, and baltimorczycy, celebrating the victory, began to sing the line to a known melody Keya Smith is Anacreon In Heaven originating from the British Isles and the London dedicated place indigenous The Anakrena Society.

The anthem of Great Britain

God Save the Queen - a British patriotic song of unknown authorship, which is the national anthem of Great Britain and its former colonies.

In the period when the British monarch is the king, this song is performed as God Save the King (as it was originally). God Save the Queen was also an anthem of many countries of the British Commonwealth, eg Australia, Canada and Jamaica and remains their monarchical hymn. In New Zealand, it is still treated as a national anthem on a par with God Defend New Zealand. Currently, only in a few state organisms, it is still a state hymn (eg in territories dependent on Great Britain: Saint Helena, Anguilla and Falkland Islands). In the 1920s, Ireland replaced it with its own hymn Amhrán on bhFiann.

The song God Save the King was first made in 1745 to support King George II of Hanover when his reign was threatened by the Jacobite Charles Edward Stuart, who had wide Scottish support. The last stanza with a decided anti-Kosh tone is not performed.

The melody of God Save the Queen was taken over by the hymns of several other countries, including Liechtenstein. Modeled on it were the Prayer of the Russians and the National Song for the king's prosperity, both formed in 1816. The hymn of the German Reich Heil dir im Siegerkranz was sung in 1871-1918 (Glory be to you, in the crown of the winner). In the US, the song My Country, Tis of Thee is popular, also based on the British anthem.

The anthem of Wales

The hymn of Wales is the song of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
The song was written in January 1856. The words were written by the Welsh poet Evan James, the music was composed by his son James James. The song very quickly became a popular patriotic song.

The anthem of Ireland

Words in 1907 were written by Peadar Kearney, who together with Patrik Heeney composed music. The hymn is a march, it refers to independence fights. It is stylized for a soldier's song. Printed in 1912 in the Irish Freedom magazine. The state hymn has been since 1926. The original English text translated into Irish by Liam O'Rinn. Finally, only the chorus of the song, performed in Irish, was approved as a hymn. The English version of the hymn is widespread among Irish people living in America who do not speak Irish.

The initial words of the hymn were Sinne Laochra Fáil. After the party Fianna Fáil came to power, the version with the words Sinne Fianna Fáil became popular.

The anthem of Scotland

There is no official national anthem of Scotland. However, several songs function as unofficial Scottish hymns, in particular, "Scotland the Brave" and "Flower of Scotland".

For most international sporting events, Scotland uses the "Flower of Scotland" as a national anthem [9], especially at rugby and football matches. The song was also used as the hymn of Scotland during the British Commonwealth Games from 2010, replacing the "Scotland the Brave".

The anthem of New Zealand

God Defend New Zealand is the national anthem of New Zealand on a par with the God's hymn God Save the Queen. It was adopted in 1940. The English words were written by Thomas Bracken, the Maori word, Thomas Henry Smith, and the music was composed by John Joseph Woods.

by Oliwia Laskowska 8e