Dievs, svētī Latviju!
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| English: God Bless Latvia | |
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| National anthem of |  Latvia |
| Lyrics | Kārlis Baumanis, 1873 |
| Music | Kārlis Baumanis, 1873 |
| Adopted | 1920 |
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Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God Bless Latvia) is the national anthem of Latvia. Words and music by Kārlis Baumanis (Baumaņu Kārlis, 1834-1904).
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[edit] Music and Lyrics
Music and Lyrics were written in 1873 by Kārlis Baumanis, a teacher, who particpiated in Young Latvian nationalist movement.[1] It is speculated that Baumanis borrowed and modified part of lyrics from popular song, which was sung in tune of God Save the Queen, and composed his own music for the song. Baumanis lyrics were different from modern lyrics - he used term "Baltics" synonymously and interchangeably with "Latvia" and "Latvians", thus "Latvia" was actually mentioned only in the beginning of the first verse. Later the term "Latvia" was abolished and replaced by "Baltics" to avoid ban[citation needed] of the song by Censorship, this had led to belief that term "Latvia" first appeared only in 1920 when national anthem was chosen and "Baltics" were in turn replaced with "Latvia" in the official lyrics.[2][3]
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| Dievs, svētī Latviju, Mūs' dārgo tēviju, Svētī jel Latviju, Ak, svētī jel to! (repeat) Kur latvju meitas zied, Kur latvju dēli dzied, Laid mums tur laimē diet, Mūs' Latvijā!(repeat) |
God, bless Latvia, Our dearest fatherland, Do bless Latvia, Oh, do bless it!(repeat) Where Latvian daughters bloom, Where Latvian sons sing, Let us dance in happiness there, In our Latvia!(repeat) |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Darba apraksts" (in Latvian). LIIS mūzikas lapas. Latvijas Izglītības informatizācijas sistēma. http://www.liis.lv/muzika/komponisti/Karlis_Baumanis/index.php?id=6. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ^ Dr. art. Arnolds Klotiņš (1998-13-11). "Latvijas svētās skaņas (Part I)" (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. http://www.lv.lv/index.php?menu_body=DOC&id=50753&menu_left=LAIDIENS&PHPSESSID=0a4. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Dr. art. Arnolds Klotiņš (1998-17-11). "Latvijas svētās skaņas (Part II)" (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. http://www.lv.lv/index.php?menu_body=DOC&id=50796&menu_left=LAIDIENS&PHPSESSID=67. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ "Par Latvijas valsts himnu" (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 1998-03-05. http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=47134. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
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- The National Anthem - the website "Welcome to Latvia" has a page about the national anthem with information, sheet music, and sound files.
- A MIDI File is available from Wikimedia.
- Anthem sung at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Latvia
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