Druk tsendhen
| English: The Thunder Dragon Kingdom | |
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National anthem of  Bhutan
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| Lyrics | Dasho Gyaldun Thinley |
| Music | Aku Tongmi |
| Adopted | 1953 |
Druk tsendhen ("The Thunder Dragon Kingdom") is the national anthem of Bhutan.
Adopted in 1953, the music is by Aku Tongmi and the words are by Dasho Gyaldun Thinley.[1] Tongmi was educated in India and was recently appointed leader of the military brass band when the need for an anthem rose at the occasion of a state visit from prime minister Nehru of India. His original score was inspired by the Bhutanese folk tune "The Unchanging Lotus Throne" (Thri nyampa med pa pemai thri). The melody has twice undergone changes by Mr Tongmi's successors as band leaders. The original lyrics were 12 lines, but was shortened to the present 6 lines version in 1964 by a secretary to the king.[2]
As the anthem is inspired by a folk tune, there is a choreography to it as well, originally directed by Mr. Tongmi.[2][3]
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[edit] Lyrics
| Original in Dzongkha[4] | Transliteration | English translation[4] |
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འབྲུག་ཙན་དན་བཀོད་པའི་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ནང་།། |
Druk tsenden keipi gyelkhap na |
In the Kingdom of Druk, where cypresses grow, |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Brozović, Dalibor (1999). Hrvatska Enciklopedija. 1. Miroslav Krleža. p. 569. ISBN 9536036290. http://books.google.com/books?id=ewUTAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (2002) (PDF). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan. Thimphu: The Centre for Bhutan Studies. p. 14. ISBN 99936-14-01-7. http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/pubFiles/nationalflag.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Blackwell, Amy Hackney (2009). Independence Days: Holidays and Celebrations. Infobase Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 1604131012. http://books.google.com/books?id=QMyL9Dpp378C. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b "National Anthem". Bhutan Portal. Government of Bhutan. http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/abt_nationalanthem.php. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
[edit] Further reading
- Minahan, James (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems. 1. Greenwood Press. p. 20. ISBN 0313344981. http://books.google.com/books?id=Y85XAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
[edit] External links
- National anthems.net midi file
- Dookola Swiata - This travel website has an instrumental version of the Anthem, as an .asx file.
- Children sing the anthem - This website has a sound file of Bhutanese children singing the Anthem without musical accompaniment.
