Tautiška giesmė

"Lithuania, Our Homeland" is the national anthem of Lithuania. The words of the song were made by a Lithuanian named Vincas Kudirka, and the melody of the song was also made by him.[1][2]

Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų
English: Lithuania, Our Homeland
National anthem of  Lithuania
LyricsVincas Kudirka
MusicVincas Kudirka
Adopted1919
Audio sample
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The words of the song are based on a fifty-word poem written by Kudirka about the Baltic country of Lithuania in general. The national anthem is basically a shortened version of that poem. Shortly before his death in 1899, the anthem was performed for the first time.

Lyrics
Words of the song in Lithuanian Pronunciation of these words using the IPA Words of the song in English

Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų,
Tu didvyrių žeme,
Iš praeities Tavo sūnūs
Te stiprybę semia.

Tegul Tavo vaikai eina
Vien takais dorybės,
Tegul dirba Tavo naudai
Ir žmonių gėrybei.

Tegul saulė Lietuvoj
Tamsumas prašalina,
Ir šviesa, ir tiesa
Mūs žingsnius telydi.

Tegul meilė Lietuvos
Dega mūsų širdyse,
Vardan tos, Lietuvos
Vienybė težydi![1]

[lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠɐ ǀ tʲeː.vʲiː.nʲæ mˠuː.sˠuː ǀ]
[tˠʊ dʲɪdʲ.vʲiː.rʲ(ɪ̯)uː ʒʲæ.mʲæ ǀ]
[ɪʃˠ pˠrˠɐ.ɛɪ̯ˑ.tʲɪæsˠ tˠɐ.vˠoː sˠuː.nˠuːsˠ ǀ]
[tʲæ sʲtʲɪ.pʲrʲiː.bʲæː sʲæ.mʲ(ɪ̯)ɐ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ tˠɐ.vˠoː vˠɐɪ̯ˑ.kɐɪ̯ˑ ɛɪ̯ˑ.nˠɐ ǀ]
[vʲɪænˠ tˠɐ.kɐɪ̯ˑzˠ‿dˠoː.rʲiː.bʲeːsˠ ǀ]
[tʲæː.gʊlˠ dʲɪrˠ.bˠɐ tˠɐ.vˠoː nˠɐʊ̯.dˠɐɪ̯ˑ ǀ]
[ɪrˠ ʒˠmˠoː.nʲ(ɪ̯)uː gʲeː.rʲiː.bʲɛɪ̯ˑ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ sˠɐʊ̯.lʲeː lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːj ǀ]
[tˠɐmˠ.sˠʊ.mˠɐs pˠrˠɐ.ʃˠɐ.lʲɪ.nˠɐ ǀ]
[ɪrˠ ʃʲvʲɪæ.sˠɐ ǀ ɪrˠ tʲɪæ.sˠɐ ǀ]
[muːzʲ‿ʒʲɪŋʲgʲ.sʲnʲ(ɪ̯)ʊsˠ tʲæ.lʲiː.dʲɪ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ mʲæɪ̯.lʲeː lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːsˠ ǀ]
[dʲæː.gɐ mˠuː.sˠuː ʃʲɪrʲ.dʲiː.sʲæ ǀ]
[vˠɐrˠ.dˠɐnˠ tˠoːsˠ ǀ lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːsˠ ǀ]
[vʲɪæ.nʲiː.bʲeː tʲæ.ʒʲiː.dʲɪ ǁ]

Lithuania, our dear homeland,
Land of worthy heroes!
May your sons draw strength
From your past experiences.

May your children always
Choose the paths of virtue,
May they work towards your good,
And that of all people.

May the sun of Lithuania
Disperse darkness,
And light, and truth,
May guide our steps.

May love of Lithuania
Burn in our hearts,
In the name of Lithuania,
Unity may blossom![3]

References
  1. Lietuvos valstybės himnas (Tautiška giesmė)
  2. Tautiškos giesmės likimasprijungus Lietuvą prie Sovietų Sąjungos (PDF). Marcinkevičius, Juozas. Šaltiniai.info.
  3. English Lyrics of Tautiška giesmė. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved on the English Wikipedia 22 October 2007.
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