National anthems
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Europe
El gran Carlemany
“El Gran Carlemany” (pronounced [əl ˈɣɾaŋ ˌkaɾləˈmaɲ]; “The Great Charlemagne”) serves as the national anthem of the Principality of Andorra. The music was composed by Enric Marfany Bons, and the lyrics were authored by Joan Benlloch i Vivó, written in a first-person narrative from the perspective of Andorra. The anthem was officially adopted on September 8, 1921, which coincided with Andorra’s National Day. In the lyrics, there are references to…
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Asia
Ishy Bilady
“Ishy Bilady” (Arabic: عيشي بلادي, translated as ‘Long Live my Country’) serves as the national anthem for the United Arab Emirates. Its official adoption took place following the establishment of the UAE in 1971. The anthem’s melody was composed by Saad Abdel Wahab, an Egyptian composer and nephew of the renowned Mohammed Abdel Wahab, in the same year as the country’s formal nationalization. However, it wasn’t until 1986 that the…