අනිත් මිනිස්සුන්ට ගරු කරන්න නොදන්නා නූගත් බයියෝ
ඉංග්රීසි පුළුවන් නම් කියවලා බලපල්ලා
Which countries have their national anthem in different languages?
Are there national anthems sung in another language than the major language of the country?
Pakistan’s national anthem is in Persianized Urdu. The anthem is equally intelligible to Urdu and Persian speakers. Persian was official language of Mughal Empire and continued as the cultural language of the South Asian Muslim elite.
The Finnish national anthem has words in Finnish and Swedish, of which the latter one is the original version.
The Belgian anthem has words in French, Dutch, and German.
The Canadian anthem has words in English, French, and Inuktitut. I think that these are the official versions, but I’ve heard other versions as well, such as Cree. The English and Canadian versions can be combined in one verse if there is a need to give representation to both languages at once.
The Scottish anthem has words in English, Scots, and Gaelic.
The New Zealand anthem has words in Maori and English. Both versions are usually sung in the aforementioned order.
The Swiss anthem has words in German, French, Italian, and Romansh. I’ve also seen versions in two different Romansh dialects: Surselvish and Ladinish.
The South-African anthem consists of five languages: Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English.
The Irish anthem has words in Irish and English, though the English version is practically never sung.
ඉංග්රීසි පුළුවන් නම් කියවලා බලපල්ලා
Which countries have their national anthem in different languages?
Are there national anthems sung in another language than the major language of the country?
Pakistan’s national anthem is in Persianized Urdu. The anthem is equally intelligible to Urdu and Persian speakers. Persian was official language of Mughal Empire and continued as the cultural language of the South Asian Muslim elite.
The Finnish national anthem has words in Finnish and Swedish, of which the latter one is the original version.
The Belgian anthem has words in French, Dutch, and German.
The Canadian anthem has words in English, French, and Inuktitut. I think that these are the official versions, but I’ve heard other versions as well, such as Cree. The English and Canadian versions can be combined in one verse if there is a need to give representation to both languages at once.
The Scottish anthem has words in English, Scots, and Gaelic.
The New Zealand anthem has words in Maori and English. Both versions are usually sung in the aforementioned order.
The Swiss anthem has words in German, French, Italian, and Romansh. I’ve also seen versions in two different Romansh dialects: Surselvish and Ladinish.
The South-African anthem consists of five languages: Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English.
The Irish anthem has words in Irish and English, though the English version is practically never sung.
