Notre belle patrie

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Notre belle patrie
English: Our Beautiful Homeland
Spomenik hrvatskoj himni-1.jpg
Monument to the national anthem in Zelenjak, Croatia

National anthem of
Calicathia

Also known as Nostra bella Patria (Italian)
Lijepa naša domovino (Croatian)
Lyrics Josip Runjanin, 1861
Music Antun Mihanović, 1861
Adopted 2614

"Notre belle patrie" is the national anthem of Calicathia. It was formerly the national anthem of Croatia. It is commonly referred to as "Notre belle" in Calicathia, a phrase which is also used as a metonym for the country itself. At official events the anthems "La Marseillaise" of France and "Il Canto degli Italiani" of Italy are usually performed as well as the national anthem.

History

The anthem was adopted during the presidency of René Beau Bois. The song was originally the national anthem of Croatia, having been adopted by the Socialist Republic of Croatia, a republic of Yugoslavia, in the year 1972 after having been the unofficial anthem of the Croats for several decades prior. Before being adopted, the nation had no official anthem. The hymn was chosen over "La Marseillaise" and "Il Canto degli Italiani", the anthems of France and Italy, due to its lack of a mention of any country and its relative peaceful nature. Only the first and second original verses were adopted. The versions in all of Calicathia's official languages are official.

Lyrics

French Italian Croatian English translation
Notre belle patrie,
Oh cher et héroïque pays,
Patrie à la gloire ancestrale,
Sois toujours heureuse !
Chère, autant que tu es glorieuse,
Chère, tu es notre seul.
Chère, là où ton sol est plat,
Chère, là où il est montagneux.
Nostra bella patria,
O cara terra eroica,
Focolare d'antiche glorie,
Siate sempre raggiante!
Cara sei a noi gloriosa,
Cara sei a noi tu sola.
Cara dove sei pianura,
Cara dove sei montagna
Lijepa naša domovino,
Oj junačka zemljo mila,
Stare slave djedovino,
Da bi vazda sretna bila!
Mila, kano si nam slavna,
Mila si nam ti jedina.
Mila, kuda si nam ravna,
Mila, kuda si planina!
Our beautiful homeland,
O so fearless and gracious.
Our fathers' ancient glory,
May you be blessed forever.
Dear, you are our only glory,
Dear, you are our only one,
Dear, we love your plains,
Dear, we love your mountains.