Lithuanian Anthem - Tautiška Giesmė by Vincas Kudirka

At the time when the poem Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų was written, Lithuania was under the control of the Russian Empire. Kudirka, a medical student at the University of Warsaw, was writing as a columnist for the newspaper Varpas (The Bell). In his Varpas columns, Kudirka urged Lithuanians to take pride in their heritage, discussed the problems the Russian Government was causing the Lithuanian population, and denounced those who wished to work for the Russians. In the course of writing for Varpas, he wrote down his thoughts on what Lithuania was and what it should be, resulting in the fifty-word poem called Lietuva, Tėvynė mūsų (Lithuania, Our Homeland).

The poem described the heroic past of Lithuania and exhorted its people to care for the land, care for humanity, and live in honor. Kudirka also urged the country to become a source of enlightenment and virtue. Without a melody, Kudirka took the time to compose the music just before dying of tuberculosis. Both the melody and the lyrics were printed in Varpas in September 1898. Upon his death in 1899, Kudirka's tomb was engraved with the second stanza of the anthem (later destroyed by the authorities).

Lyrics:

Lithuanian

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!

English

Lithuania, our homeland,
Land of heroes!
Let your sons draw their strength
From our past experience

Let your children always follow
Only roads of virtue,
May your own, mankinds well-being
Be the goals they work for

May the sun above our land
Banish darkening clouds around
Light and truth all along
Guide our steps forever

May the love of Lithuania
Brightly burn in our hearts.
For the sake of this land
Let unity blossom

Source Wikipedia

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vincas Kudirka
• Lietuva
• Lithuania
• anthem
• himnas
• tautiška giesmė.

[Jup126]

LOVE you Lithuania :) !

[Dzosy]

@fantasy7004 Again u, idiot. R u menatlly sick or what?? I really don't care, go and burn ur self for Poland, ur ritch country (even though polish ppl u can find in UK, Ireland, Norway and etc. on each and every corner), but do not share ur fucking opinion about the thing which u really don't know and understand.

[pirosssska]

Love Lithuania!

From Hungary!

[Dzosy]

@MultiRoxxete u also go and burn ur self.

[MultiRoxxete]

@Dzosy u fuck off its my country 

[blondehair20]

{~Nice~}

[toisver]

@xxxRedAssBaboon no

[frompolandeu]

@xxxRedAssBaboon ???? you mean part of Poland? Not all lithuania, but Vilno yes

[fantasy7004]

shit anthem

[ProudToNotBeRacist]

@areski51 Oh ok desolee... Oui, je suis d'accord, les peuples doivent arreter de s'insulter et de se detester, ca me rend triste de voir des commentaires negatifs envers les gens de certains pays. C'est bien de voir que pas TOUS les Polonais detestent les Lithuaniens! Dans les commentaires, je vois les gens de ces pays se dire des mauvais mots... Mais je suis sure que les deux pays vont s'entendre bien :)