Czech Republic National Anthem English lyrics

Kde domov můj? (Czech pronunciation in English: Where is my home?) was written by the composer František Škroup and the playwright Josef Kajetán Tyl as a part of the incidental music to the comedy Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka (Fidlovačka, or No Anger and No Brawl). It was performed for the first time by Karel Strakatý in the Stavovské divadlo (Estates Theatre) in Prague on December 21, 1834. The original song consists of two strophes (see below). Although J. K. Tyl is said to have considered leaving the song out of the play, not convinced of its quality, it soon became very popular among Czechs and was accepted as an informal anthem of a nation willing to revive its identity within the Habsburg Empire.

Soon after Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918, the first strophe of the song became the Czech part of the national anthem, followed by the first strophe of the Slovak song Nad Tatrou sa blýska. Because of language diversity of First republic official translations to Hungarian and German language were made.

The split of Czechoslovakia in 1992 divided also the Czechoslovak anthem. While Slovaks have extended their anthem adding a second strophe, the Czech Republic's national anthem has been legally adopted unextended, in its single-strophe version.

A small motif used by Škroup was written previously by W. A. Mozart in Concertanto Symphony KV 297 b

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[G0rilla99]

jsem anglican. Moje pritelkyne je ceska ale muj cesky je spatne (promin) ale i agree that the amthem is so beautiful. . Czech Republic is a lovely country and there is much to be proud of. God bless the Czechs

[Lutecia72]

Greetings from Germany. Good luck for the Czech Republic.

[Keckacka]

@Zack0Amizuki :( je to škoda

[Zack0Amizuki]

@Keckacka I think that's the only moment...

myslím že to je taky moment jediný...

[Zack0Amizuki]

@G0rilla99 right translation: Jsem angličan. Moje přítelkyně sice je Češka ale má čeština je špatná (pardon) ale souhlasím s tím že je hymna nádherná. Česká republika je krásný stát a je tam toho hodně na co být hrdý. Bůh žehnej Čechům

you're welcome ;-)

[Zack0Amizuki]

@Lutecia72 from Germany? keep that greetings for yourself, dip-wad!

z německa? nech si svoje pozdravy pro sebe nácku!

[MrZborovsky]

@TheDignifiedMamba

Alexandr Dubček was already dead by the time the attack was done.

[TheDignifiedMamba]

@711Raptor1 NO DUBCEK PLANNED 9/11

[711Raptor1]

@TheDignifiedMamba get your facts right it was the taliban when you insould what could be alot of peoples heritage-including mine- it really pissis people off.

[Keckacka]

I'm glad it's our national anthem. When i hear this anthem, it's one of the moments i'm proud of my nationality. :)