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"Lithuania, Our Homeland" is the national anthem of Lithuania. The words of the song were made by a Lithuanian named Vincas Kudirka, and the melody of the song was also made by him.[1][2]
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English: Lithuania, Our Homeland | |
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National anthem of Lithuania | |
Lyrics | Vincas Kudirka |
Music | Vincas Kudirka |
Adopted | 1919 |
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U.S. Navy band rendition | |
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The words of the song are based on a fifty-word poem written by Kudirka about the Baltic country of Lithuania in general. The national anthem is basically a shortened version of that poem. Shortly before his death in 1899, the anthem was performed for the first time.