Nad Tatrou sa blýska
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"Nad Tatrou sa blýska" (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈnat tatrɔw sa ˈbliːska]; English: "Lightning over the Tatras") is the national anthem of Slovakia. The origins of it are in the Central European activism of the 19th century. Its main themes are a storm over the Tatra mountains that symbolized danger to the Slovaks, and a desire for a resolution of the threat. It used to be particularly popular during the 1848–1849 insurgencies.
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English: Lightning over the Tatras | |
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![]() The first printed version of "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" | |
National anthem of Slovakia Former co-national anthem of Czechoslovakia | |
Also known as | "Dobrovoľnícka" (English: "Volunteer Song") |
Lyrics | Janko Matúška, 1844 |
Music | Traditional |
Adopted | 13 December 1918 (1918-12-13) (by Czechoslovakia) 1 January 1993 (1993-01-01) (by Slovakia) |
Relinquished | 1992 (1992) (by Czechoslovakia) |
Audio sample | |
Government of Slovakia instrumental version | |
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It was one of Czechoslovakia's dual national anthems and was played in many Slovak towns at noon; this tradition ceased to exist after Czechoslovakia split into two different states in the early 1990s with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.