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A flag anthem or national flag anthem is a patriotic song or anthem to a flag, usually one of a country. It is usually either sung or played during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a country's flag during a ceremony. Most countries use their different national anthems or some other patriotic song[1] for this purpose. However, a few countries, such as Brazil and Republic of China, use a separate flag anthem for such purpose.
Country | Song | Year | Writer | Composer | Notes |
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Bolivia | "El Himno a la Bandera" | 1947[2] | Ricardo Mujía | Manuel Benavente | |
Brazil | "Brazilian Flag Anthem" |
1906 | Olavo Bilac | Francisco Braga | |
Costa Rica | "El Himno a la Bandera"[3] | ||||
Dominican Republic | "El Himno a la Bandera"[4][5] | Ramon Emilio Jimenez | |||
Ecuador | "El Himno a la Bandera" | 1936[6] | Ángel Rivadeneira Pérez | Ángel Rivadeneira Pérez | |
Estonia | "Eesti lipp" | 1922 (music), 1897 (lyrics) | Martin Lipp | Enn Võrk | |
Finland | "Lippulaulu" | 1927[7] | V.A. Koskenniemi | Yrjö Kilpinen | |
Indonesia | "Berkibarlah Benderaku" | 1950[8] | Ibu Soed | ||
Italy | "Onori e Inno Nazionale"[9][10] | 1847 | No lyrics | Michele Novaro | Essentially an abridged version of the Italian national anthem played with ruffles and flourishes beforehand and omitting the introductory section. The song concludes where the bridge of the national anthem would otherwise begin. Alternatively known as "Alzabandiera". |
Malaysia | "Jalur Gemilang" | 1997 | Siso Kopratasa | Pak Ngah | |
Netherlands | "Het Vlaggelied" | 1863 (lyrics),[11] 1853 (music)[12] | Jan Pieter Heije | Wilhelmus Smits | |
Paraguay | "Himno a la Bandera" | 1944[13] | Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo | Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo | |
Republic of China | "Qīngtiānbáirì mǎn dì hóng" |
1936 (music), 1937 (lyrics) | Tai Chi-tao | Huang Tzu | The author of the lyrics are disputed, though it is usually attributed to Tai Chi-tao. The English translation of the title is "The clear blue sky, white sun, and a wholly red ground". |
United States of America | "You're a Grand Old Flag" (unofficial, de facto) |
1906 | George M. Cohan | Unofficial, de facto. The U.S. officially does not have a flag anthem, however the U.S. Marine Corps occasionally plays this song instrumentally prior to raising the U.S. flag during ceremonies,[14] while transporting the flag to the flagpole in what the U.S. military refers to as the "march of the colors".[1][15] Either the U.S. national anthem or "To the Colors" is played during the actual raising of the flag itself.[16][17][18] For indoor ceremonies by the U.S. Army, "National Emblem" is used.[19] | |
Uruguay | "Mi Bandera" | 1939[20] | Nicolás Bonomi | José Usera | |
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