Kde domov můj? (Where is My Home?) is the national anthem of the Czech Republic. It has been used since independence in 1993. In the old Czechoslovakia, this song formed the first part of the national anthem, with the first stanza of Slovak anthem forming the second part.
It was written by the composer František Škroup and the dramatist Josef Kajetán Tyl as a part of the comedy Fidlovačka aneb žádný hněv a žádná rvačka (Fidlovačka, or no anger and no brawl). It was performed for the first time in the Stavovské Divadlo (Estates' Theatre) in Prague on December 21, 1834. The song originally had more stanzas, but only the first is officially the anthem and the rest is forgotten.
Original Czech lyrics
- Kde domov můj,
- kde domov můj?
- Voda hučí po lučinách,
- bory šumí po skalinách,
- v sadě skví se jara květ,
- zemský ráj to na pohled!
- A to je ta krásná země,
- země česká, domov můj,
- země česká, domov můj!
English translation
- Where (is) my home?
- Where (is) my home?
- Water bubbles across the meadows,
- (Pine)forests rustle over the cliffs,
- In the garden spring's blossom shines,
- an Earthly paradise at sight!
- And this is that beautiful country,
- Czech country, my home,
- Czech country, my home!
Swedish translation
- Var är mitt hem?
- Var är mitt hem?
- Vatten brusar över ängarna,
- skogar susar över klipporna,
- i fruktträdgĺrden lyser vĺrens blommor,
- ett jordisk paradis för ögat!
- Och detta är det vackra landet,
- tjeckiska landet, mitt hem,
- tjeckiska landet, mitt hem!
Japanese translation
- 故郷はどこであるの？
- 故郷はどこであるの？
- 水は岡中に流れて
- 森は崖から倒れて
- 庭の中には春花を明らめて
- 瞳で地球的な楽園！
- そしてきれい國はこれの
- チェコ國の母国
- チェコ國の母国
External link
- Link to Audio http://www.national-anthems.net/web/find.webpage?from=anthems&what=czech&id=EZ
- Link to orchestral version http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1430000/audio/_1432655_czech_republic.ram
- Link to orchestral version http://www.republika.pl/cepolsite/info/hymna.mp3
- Link to solo voice version http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/flwpabibAudios2.html
Last updated: 02-09-2005 23:07:09
