Italy
"Il Canto degli Italiani" (The Song of the Italians)
The anthem was written in 1847, the lyrics by Goffredo Mameli, a young poet. As such, the song is often known as L'Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn). Beginning in 1861, when Italy became a united nation, the song was known as the "March of the House of Savoy" and it became the official Anthem in 1947 when Italy finally was proclaimed a Republic.
http://david.national-anthems.net/it.htm
2006-07-12 07:03:50
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answered by burbelicious 4
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Italian National Anthem Name
2016-12-10 19:47:29
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answered by ? 4
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This song, known as L'Inno di Mameli has been the national anthem of the Republic of Italy since 1948.
2006-07-12 07:01:37
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answered by aelk2004 4
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I also found some other information on the anthem (I had not realised that it has only just become the official National Anthem). I hope this helps - this also gives the history of the Italian National Anthem:
Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as L'inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn) and sometimes referred to as Fratelli d'Italia.
The words were written in the autumn of 1847 in Genoa, by the then 20-year-old student and patriot Goffredo Mameli (two years before his death), in a climate of popular struggle for unification and independence of Italy which foreshadowed the war against Austria.
Two months later, they were set to music in Turin by another Genoese, Michele Novaro. The hymn enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the period of the Risorgimento (Resurgence) – and in the following decades.
After unification (1861) the adopted national anthem was the Marcia Reale (or Fanfara Reale), official hymn of the royal house of Savoy composed in 1831 to order of Carlo Alberto di Savoia. The Marcia Reale remained the Italian national anthem until the birth of the republic.
It was not by chance, however, that Giuseppe Verdi, in his Inno delle Nazioni (Hymn of the Nations), composed for the London Internation Exhibition of 1862, chose Il Canto degli Italiani – and not the Marcia Reale – to represent Italy, putting it beside God Save the Queen and the Marseillaise.
From 1922 to 1943, the fascist period, each public performance of the Marcia Reale was followed by the hymn of the Partito Nazionale Fascista, entitled Giovinezza.
On October 12, 1946, Italy became a republic, and Il Canto degli Italiani was, provisionally, chosen as the country's new national anthem. This choice was officialized in law only on November 17th, 2005, almost 60 years later.
The Italian anthem, as performed in every official occasion, is composed of the first verse and the chorus, repeated twice, then ends with a loud "Sì!" ("Yes!").
ITALIAN LYRICS:
Fratelli d'Italia,
l'Italia s'è desta,
dell'elmo di Scipio
s'è cinta la testa.
Dov'è la Vittoria?
Le porga la chioma,
che schiava di Roma
Iddio la creò.
CORO:
Stringiamoci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l'Italia chiamò.
Stringiamoci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l'Italia chiamò!
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Brothers of Italy,
Italy has awakened,
with Scipio's helmet
She has bound her head.
Where is Victory?
Let her bow down,
For God has made her
Rome's slave.
CHORUS:
Let us join in cohort,
We are ready to die!
We are ready to die!
Italy has called!
Let us join in cohort,
We are ready to die!
We are ready to die!
Italy has called!
2006-07-12 19:15:17
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answered by Anonymous
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The Foosaaaah is right about one thing....as for the anthem, I'm ashamed I don't know. But, Volare (Dean Martin's) could work.
2006-07-12 14:33:50
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answered by Anonymous
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Inno di Mameli
2006-07-12 07:02:27
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answered by Ian978 3
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Don't Head-Butt My Chest Frenchboy!
2006-07-12 07:02:25
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answered by fred[because i can] 5
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Guiseppe.
2006-07-12 07:02:35
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answered by Anonymous
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We are the Best
2006-07-12 07:01:52
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answered by The Foosaaaah 7
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dno but i heard it in the world cup
2006-07-12 07:00:04
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answered by Kamaliez T 4
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