A royal anthem is a patriotic song, much like a national anthem but specifically praising, or praying for, a monarch or royal dynasty. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Such anthems are usually performed at public appearances by the monarch or during other events of royal importance. Some countries have the royal anthem be the national anthem as well; others keep them separate.
Examples
Royal anthems include:
- "God Save the Queen" the national anthem of the United Kingdom, and the royal anthem of Australia, Canada, Bahamas, Jamaica, Isle of Man etc. "God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms It is the National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical
- "Kungssången", "The King's Song", the Swedish royal anthem. Kungssången ("The king's song" is the Swedish Royal anthem. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
- "Kong Kristian", "King Christian", the Danish royal anthem. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
- "Marcha Real", "Royal March", the national and royal anthem of Spain. es '''La Marcha Real''' ("The Royal March " is the National anthem of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- "Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami", the royal anthem of Thailand. Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami ( Thai เพลงสรรเสริญพระบารมี is the royal anthem of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
- "Kongesangen", Norway's royal anthem. Kongesangen is Norway 's Royal anthem. The lyrics come in several versions Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional It is an adaptation of "God Save the Queen" and set to the same tune. "God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms It is the National
- "Боже, Царя храни", translated as "God Save the Tsar" or more literally as "God, Keep the Tsar", the national anthem of the Russian Empire until 1917. It is some circles of the Russian diaspora.
- "Bože pravde", an earlier version of the Anthem of Serbia during the Kingdom, glorifying the King. Bože pravde ( Serbian: Боже правде English: Lord Give Us Justice) is the official Anthem of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
- "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori", an anthem of old Regal Montenegro glorifying the Prince (and later, the King). Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori ( Serbian Cyrillic: Убавој нам Црној Гори English: To Our Beautiful Montenegro was an Anthem of the Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE!
- "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", an anthem of the former Austria-Hungary empire. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (God Save Emperor Francis was an anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of Austria.
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"Gustafs skål", literally Toast to Gustaf, is a song written by Carl Michael Bellman as a salutation to King Gustaf III of Sweden, following Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death " Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran " or " Imperial Salute of Iran " (in Persian: سرود شاهنشاهی ایران was the National anthem of Iran Most countries have Anthems defined as "a song as of praise devotion or patriotism" most anthems are either marches or Hymns in style The Ottoman Empire used anthems since its foundation in the late 13th century but did not use a specific royal or National anthem until the 19th century "Hail to the Chief" is the official anthem of the President of the United States.
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