With the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991 however, the national anthem from 1920 by Fredrik Pacius with lyrics by Johann Voldemar Jannsen has been restored.

Prior to 1945, " Kimigayo " served as the national anthem of the Empire of Japan, however, when the Empire of Japan was dissolved following its surrender at the end of World War II, its parliamentary democracy successor state, the State of Japan, replaced it in 1945, the polity therefore changed from an absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy.

Contrary to popular assumptions, however, it was not the official anthem of the wartime Slovak Republic ( 1939 – 1945 ), but it was greatly favored by the ruling party ( Slovakia's official anthem remained Nad Tatrou sa blýska during that period ).

The use of a national anthem outside of its country, however, is dependent on the international recognition of that country.

The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the official anthem.

It is said, however, that the melody has been known since 1840 as La Marsellesa Venezolana ( Venezuelan Marseillaise ), in reference to its subtle similarity to the French national anthem.

At the conclusion of the Civil War, however, Francisco Franco restored as the country's national anthem, under its old title of.

After protests against the adoption of the proposed new anthem, however, the Head of the Provisional Government, Deodoro da Fonseca, formalized Francisco Manuel da Silva's composition as the National Anthem, while Miguez's composition was deemed the Anthem of the Proclamation of the Republic.

The song however became very popular throughout the 1940s and when Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948 it was chosen to be the national anthem, 3 years later.

With Rhodesia's reconstitution in 1970 as a republic, however, the royal anthem was dropped along with many other references to the monarchy.

The composer Chagla had however died in 1953, before the new national anthem was officially adopted.

It has only briefly had de facto national anthem status ; however, it occupies a place in Iranian popular culture similar to that of Men of Harlech in Wales.

The song, with its lyrics about winds, cold, snow, and ice, of the solitude of wide open spaces and of the ideal of brotherhood, has become a kind of anthem in Quebec, with many people seeing it as expressing the free spirit of the province ; Vigneault, however, has denied that this was ever his intention.

Ant Etkenmen became so popular that it became the lyrics of the Crimean Tatar national anthem, and according to Şevki Bektöre ( another popular Crimean Tatar poet ), "... was sung for the first time during the historic Qurultay ( 1917 )...." His most memorable poem, however, is Savlıqman Qal Tatarlıq !, which he scribbled on the walls of Simferopol train station on his way to report to military service during World War I.

Dury himself, however, maintained that the song was not a punk anthem and said he was trying to suggest that there was more to life than a 9-to-5 existence ( such as in his track-by-track comments in the sleeve-notes of Repertoire Record's Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Best Of Ian Dury & The Blockheads compilation ).

" Bradley Stern also of MTV, however, praised the Leama & Moor Remix, saying it " transforms the tearjerker of a ballad into a full-on trance anthem.

* 2004 – The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.

" Advance Australia Fair " is the official national anthem of Australia.

* 1984 – Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.

*" Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.

An anthem is a form of church music, particularly in the service of the Church of England, in which it is appointed by the rubrics to follow the third collect at both morning and evening prayer.

Though the anthem of the Church of England is analogous to the motet of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, both being written for a trained choir and not for the congregation, it is as a musical form essentially English in its origin and development.

In the context of an Anglican service, an " anthem " is a composition to an English religious text.

Examples include Edward Elgar's Great is the Lord ( 1912 ) and Give unto the Lord ( 1914 ) ( both with orchestral accompaniment ), Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb ( 1943 ) ( a modern example of a multi-movement anthem and today heard mainly as a concert piece ), and, on a much smaller scale, Ralph Vaughan Williams ' O taste and see ( 1952 ) ( written for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ).

The word " anthem " is commonly used to describe a celebratory song or composition for a distinct group, as in the term " national anthem ".

Many pop songs are used as anthems, such as Queen's " We Are the Champions ", which is commonly used as a sports anthem.

* 1792 – La Marseillaise ( the French national anthem ) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

Today it is best known as the anthem " Jerusalem ", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916.

The tradition is often carried out at other sporting events, both professional or amateur, and even sometimes at non-sporting events where the anthem is played, throughout the Baltimore / Washington area and beyond, notably at Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals, Georgetown Hoyas, Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Penn State Nittany Lions and Aberdeen Ironbirds games.

The most famous bush ballad is " Waltzing Matilda ", which has been called " the unofficial national anthem of Australia ".

Eventually this song became " Bro goz va zadoù " (" Old land of my fathers ") and is the most widely accepted Breton anthem.

In the celebrations marking the return of democracy in March 1990 at Santiago's Estadio Nacional de Chile, the anthem was played in its present melody, raised to F Major ( the Royal Musical Official Version of the anthem ) which is the original melody of the second anthem by Carnicer, but using the 1847 lyrics as text, save for the original chorus.

The five stars are also in the logo of the Brazilian football team Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and the Brazilian coat of arms ; it is mentioned in the Brazilian national anthem, and even featured as the name of the currency ( the cruzeiro from 1942 to 1986 and again from 1990 to 1994.

The ceremonial playing of the Russian national anthem before the game is an important tradition.

The words " God save Emperor Francis " were inspired by the British anthem, though not the melody, which is from the ( Croatian ) folk tradition.

The anthem developed as a replacement for the Catholic " votive antiphon " commonly sung as an appendix to the main office to the Blessed Virgin Mary or other saints.

Like many elements in Belgian folklore, this is mainly based on the French " La Marseillaise " which is also both an anthem and the name of a monument-the sculptural group Departure of the Volunteers of 1792, commonly called " La Marseillaise ", at the base of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The anthem contains three stanzas, but only the first one is commonly sung.

( German for " Risen from Ruins ") was the national anthem of the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ), commonly known as East Germany, during its existence from 1949 to 1990.

Other words commonly sung to the same melody include six Christian hymns ( Be Still, My Soul ; I Sought the Lord ; We Rest on Thee ; A Christian Home ; This Is My Song ; and I Then Shall Live ), Gweddi dros Gymru or A Prayer for Wales ( a national song of Wales ), Ambrosian Oaks ( the alma mater of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa ), and Land of the Rising Sun ( the national anthem of the short-lived African state of Biafra ).

For instance, the Republic of China ( commonly known as Taiwan ) has not been recognized by the Olympics as a separate nation since 1979 and must compete as Chinese Taipei ; its National Banner Song is used instead of its national anthem.

Bosnian Serb from Banja Luka, Dušan Šestić composed the melody, to which initially there were no lyrics under the working title Intermeco, which is commonly referred to as the title of the anthem.

The stadium is commonly referred to as the " Home of the CHIEFS " at the beginning of every home game during the singing of the national anthem.

A picture of the flag is commonly found in each classroom, and schools conduct ceremonies at the beginning and the end of the school day at which the national flag is raised and lowered, the national anthem is sung and the national pledge is taken.

Republican Rhodesia was without an anthem for over four years before the chosen music was announced on 28 August 1974: the Fourth Movement, commonly called " Ode to Joy ", from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

I was glad ( Latin incipit, Laetatus sum ) is an introit commonly used in the Anglican church, and also used as an anthem traditionally sung at the coronation of British monarchs.

It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas on June 30, 1947, and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem of the American West.

During the counterculture era, acts like John Lennon commonly protested in his music, with latter devoting an entire album to politics and the song Imagine, widely considered to be a peace anthem.

It was made the national anthem of democratic Germany in 1922, but after 1930 the Nazis commonly appended the Horst-Wessel-Lied to it.

The Song of the Western Men, more commonly known as Trelawny, is often considered to be the Cornish anthem as well, and as in Scotland, opinion is divided on the matter, and there is no official position.

Wage Rudolf Supratman ( Wage Roedolf Soepratman in the old orthography or commonly known as W. R. Supratman ) ( Purworejo, 9 March 1903 – Surabaya, 17 August 1938 ) was an Indonesian songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia-" Indonesia Raya.

The flag, commonly referred to as the, had represented Japan unofficially since 1870 ; had been used as Japan's de facto anthem since 1880.

* The Song of the Western Men, commonly considered to be the unofficial Cornish national anthem, popularly called Trelawny.