Inno e Marcia Pontificale
The "Pontifical Anthem" is the national anthem of the Vatican City, a tiny country located smack-dab in the city of Rome. It is also known as the "Papal Anthem".[1]
English: Pontifical Anthem | |
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National anthem of the Vatican City | |
Lyrics | Antonio Allegra (Italian version, 1949) Raffaello Lavagna (Latin version, 1991) |
Music | Charles Gounod, 1869 |
Adopted | 1949 |
Preceded by | "Marcia trionfale" |
History
changeThis song comes from the 19th century. The song's music was composed in 1869 by a French composer named Charles Gounod. For a long time, this song did not have words; lyrics weren't written for it until 1949, when the Italian organist Antonio Allegra made words for it. In that same year, this song was adopted as the anthem of the Vatican City and the Holy See, now with the Italian lyrics. To preserve the region's Roman and Christian identity, words in the Latin language were made for it 1991, by Raffaello Lavagna.[1][2]
Lyrics
changeThe original Italian version
changeWords of the song in Italian | Translation of these words into English |
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Roma immortale di Martiri e di Santi, |
O Rome immortal of Martyrs and Saints, |
The Latin version
changeWords of the song in Latin | Meaning of these words in Italian | Meaning of these words in English |
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Chorus: |
Coro: |
Chorus: |
The more common Latin version
changeWords of the song in Latin | Meaning of these words in Italian[4] | Meaning of these words in English |
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O felix Roma, O felix Roma nobilis. |
O Roma felice - O felice nobile Roma. |
O happy Rome, O happy noble Rome. |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Inno Pontificio e la sua storia. Vatican.va
- ↑ Pontifical Anthem and its History. Official site of Vatican City State.
- ↑ Inno Pontificio lyrics, with brief historical notes and MIDI file. From the official site of the Holy See. Accessed on 2009-06-21.
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=ujbL0f8aCEo&si=-RbjhLdCSHi8g2pR
- ↑ Inno Pontificio Coro
- ↑ National Anthem of Vatican City (Holy See): Inno e Marcia Pontificale (2020-04-12). Uploaded by Duke of Canada on YouTube.