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Kde domov muj



         


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 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.

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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!
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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!
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Swedish translation

Var är mitt hem?
Var är mitt hem?
Vatten brusar över ängarna,
skogar susar över klipporna,
i fruktträdgården lyser vårens blommor,
ett jordisk paradis för ögat!
Och detta är det vackra landet,
tjeckiska landet, mitt hem,
tjeckiska landet, mitt hem!
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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
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