Nad Tatrou sa blýska is the national anthem of Slovakia. The song arose in 1844 during a campaign of the students of the Evangelic Lutheran Lyceum of Bratislava to the town of Levoča in protest against the deprival of Ľudovít Štúr by Hungarian authorities (for details see under Ľudovít Štúr). A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 430,000. ... Levoča (Hungarian: Lőcse, German: Leutschau) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,000. ... Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr, known in his era as Ľudevít Velislav Štúr, (October 28, 1815 - January 12, 1856) was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the present-day Slovak language standard, an organizer of the Slovak volunteer campaigns during the 1848 Revolution... Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr, known in his era as Ľudevít Velislav Štúr, (October 28, 1815 - January 12, 1856) was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the present-day Slovak language standard, an organizer of the Slovak volunteer campaigns during the 1848 Revolution...

The text was written by Janko Matúška in 1844 during the campaign, but the melody was taken from the folk song Kopala studienku (She was digging a little well). It became popular during the Slovak Volunteer campaigns of 1848/1849. However, it was published in print only in 1851. In 1920 the first verse became part of the Czechoslovak anthem, which consisted of the present-day Czech anthem Kde domov můj? followed by the first part of the present-day Slovak anthem. In 1993, the first two verses became the national anthem of independent Slovakia. Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr, known in his era as Ľudevít Velislav Štúr, (October 28, 1815 - January 12, 1856) was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the present-day Slovak language standard, an organizer of the Slovak volunteer campaigns during the 1848 Revolution... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Kde domov můj? (Where is My Home?) is the national anthem of the Czech Republic. ...

There are only two verses in the Slovak anthem.

Text

Nad Tatrou sa blýska

hromy divo bijú.

Zastavme ich bratia,

ved' sa ony stratia,

Slováci ožijú.

To Slovensko naše

posiaľ tvrdo spalo.

Ale blesky hromu

vzbudzujú ho k tomu,

aby sa prebralo.

Už Slovensko vstáva

putá si strháva

Hej rodina milá

hodina odbila,

žije matka Sláva

Ešte jedle rastú

na krivánskej strane

Kto jak Slovák cíti,

nech sa šable chytí,

a medzi nás vstane

Literal translation:

There is lightning over the Tatra,

thunderclaps are striking ferociously.

Let us stop them, brothers,

(you will see that) they will disappear,

the Slovaks will revive.

This, our Slovakia

has long been fast asleep.

But the lightning of the thunder

is rousing it

to wake up.

Already Slovakia is waking up,

throwing off its bonds

Hey dear family

the hour has ticked away

Mother Slavia is alive

Firs yet grow

on the slopes of Kriváň

Whoever is feeling like a Slovak,

let him take a sabre

and let him rise among us.

Tatras Tatra or Tatras (in Polish and Slovak Tatry, which is a plural proper noun) is a mountain range on the border of Poland and Slovakia, the highest part of the Carpathian Mountains. ...

External Links

• Score and audio files on the website of Slovak president (http://www.prezident.sk/?anthem-of-the-slovak-republic)