List of national anthems by language

This is a list of national anthems by the language(s) they are most commonly sung in.

Arabic

Country	Anthem
Algeria	Kassaman
Bahrain	Bahrainona
Comoros	Udzima wa ya Masiwa
Iraq	Mawtini
Palestine	Fida'i
Saudi Arabia	Aash Al-Maleek
United Arab Emirates	Ishy Bilady

English

Country	Anthem
Canada	O Canada
United States	The Star-Spangled Banner
United Kingdom	God Save the King
Sierra Leone	High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
Liberia	All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Nigeria	Arise, O Compatriots
South Sudan	South Sudan Oyee!
Zambia	Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
Namibia	Namibia, Land of the Brave
Australia	Advance Australia Fair

French

Country	Anthem
France	La Marseillaise
Republic of the Congo	La Congolaise
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Debout Congolais
Gabon	La Concorde
Haiti	La Dessalinienne

German

Country	Anthem
Austria	Land der Berge[a]
Germany	Deutschlandlied[b]
Liechtenstein	Oben am jungen Rhein[c]
Switzerland	Schweizerpsalm[d]

Indonesian

Country	Anthem
Indonesia	Indonesia Raya[e]

Italian

Country	Anthem
Italy	Il Canto degli Italiani[f]
San Marino	Inno Nazionale della Repubblica[g]
Vatican City	Inno e Marcia Pontificale[h]

Malay

Country	Anthem
Brunei	Allah Peliharakan Sultan[i]
Malaysia	Negaraku[j]
Singapore	Majulah Singapura[k]

Portuguese

Country	Anthem
Angola	Angola Avante[l]
Brazil	Hino Nacional Brasileiro[m]
Cape Verde	Cântico da Liberdade[n]
East Timor	Pátria[o]
Guinea Bissau	Esta É a Nostra Pátria Ben Amada[p]
Mozambique	Pátria Amada[q]
Portugal	A Portuguesa[r]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Independência total[s]

Romanian

Country	Anthem
Moldova	Limba Noastră (Лимба ноастрэ) [t]
Romania	Deșteaptă-te Române[u]

Serbo-Croatian

Country	Anthem
Croatia	National anthem of Croatia
Serbia	Bože Pravde

Somali

Country	Anthem
Djibouti	Djibouti[v]
Somalia	Qolobaa Calankeed[w]

Spanish

Country	Anthem
Argentina	Himno Nacional Argentino
Colombia	National Anthem of Colombia
Mexico	Himno Nacional Mexicano

Swahili

Country	Anthem
Kenya	Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu[x]
Tanzania	Mungu Ibariki Afrika[y]

More than one language

Below are anthems that are sung in more than one language most of the time. It does not include countries like Canada, Finland or Switzerland, where the national anthem has official lyrics in many languages but is only sung in one most of the time.

Country	Anthem	Languages[z]
New Zealand	God Defend New Zealand[aa]	Māori, English
South Africa	Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica	Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, English
Suriname	God zij met ons Suriname[ab]	Dutch, Sranan Tongo
Belgium	La Brabançonne	French, German, Dutch

Related pages

• List of national anthems
• List of regional anthems

References

Notes

1. Land of Mountains
2. The Song of Germany
3. Over the young Rhein
4. Swiss Psalm
5. Great Indonesia
6. My Country
7. National Anthem of the Republic
8. Pontifical Hymn and March
9. God Bless the Sultan
10. My Country
11. Onward Singapore
12. Forward Angola
13. Brazilian National Anthem
14. Chant of Liberty
15. Fatherland
16. This is Our Well Beloved Motherland
17. Beloved Homeland
18. The Portuguese
19. Total Independence
20. Our Language
21. Wake Up, Romanian
22. Djibouti
23. Any Nation's Flag
24. O God of All Creation
25. God Bless Africa
26. In the order they are sung in.
27. Known in Māori as Aotearoa, meaning New Zealand.
28. God will be with our Suriname