Lithuania
"Tautiska Giesme" (The National Song)

Words by: Vincas Kudirka
Music by: Vincas Kudirka
Adopted: 1918, abolished 1940, restored 1990

This former Soviet state was the first republic to break away from the Soviet Union, in early 1990. Upon its independence, it readopted the anthem it first used in 1918. "Tautiska Giesme" first appeared in print in 1896.

Special thanks to: Augustinas Zemaitis for the lyrics.

See also: Lithuania (1950-1990).