Slovakia
"Nad Tatrou sa blyská" (Storm Over the Tatras)

Words by: Janko Matuska
Music by: traditional
In use since: 1844. Adopted as part of Czechoslovak anthem 1920, as Slovak anthem 1993.

Until the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Slovak anthem was used as part of the Czechoslovakian anthem, played immediately following the Czech anthem. The melody of the anthem, long used as an unofficial anthem, is that of a Slovak folk song entitled "kopala studienku,
pozerala do nej". The lyrics commemorate the exodus of Slovak students from Bratislava in 1843; the song quickly became popular with Slovaks, especially students involved in the protest and was used as the Slovak anthem when Czechoslovakia was created. The anthem used during Slovakia's existence as a state during World War II was "Hej, Slováci".

The Tatras mentioned in the title and text are a mountain range in the eastern part of the country.