Kde domov můj?

Kde domov můj ("Where is my home? " Listen? / I ) is the national anthem of the Czech Republic. The text comes from the play " Fidlovačka " ( " The cobbler hard " ) by Josef Tyl Kajetán, which was premiered in 1834 in Prague, the melody was composed by František Škroup. The text consists of two stanzas, although the second among the general public is not well known.

Rainer Maria Rilke the song Kde domov můj appreciated and valued it in two poems in the collection Lares (1895 ).

At the time of Czechoslovakia was the national anthem of the Czech national anthem, the Slovak anthem Nad Tatrou sa blýska sung at the terminal ( or played) was. During the First Czechoslovak Republic also existed a German -language version of the anthem, the WK It was drafted and Otto Ernst Willner.

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German translation

Where is my home? The water roars in the meadows, Forests rushing on the rocks, In the garden of spring blossom shines, it is the earthly paradise for the eyes! And that is the beautiful country, The Czech land, my home! The Czech land, my home!

My Country? Where roar through meadows streams, Where on rocks whizzing forests, Where an Eden delights us, If the bilge adorns the hallways: This country, so beautiful before all, Bohemia is my home country. Bohemia is my home country.