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WikipediaKde domov můj (pronounced [ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj]; English: "Where My Home Is") is the national anthem of the Czech Republic, written by the composer
František Škroup and the playwright Josef Kajetán Tyl.
The piece was written as a part of the incidental music to the comedy Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka (Fidlovačka, or No Anger and No Brawl). It was first performed by Karel Strakatý at the Estates Theater in Prague on 21 December 1834. The original song consists of two verses (see below). Although J. K. Tyl is said to have considered leaving the song out of the play, not convinced of its quality, it soon became very popular among Czechs and was accepted as an informal anthem of a nation seeking to revive its identity within the Habsburg Monarchy.
Soon after Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918, the first verse of the song became the Czech part of the national anthem, followed by the first verse of the Slovak song
Nad Tatrou sa blýska. The songs reflected the two nations' concerns in the 19th century when they were confronted with the already fervent national-ethnic activism of the Germans and the Hungarians, their fellow ethnic groups in the Habsburg Monarchy. Because of the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the First Republic, official translations were made into Hungarian and German as well.
With the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czechoslovak anthem was divided as well. While Slovakia extended its anthem by adding a second verse, the Czech Republic's national anthem was adopted unextended, in its single-verse version.
In 1882,
Antonín Dvořák used Kde domov můj in his incidental music to the František Ferdinand Šamberk play Josef Kajetán Tyl, Op. 62, B. 125. The overture is often played separately as a concert work entitled
Domov můj (My Home).
Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, země česká domov můj, země česká domov můj!
[ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈvoda ˈɦut͡ʃiː po ˈlut͡ʃɪnaːx] [ˈborɪ ˈʃumiː po ˈskalɪnaːx] [ˈf saɟɛ ˈskviː sɛ ˈjara kvjɛt] [ˈzɛmskiː raːj to na ˈpoɦlɛt] [a to jɛ ta ˈkraːsnaː ˈzɛmɲɛ] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj]
Where my home is, where my homeland is, Water roars across the meadows, Pinewoods rustle among crags, The garden is glorious with spring blossom, Paradise on earth it is to see. And this is that beautiful land, The Czech land, my home, The Czech land, my home!
Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, v kraji znáš-li bohumilém duše útlé v těle čilém, mysl jasnou, vznik a zdar a tu sílu vzdoru zmar, to je Čechů slavné plémě mezi Čechy domov můj! mezi Čechy domov můj!
[ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈf krajɪ ˈznaːʃlɪ ˈboɦumɪlɛːm] [ˈduʃɛ ˈuːtlɛː ˈf cɛlɛ t͡ʃɪlɛːm] [ˈmɪsl̩ ˈjasnou̯ | ˈvznɪk a zdar] [a tu ˈsiːlu ˈvzdoru zmar] [to jɛ ˈt͡ʃɛxuː ˈslavnɛː ˈplɛːmɲɛ] [ˈmɛzɪ ˈt͡ʃɛxɪ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈmɛzɪ ˈt͡ʃɛxɪ ˈdomof muːj]
Where my home is, where my home is, If, in the heavenly land, you have met Slender souls in spry bodies, Of clear mind, vigorous and prospering, And with a strength that frustrates all defiance, That is the glorious nation of Czechs Among the Czechs (is) my home! Among the Czechs, my home!
The first stanza, along with that of the Slovak song
Nad Tatrou sa blýska which is nowadays the national anthem of Slovakia, became from 1918 to 1992 the national anthem of Czechoslovakia.
Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, země česká domov můj, země česká domov můj!
[ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈvoda ˈɦut͡ʃiː po ˈlut͡ʃɪnaːx] [ˈborɪ ˈʃumiː po ˈskalɪnaːx] [ˈf saɟɛ ˈskviː sɛ ˈjara kvjɛt] [ˈzɛmskiː raːj to na ˈpoɦlɛt] [ˈa to jɛ ta ˈkraːsnaː ˈzɛmɲɛ] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj]
Where my home is, where my home is, Water roars across the meadows, Pinewoods rustle among crags, The garden is glorious with spring blossom, Paradise on earth it is to see. And this is that beautiful land, The Czech land, my home, The Czech land, my home!
Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú Zastavme ich, bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slováci ožijú. Zastavme ich, bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slováci ožijú.
[ˈnat tatrɔʊ̯ sa ˈbliːska | ˈɦrɔmi ˈdiʋɔ ˈbijuː] [ˈnat tatrɔʊ̯ sa ˈbliːska | ˈɦrɔmi ˈdiʋɔ ˈbijuː] [ˈzastaʊ̯ mɛ ˈix | ˈbracɪ̯a | ˈʋɛc sa ˈɔni ˈstracɪ̯a] [ˈslɔʋaːt͡si ˈɔʒijuː] [ˈzastaʊ̯ mɛ ˈix | ˈbracɪ̯a | ˈʋɛc sa ˈɔni ˈstracɪ̯a] [ˈslɔʋaːt͡si ˈɔʒijuː]
There is lightning over the Tatras, thunders wildly beat, There is lightning over the Tatras, thunders wildly beat. Let's stop them, brethren, after all they'll disappear, the Slovaks will revive. Let's stop them, brethren, after all they'll disappear, the Slovaks will revive.
Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, Voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, země česká domov můj, země česká domov můj!
Where my home is, where my home is, Water roars across the meadows, Pinewoods rustle among rocks, The orchard is glorious with spring blossom, Paradise on earth it is to see. And this is that beautiful land, The Czech land, my home, The Czech land, my home!
Where is my home, where is my home, Streams are rushing through the meadows, Midst the rocks sigh fragrant pine groves, Orchards decked in spring's array, Scenes of Paradise portray. And this land of wondrous beauty, Is the Czech land, home of mine, Is the Czech land, home of mine!
(Lyrics according to Appendix 6 of Czech Act No. 3/1993 Coll., as adapted by Act No. 154/1998 Coll.)
This version was translated by famous Czech poet and Americanophile Josef Václav Sládek (1845-1912):
