Portal talk:National anthems

Philippine National Anthem
Lupang Hinirang Official version used since 1956

Bayang magiliw Perlas ng Silanganan, Alab ng puso, Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.

Lupang Hinirang, Duyan ka ng magiting, Sa manlulupig, Di ka pasisiil.

Sa dagat at bundok, Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw, May dilag ang tula At awit sa paglayang minamahal. Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y Tagumpay na nagniningning, Ang bituin at araw niya Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim. Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta, Buhay ay langit sa piling mo; Aming ligaya, na pag may mang-aapi Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.

English Anthems
Since there are Welsh and Scottish anthems, why not English ones? Jerusalem comes to mind. And Land of Hope and Glory. --82.31.9.204 17:47, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Use Latin alphabets for article names
We have some article names in non-Latin scripts. How about converting them?--Jusjih 05:00, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it would be best if we had the anthems at the English translation of their name, leaving the non-English title as a redirect. Jude (talk) 05:42, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I disagree, since different translations of the anthem may have different names, unless there is a standard name by which the anthem is known in English. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 20:53, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

where's the french anthem?
La marseilles?

Strictly for decoration
I wouldn't mind seeing 20px flags beside the country names, crossposted from the WikiCommons SVG files. Just a thought. Sherurcij (talk) (CRIMINALS ARE MADE, NOT BORN) 07:13, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * ✅, only 12 years later lol —Beleg Tâl (talk) 04:09, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Revision and overhaul
I am planning to overhaul this page entirely. Please see User:Beleg Tâl/Sandbox/National anthems for a current draft. Please let me know if there are any objections. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 13:10, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ —Beleg Tâl (talk) 04:09, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

National anthems of non-sovereign states
I have included anthems of non-sovereign states and territories generally if they are included at http://nationalanthems.info. I think that territories that have disputed or historical independence, or strong independence movements, or identify as a "nation" (like Quebec or any of the First Nations of Canada) and so forth should be included.

I also have experimented a little bit and it seems to me that my current method of putting all of these under the parent sovereign state, with a see also redirect under the sub-territory, is the most user-friendly way to accomplish this. I am open to other suggestions. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 04:14, 12 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Just to clarify this a bit:
 * Putting all the anthems under the top-level parent country allows us to use far less "see also" links, and keeps this portal much easier to navigate and use. Observe:
 * All under parent country: Acadia, Newfoundland, and Quebec all have links to Canada, and Canada lists all of their anthems and does not need to link back. Result: 3 "see also" links, and all relevant information for Canada is in one place.
 * All separated out: Acadia, Newfoundland, and Quebec all have links to Canada; Canada has links to Acadia, Newfoundland, and Quebec; Quebec and Acadia have links to each other. Result: 8 "see also" links, and the relevant information for Canada is spread out across four different sections.
 * There are a couple of places where this doesn't work. For example:
 * Assyria and Kurdistan are subnational, but don't correspond to a single parent nation. So their anthems are listed on their own nation, and they link to all the other relevant parent nations.
 * Korea and Yugoslavia are former parent nations that don't correspond to a single modern nation. So their anthems are listed as their own nations, and they link to all the other relevant modern nations.
 * —Beleg Tâl (talk) 15:23, 27 March 2020 (UTC)