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Kde domov můj?
English: Where my home is

National anthem of	Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia)
Adopted	1918 1990

"Kde domov můj" (pron. [ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] "gdeh DOH-mohf MOO-ee") is the national anthem of the Czech Republic. It—combined with the lyrics of Nad Tatrou sa blýska—was used as the anthem of Czechoslovakia, and after Czechoslovakia splitted into Czechia and Slovakia, "Kde domov můj" became the anthem of the former (Czechia, the short-form name for the Czech Republic). It was created by Josef Kajetán Tyl and František Škroup in 1834 and was first published in the play Fidlovačka aneb žádný hněv a žádná rvačka.

Lyrics
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Lyrics

Czech original

The lyrics were written by Fidlovačka in 1834. Only the first verse is used as the anthem.

Czech Latin script	Czech Cyrillic script (unofficial)	IPA transcription
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! Kde domov můj, kde domov můj. V kraji znáš-li Bohu milém, 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!	Кде домов му̊ј, кде домов му̊ј. Вода гучи́ по лучина́х, бори шуми́ по скалина́х, в садје скви́ се јара квјет, земски́ ра́ј то на поглед! А то је та кра́сна́ земје, земје ческа́, домов му̊ј, земје ческа́, домов му̊ј! Кде домов му̊ј, кде домов му̊ј. В краји зна́ш-ли Богу миле́м, душе у́тле́ в тјеле чиле́м, мисл јасноу, взник а здар, а ту си́лу вздору змар? То је Чеху̊ славне́ пле́мје, мези Чехи домов му̊ј, мези Чехи домов му̊ј!	[ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj ǀ ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈvoda ˈɦutʃiː po ˈlutʃɪnaːx] [ˈborɪ ˈʃumiː po ˈskalɪnaːx] [ˈf saɟɛ ˈskviː sɛ ˈjara kvjɛt] [ˈzɛmskiː raːj to na ˈpoɦlɛt] [a to jɛ ta ˈkraːsnaː ˈzɛmɲɛ] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈtʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj] [ˈzɛmɲɛ ˈtʃɛskaː ˈdomof muːj] [ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj ǀ ɡdɛ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈf krajɪ ˈznaːʃlɪ ˈboɦumɪlɛːm] [ˈduʃɛ ˈuːtlɛː ˈf cɛlɛ tʃɪlɛːm] [ˈmɪsl̩ ˈjasnou̯ ǀ ˈvznɪk a zdar] [a tu ˈsiːlu ˈvzdoru zmar] [to jɛ ˈtʃɛxuː ˈslavnɛː ˈplɛːmɲɛ] [ˈmɛzɪ ˈtʃɛxɪ ˈdomof muːj] [ˈmɛzɪ ˈtʃɛxɪ ˈdomof muːj]

Czechoslovakia: 1918–92 lyrics

Poetic English translation

This version was translated into English by Czech poet Václav Sládek (1845–1912).

Where is my home, where is my home?

Over leas are waters streaming,

On the hills blue forests dreaming,

Flowery wolds Spring‘s happy skies,

Like as earthly Paradise:

There‘s the land so full of beauty,

Čechia, my fatherland!

Where is my home, where is my home?

Where God self to man had spoken:

Gentle be, but never broken,

Ever cheerful, hopeful, strong,

Bravely thwarting any wrong:

There‘s the land of manly honor,

Čechia, my fatherland!

German version

Between 1918 and 1938 there was an official version in German by Karl Wenzel Ernst.

Wo ist mein Heim, mein Vaterland,

Wo durch Wiesen Bäche brausen,

Wo auf Felsen Wälder sausen,

Wo ein Eden uns entzückt,

Wenn der Lenz die Fluren schmückt:

Dieses Land, so schön vor allen,

Böhmen ist mein Heimatland.

Hungarian version

Between the same years there was an official version in Hungarian.

Hol van honom, hol a hazám,

Hol patak zúg a hegyháton,

Csörgedez a rónaságon.

Üde virág a kertben,

Mint egy földi édenben.

Ez az istenáldotta föld,

Csehszlovák föld a hazám,

Csehszlovák föld a hazám.

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