Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin

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The national anthem of the Isle of Man , whose Manx-Gaelic name is Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin ( German "National Anthem of Isle of Man"), was composed by William Henry Gill (1839–1923) and later by John Kneen (1873–1939) translated into Manx . The English title of the hymn is O Land of Our Birth . It was only officially recognized by the Tynwald in 2002 .

In March 2015, this anthem, by El lan Vannin, was played in error instead of the national anthem of El Salvador for a soccer game between El Salvador and Argentina at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, United States.

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The first stanza of the anthem to Manx reads:

O Halloo nyn ghooie,
O 'Ch'liegeen ny s'bwaaie
Ry gheddyn he ooir aalin yee,
Ta dt 'Ardstoyl Reill Thie
Myr Barrool er ny hoie
Dy reayl shin ayns seyrsnys as shee.

The English version of the same stanza is:

O land of our birth,
O gem of God's earth,
O Island so strong and so fair;
Built firm as Barrule ,
Thy Throne of Home Rule
Makes us free as thy sweet mountain air.

German translation

Oh land of our birth
Oh gem of God's earth,
Oh island, so strong, so beautiful
Strongly built like Barrule
Your throne of self-government
Makes us as free as your fresh mountain air.

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