Nad Tatrou sa blýska

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Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Title in German There is lightning over the Tatras
country SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
Usage period from 1993
text Janko Matúška
melody unknown
Sheet of music Sheet music on Wikimedia Commons
The first printed version by Nad Tatrou sa blýska, 1851

Nad Tatrou sa blýska is the national anthem of Slovakia .

The song was written in 1844 during a protest march by students from the Evangelical Theological Lyceum from Bratislava (Pressburg) to Levoča (Leutschau). The students demonstrated against the removal of their teacher Ľudovít Štúr by the Hungarian administration.

The verse was written by Janko Matúška and was written in 1844. The melody is that of the old Slovak folk song Kopala studienku (she dug a well).

In 1920 the first verse of the song became part of the Czechoslovakian hymn: Following the Czech hymn Kde domov můj , the Slovak one was sung without a break. In 1993 the first two stanzas of Nad Tatrou sa blýska became the anthem of independent Slovakia.

Original text Verbatim German translation Official German translation
(as part of the Czechoslovak anthem before 1939)
Nad Tatrou sa blýska
hromy divo bijú.
Zastavme I bratia,
veď sa ony stratia,
Slováci ožijú.
To Slovensko naše
posiaľ tvrdo spalo.
Ale blesky hromu
vzbudzujú ho k tomu,
aby sa prebralo.
Ešte jedle rastú
na krivánskej strane.
Kto jak Slovák cíti,
nech sa šable chytí,
a medzi nás stane.
Už Slovensko vstáva,
putá si strháva.
Hey rodina milá
hodina odbila,
žije matka Sláva!
Lightning flashes over the Tatras
Thunder beat wildly.
Stop them brothers
they will lose each other
Slovaks live on.
Our Slovakia
has slept hard so far.
But thunderbolts
awaken them to
so that she wakes up.
Firs are still growing
at Kriváň's side.
Whoever feels as a Slovak
let him grab a saber
and stand between us.
Slovakia is already rising
breaks the shackles.
Hey dear family
the hour has struck
long live mother Sláva!
Whether the Tatra Mountains lightning
Roar of thunder
Yet the storms blow
will soon pass
Brothers we are awakening!
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Commons : Nad Tatrou sa blýska  - collection of images, videos and audio files