Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (The Hymn of Russian Federation) is the national anthem of Russia, written in Russian language. Its capital city is Moscow and official language is Russian language. It covers the one-eighteenth of the world’s total land. By the land area none of the countries in the world can compete with Russian Federation as it is the largest country by surface area. It is officially known as the Russian Federation and its prior name was Soviet Union. Russia is the world largest nation its boarders are spread from the European countries to the Asian on the other side from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific. © 2004 - 2021 historyofholland.Whenever there is a debate of world largest country is raised, the name of Russia comes in the mind of everybody. To the king of Spain I've granted, A lifelong loyalty. I dedicate undying, Faith to this land of mine.Ī prince I am, undaunted, Of Orange, ever free William of Nassau, Of a German/Dutch and ancient (blood) line, William "the Silent" of Nassau, the Prince of Orange. W I L L E M V A N N A S S O V, Willem van Nassov, i.e. The Wilhelmus is an acrostic: the first letters of the 15 stanzas forms the name:
The complete text of the anthem comprises of fifteen stanzas. Aldegonde was taken into the service of William of Nassau, Prince of Orange in 1570, and in 1572 was sent as his representative to the first meeting of the States-General assembled at Dordrecht. Aldegonde studied theology under John Calvin and Theodore Beza at Geneva and returned to the Netherlands in 1560.Īfter spending some time in Friesland Marnix van St. Aldegonde wrote the text between 15 in the Dutch town of West-Souburg. The origins of the text are not clear, but it is said that Flemish and Dutch writer and statesman Marnix van St. The official version of the Dutch national anthem is the arrangement by Walther Boer, dating from 1932.
The melody was further developed by the Dutch composer Adriaen Valerius around the time period 1575-1625. The tune of the anthem is based on a French soldiers' song " Autre chanson de la ville de Chartres assiégée par le prince de Condé", which was sung at the time of the siege of the French city of Chartres in 1568 by the Hugenots. As a consequence, the Wilhelmus is written as if it were sung by William himself. The anthem tells of the "Dutch founding father" William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, his life and why he is fighting for the Dutch people. The Wilhelmus ("Het Wilhelmus") is the official national anthem of the Netherlands and is the oldest national anthem in the world. History of Holland > Holland facts > Dutch national anthem
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