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List of patriotic songs

A patriotic song could be described as an unofficial national anthem. It may or may not have words. It is often sung on holidays. Common themes within patriotic songs include love of country or other nationalist sentiments. Some patriotic songs are militaristic or have themes that glorify self-sacrifice.

Table of contents

1 List By Country 1.1 àland 1.2 Algeria 1.3 Australia 1.4 Canada 1.4.1 Quebec 1.5 Cuba 1.6 France 1.7 China, People's Republic of 1.8 China, Republic of 1.9 Germany 1.10 India 1.11 Italy 1.12 Jordan 1.13 Poland 1.14 Serbia and Montenegro 1.15 Spain 1.15.2 Basque Country 1.16 Sweden 1.17 United Kingdom 1.17.3 Scotland 1.17.4 Wales 1.18 United States 2 See also

List By Country

Åland

• Ålänningens sÃ¥ng (The Ålander's Song) – Official anthem

Algeria

• Min Jibalina
• Jaza'iranaa

Australia

• Waltzing Matilda
• We Are Australian – The Seekers
• I Still Call Australia Home – Peter Allen
• True Blue – John Williamson
• Down Under – Men At Work

Canada

• The Maple Leaf Forever

Quebec

• Le chant du patriote
• Le Drapeau de Carillon
• Gens du Pays
• Il me reste un pays
• Mon Pays
• Le plus beau voyage
• Le tour de l'île

Cuba

• Guantanamera – based on a poem by José Martí

France

• Chant des Partisans

China, People's Republic of

• 東方紅 (Eastern Red)

China, Republic of

• 梅花 (The Plum Blossom)

Germany

• Die Wacht am Rhein

India

• Vande Mataram – National Song
• Saare Jahan Se Achcha

Italy

• Bella ciao

Jordan

• Hashmi, hashmi (Hashemite, Hashemite)

Poland

• Mazurek Dąbrowskiego - official anthem

Serbia and Montenegro

• Himna kosovskih junaka (Hymn of Kosovo heroes)
• Mars na Drinu (March on Drina)
• Marsirala Kralja Petra garda (King Peter's guard on march)
• Od Topole pa do Ravne gore (From Topola to Ravna gora)
• Sprem'te se sprem'te (Get ready, get ready)

Spain

• España cañí
• Que viva España (May Spain live)

Basque Country

• Gernikako arbola (The tree of Guernica)
• Gora ta Gora beti (Up and up always)

Sweden

• Fädernas kyrka (The Church of the Fathers)
• KungssÃ¥ngen (The King's Song) - Royal Anthem
• Land, du välsignade (Land, thou blessed)
• Marcia Carolus Rex (The march of king Carl)
• Sveriges flagga (Flag of Sweden)
• Sverige, Sverige fosterland (Sweden, Sweden Motherland)
• VÃ¥r Gud är oss en väldig borg (Our God is for us a mighty castle)

United Kingdom

For historical reasons of the domination by England of the culture of the United Kingdom, those songs have been adopted as patriotic songs, often to the slight distates of other countries in the union.

• God Save the Queen – the country's de facto, but not de jure, national anthem
• Land of Hope and Glory
• Rule Britannia
• Jerusalem
• I Vow to Thee, My Country
• There'll Always Be an England
• The British Grenadiers

Scotland

• A Man's a Man for A' That
• Flower of Scotland
• Scotland the Brave

Wales

• Land of My Fathers (in English)
• Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (in Welsh)

United States

• America the Beautiful
• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Columbia, Gem of the Ocean
• God Bless America
• God Bless the USA
• My Country, Tis of Thee
• This Land is Your Land
• Stars and Stripes Forever
• Yankee Doodle
• You're a Grand Old Flag

See also

• Royal anthem
• List of national anthems

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