Republic or Death! (45 page)

difficulties of unity 270–1

rugby and anthem 259–60

see also
Mandela, Nelson; South Africa

Aharonián, Coriún

on Acuña de Figueroa 294–5, 298–9

Aishwarya, Queen of Nepal 45–6

Aitken, Jonathan 146

Ajnad Media Foundation 217–18

Akihito, Emperor 108, 112

Algeria

‘Kassaman/We Pledge' 23–5

‘La Marseillaise' and 22–5

‘All of Us, for Our Country, Our Flag and Glory' (anthem of Lebanon) 223

‘Alsalam Almalaky' (former anthem of Egypt)

not by Verdi 224–5

replaced by ‘Oh, My Weapon' 226

‘America the Beautiful' (Bates and Ward) 68

Andorra

‘El Gran Carlemany' and ‘La Marseillaise' 162

Angel, Ryland 93–4

anthems

as accidents 310–11

Arab nations and 222–3

dying for a country 303–4

importance of 312–15

Islamist ideology and 210–14

musical types of 39–43

national leaders compose 129–33

as a weapon of control 302–3

Argentina

character of anthem 277, 278, 279, 295, 298, 299

Paraguay and 283, 286–7

Uruguayan missing and 301–2

‘Arise, O Compatriots' (anthem of Nigeria)

Ogunnaike and 84–6, 88

Arne, Thomas 164–6, 170

Auden, W. H. 312

Australia

‘Advance, Australia, Fair' 161

Bangladesh

‘My Golden Bengal' 229

Barbados

anthem by Irving Burgie 230

Barnum, P. T. 89

Bartholdi, Frédéric 12

Bateman, Stringer 181

Baxter, Gib 67

Bayes, Mike 90

Bayoumi Effendi, Mohammed

writes first Egyptian anthem 225

Beanes, Dr William 75

‘Beautiful Rwanda' (anthem of Rwanda) 202–3

Beethoven, Ludwig von 168–9

Belgium

‘La Brabançonne' 151–2

languages of 249

Berlin, Irving

‘God Bless America' 68

Bhattarai, Baburam, Prime Minister of Nepal 35–7, 46–7, 59–62

‘Bilady, Bilady'
see
‘My Country, You Have My Love and My Heart'

Bin Laden, Osama 215

Birendra, King of Nepal 44–6, 58

‘Black Manifesto' (Langenhoven) 255

Blair, Tony xviii

Blake, William

‘Jerusalem' 182–3

Boganda, Barthélemy 151

Boko Haram

‘Dawlat al-Islam Qamat' 210

Bolivia

character of anthem 279–80, 299

Bonaparte, Josephine 16

Bonaparte, Napoleon

Liechtenstein and 173

Rouget and 16–18

tomb of 31–2

Bons, Enric

borrows ‘La Marseillaise' 162

Borat
(film) 144–5

‘La Borinqueña' (anthem of Puerto Rico) 42

‘Born in the U.S.A.' (Springsteen) 68

Bosnia and Herzegovina 314

in Banja Luka 185–6

ethnic nationalism 199–202, 204

‘Jedna si Jedina' 192, 193–6

Our Lady of Medjugorje 196

and Republika Srpska 196

siege of Sarajevo 193–5

Srebrenica Massacre 197

war for independence 186–7

at Zenica Stadium 191–3

see also
‘Intermezzo' (anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Botswana 253

‘La Brabançonne' (anthem of Belgium) 151–2, 249

Brazil

character of anthem 279, 299

described as paradise 297

‘Hino da Independência' 152

Uruguay and Paraguay 286–7

Bremer, Paul 203–4, 205

Bright Blue 254

Britain
see
United Kingdom

Britten, Benjamin

‘Malay Moon' 229

Brümmer, Guillaume 255

Brunet, Dominique 18

Bulgaria

‘Dear Motherland' 14

Bull, John 171–2

Burgie, Irving 230

Burkina Faso

‘Une Seule Nuit' 151

Bush, George W. xviii

Camas, Joseph 6

Cambodia 131–2

Canada

‘O, Canada' 99

‘Il Canto degli Italiani' (anthem of Italy) 106

Cantarel, Didier 21

Carey, George 170

Carey, Henry 170

Carlos III of Spain 189–90

Carnicer, Ramón 41

Carvin, André 6

Catalonia

‘The Reapers' 190

Ć
emalovi
ć
, Nermina 198–9

Central African Republic 151

Charles, Prince of Wales 182

Charles X of France 30

Chile

character of anthem 41, 279, 299

China

colonised by Japan 106–7

‘March of the Volunteers' 130–1

worries Japan 121

Clark, Richard 171–2

Clinton, Bill xviii

Cochrane, Alexander 77

Colombia

character of anthem 278, 279, 299

Congo, Republic of

‘La Congolaise' 24

Côte d'Ivoire

‘L'Abidjanaise' 24

Croatia

‘Our Beautiful Homeland' 192

war with Bosnia 186

Cucek, Michael 120–2

Culloden, battle of xv

Cyprus 161, 183

Czech Republic

‘Where is My Home?' 210

Daribayeva, Zhadyra 145

writes first Kazakh anthem 137–40

Darwish, Iman el-Bahr 239, 240, 244

Darwish, Sayed

composes ‘Bilady, Bilady' 237–8

house of 243–5

‘I'm an Egyptian' 238

mysterious death of 239

‘Rise Up, Egyptian' 238

songs of 242

‘Dawlat al-Islam Qamat' (unofficial Islamist anthem)

appearance on YouTube 209–10

Guardian
article about 219

lyrics to 208

origins of 218

striking melody of 214

‘Day O' (Burgie) 230

De Klerk, F. W. 272

De Villiers, Marthinus Lourens 255

‘Dear Motherland' (anthem of Bulgaria) 14

Debali, Francisco José

composes Uruguayan anthem 297–9

non-grave of 299–300

‘Defenders of the Homeland' (anthem of Tunisia) 24

Denmark

‘God Save the Queen' and 161

‘Heil dir im Siegerkranz' 168

Dervišhalidovi
ć
, Edin (Dino Merlin) 192, 193–6

‘Deutschlandlied' (anthem of Germany)

Haydn composes 168, 229

verses shifted post-war 105–6

Dipendra, Crown Prince of Nepal 45

Dmitrienko, Maria 144

Donizetti, Gaetano

Ottoman empire anthems 190

Dubioza Kolektiv (band) 201

Duveau, Olivier 10

‘The East is Red' (Mao's anthem) 131

Ecuador

character of anthem 279, 299

Egypt

as cultural centre 223–4

first anthem ‘Alsalam Almalaky' 224–5

lyrics to ‘My Country' 220

in Ma'adi with Sharara 221–2

Muslim Brotherhood 214–15

nasheeds
and jihadi songs 214

Nassar and 226–7

‘Oh, My Weapon' anthem 226–9, 230, 232, 234–6

Putin's visit 244–5

recent events in 226, 240–3

under Sadat 234–7

Sinai and 235

Six Day War 232–4

social changes 222

‘Egypt, Which Is In My Mind and In My Blood' 232

Elizabeth II, Queen 133, 155, 182

Elkuch, Herbert 177

Espinosa, Manuel de

‘Marcha Real/Royal March' 189–90

Estonia 161, 183

Fallaci, Oriana 212

Falz-Fein, Baron Eduard von 159–60

Farouk, King of Egypt 226

Fenton, John William

composes ‘Kimigayo' 104, 122–3

‘Fida'i' (anthem of Palestine) 223

Finland

‘Maamme' 161, 183

‘Flower of Scotland' 182

France

Aix to Avignon 7–10

Algeria/Tunisia and 22–5

Charlie Hebdo attacks 31

immigrants in 22

languages of 6

le Front National 5

Lyon 4, 22, 25–6

Marseilles 4–7

Nasser and Suez 227

post-Revolution events 15, 30–1

Revolution of 4, 26–30

Rouget's childhood home 18

supports Scottish Jacobites xiv

Vichy anthem 30–1

war with Austria 13–14

war with Britain 71

see also
‘La Marseillaise' (anthem of France)

Francia y Velasco, Dr José Gaspar Rodriguez de 281, 282–4, 290

Franco, General Francisco 190

Frank-David, Frédéric 5–7

Frick, Mario 176–7

Frommelt, Josef 163–4

on ‘God Save the Queen' 172

on importance of anthem 175–7

Fukushima, Kazuo 104

Galiano, Isabelino 290–1

García, Floreal Gualberto 301

García Hernández, Amaral 300–4

Garnier, Pierre 6

Gaugain, Etienne 6

General Advertiser

reviews ‘God Save the King' 165

Gentleman's Magazine
166–7

George II, King

‘God Save the King' xiv–xv

George III, King 167–8

Germany

changes anthem post-war 105–6

Haydn's anthem music 168, 229

Liechtenstein and 163–4, 175

tune of ‘God Save the Queen' 168

Gilbert, William 181

Giménez, Remberto 288

‘Giovinezza' (Italian Fascist Party song) 106

Glinka, Mikhail

‘Patriotic Song' 190

‘The Glorious 17th of April' (Pol Pot's anthem) 131–2

‘Go West' (Pet Shop Boys) 115

‘God Bless America' (Berlin) 68

‘God Bless the USA' (Greenwood) 94–5

‘God of Justice' (anthem of Serbia) 192

‘God Save the Queen/King' (anthem of the United Kingdom) xi–xi, 314

adoption against Jacobite rebellion xiv–xv

alternatives 181–3

Arne finds a galliard 164–6

church hymn type 40

influence of 42, 52

and Liechtenstein's anthem 159–62, 174–5

lyrics of 166–7

mystery of composer 169–72

non-/attachment to 155–7

Russia and Denmark use tune of xv

‘God Zij Met Ons Suriname' (anthem of Suriname) 250

González Bocanegra, Francisco

Mexican anthem 313

González del Pino, Guadalupe 313

González Parra, Mariano 276–8, 304

Gorbachev, Mikhail 142

‘El Gran Carlemany' (anthem of Andorra) 162

Greece 183

shares anthem with Cyprus 161

wordy anthem 312

Greenwood, Lee

‘God Bless the USA' 94–5

Griffiths, Edward 265–6

‘Guardians of the Homeland' (anthem of Syria) 228

Gurung, Amber 62–3

anthem criticised 56

composer of Nepal's anthem 51–3

Gurung, Kishor 51, 52–3

Guyana 279

Gyanendra, King of Nepal 43, 46–7, 49

post-monarchy 53–5, 57–9

Hafez, Abdel Halim 232

‘Hail, Columbia' (Phile and Hopkinson) 81

Hamas,
nasheeds
and 215

Handel, George F.

‘God Save the King' fiction 170–1

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein 178–80

Hashimoto, Toru 117–19, 121, 124

‘Hatikvah/The Hope' (anthem of Israel) 100

Haydn, Josef

‘Deutschlandlied' 229

‘God Save the Queen/Oben am Jungen Rhein' 159, 168

‘Heil dir im Siegerkranz' (anthem of Denmark)

‘God Save the Queen' and 168

Helja, Nidžara 200–1

‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau'/Land of My Fathers' xvi

Hernández, Mirtha Yoland 301

Herzog, Chaim 235

‘Het Wilhelmus/The William' (anthem of The Netherlands)

world's first anthem xii–xiv

‘Hey, Slavs' (anthem of former Yugoslavia) 192

Hezbollah 217

Hirohito, Emperor 106, 108

Hofmeyr, Steve 266

‘I Wish I was in Dixie' (Emmett) 89

Ieng Sary 132

Ikeda, Masa 123–4

‘I'm an Egyptian' (Darwish) 238

India

‘Jana Gana Mana' 52, 229

respect for anthem 100

Instituto Paraguayo 286, 288

‘Intermezzo' (anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

adoption of Dušan's song 186–8

Dušan moves on from 205–7

lyric competition and controversy 197–9

sung over at stadium 192–3

without lyrics 189–91

International Olympic Committee
see
Olympic Games

Iran

former anthems 213

Khomeini and music 211–13

Iraq

adopts ‘Mawtini' 203–4

IS
nasheeds
217

pan-Arabism and 228

wordless anthem 190

Ishihara, Shintaro 111, 125

Ishikawa, Toshihiro

attitudes towards anthem 97–9

suicide of 100, 110

Islamism

‘Dawlat al-Islam Qamat' 208, 209–10, 218–19

ideology and music 210–14

IS writes new
nasheeds
217–18

nasheeds
and jihadi songs 214–16

Isma'il Pasha, Khedive 225

Isovi
ć
, Benjamin 197–8

Israel

anthem controversy 100

Sinai and Palestine 235

Six Day War with Egypt 232–4

Issuikai 120

Italy

changes anthem post-war 106

character of anthem 280

‘Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza' 190

Jahin, Bahaa

on Salah 226, 227–9, 232–3

Jahin, Salah

composes ‘Oh, My Weapon' 226, 227–9

son on 232–3

writes annual song 232

Jahin, Samia 240–3

Jakubovi
ć
, Brano 201

‘Jamaica Farewell' (Burgie) 230

‘Jana Gana Mana' (anthem of India) 52