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Serbia

borrows Polish tune 161

Bosnian lyrics controversy 199

‘God of Justice' 192

Kosovan war and xvii

Yugoslavian war 186, 187

Serote, Wally

on the effort of unity 270–2

Å esti
ć
, Dušan

collaboration on lyrics 196–9

composer of ‘Intermezzo' 185–9

moves on 205–7

Sharara, Tarek

on anthems 221–2, 224–5

Sharma, Benju 50–1

Shaw, George Bernard 181

Sherwood, Lisa 74, 81–2

Silva, Francisco Manuel da 299

Singapore

languages of 249

‘Majulah Singapura' 249

al-Sisi, Abdel Fattah 241, 244

Slovenia

‘A Toast' 91

Smyth, Phillip

on jihadi music 216–18

Somalia

‘Dawlat al-Islam Qamat' 210

Somaliland 190

‘Song of General Kim Il-sung' 130

Sontonga, Enoch 265

composes ‘Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika' 250–2

honoured 254–5

South Africa 314

Afrikaners and 255–7

anthem based on hymn 40

committee sorts out anthems 261–4

Economic Freedom Fighters 266

the effort of unity 270–3

Langenhoven and 255–7

languages of 247–50, 259–61, 265, 267–9

Natives Land Act 252

protests against apartheid 252–6

rugby and anthems 258–60, 266

see also
African National Congress; Mandela, Nelson; ‘Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika'

South American anthems 41, 277–80

South Korea

‘Auld Lang Syne' and 161

South Yemen

wordless anthem 190

Soviet Union

Kazakhstan and 137–9, 141, 142

see also
Russia

Spain

Dutch overthrow xvi

imperialism of 278

‘Marcha Real/Royal March' 189–90

South America and 296

Spalt, Jasmine 177

sporting events

Bosnian anthem and 199, 205

first anthems for xvi

South African anthem and 258–60, 266

‘The Star-Spangled Banner' and 67, 90–1

Springsteen, Bruce

‘Born in the U.S.A.' 68

Sri Lanka 249

Sryvalin, Diego Darío Florentín

on the Paraguayan anthem 293–4

‘The Star-Spangled Banner' (anthem of United States) 14

becomes anthem 89–92

difficulty of 68

Hendrix and 99

importance and power of 93–5

Key's lyrics 64, 68, 73–5, 79–81

meaning and power of 81–5

in Nashville 66–70

original tune of ‘To Anacreon in Heaven' 78–9

origins in Baltimore 70–1

‘State Anthem of the Russian Federation' (anthem of Russia) 40

‘Die Stem van Suid-Afrika' (former anthem of South Africa) 248–9

Afrikaners and 267–9

de Villiers composes music 257–8

incorporation into ‘Nkosi' 263, 265–7

written by Langenhoven 255–7

‘Stretch' of Baltimore 82–4

Stroessner, General Alfredo 289–90, 291

‘Strum Your Koras, Strike the Balafons' (anthem of Senegal) 151

Stuart, Charles Edward (Bonnie Prince Charlie) xiv–xv

threat to George II 164–7

Suleimenova, Saule 147

Suriname

character of anthem 279

‘God Zij Met Ons Suriname' 250

Süssmayr, Franz 297

Swiss Guards

in French Revolution 28–9

‘Swiss Psalm' (anthem of Switzerland)

replacement of 307

Switzerland

anthem writing contest 307–12, 315

‘God Save the Queen' and 161

languages of 308–9

Swiss Society for Public Good 307, 315

Syria

‘Guardians of the Homeland' 228

nasheeds
and jihadi songs 214

Tagore, Rabindranath

lyrics for two anthems 229

Tanzania

adopts Swahili ‘Nkosi' 254

anthem based on hymn 40

Tatsuo, Uchida 109–10

al-Tawil, Kamal

co-writes ‘Oh, My Weapon' 228

writes annual song 232

‘Tetã Purahéi' (Paraguayan song) 283, 284–5

Thailand 67

Thesaurus Musicus
165, 169

Tian Han

‘March of the Volunteers' 131

Tleuhan, Bekbolat 148–50

‘To Anacreon in Heaven' 78–9

‘A Toast' (anthem of Slovenia) 91

Touqan, Ibrahim

‘Mawtini' 203

Tracey, Benjamin 90

Transvaal Rugby Football Union 259

Tsujitani, Hiroko 116

Tunisia 22

anthem by Wahab 223–4

‘Defenders of the Homeland' 24

Turkey 311

Turkmenbashi (Saparmurat Niyazov) 132–3

Turkmenistan 132–3

‘Tuvalu for the Almighty' (hymn of Tuvalu) 40

U Thant 312

Ukraine 100

‘Ukraine's Not Dead Yet' 100

Umm Kulth
Å«
m 229

life and career of 230–2

as voice of Egypt 233–4

‘Une Seule Nuit' (anthem of Burkina Faso) 151

United Arab Emirates

character of anthem 40, 190, 224

United Kingdom

adoption of ‘God Save the King' xiv–xv

feelings for the anthem 181–3

George III and 167–8

Nasser and Suez 227

Nepalese anthem in Folkestone 62–3

threat of Bonny Prince Charlie 164–7

War of 1812 71–3, 80

see also
‘God Save the Queen/King' (anthem of the United Kingdom)

United Nations 312

United States

the American Dream 87, 88

Baltimore and Ft McHenry 75–7, 81–4

Civil War 89–90

immigrants 93–5

occupation of Japan 106

racism and 87

singing in Nashville 65–70

War of 1812 71–3, 75–9, 80

see also
‘The Star-Spangled Banner' (anthem of United States)

Uruguay

anthem composed for 296–9

dictatorship and the missing 300–4

Paraguay and 286–7

‘Ush Konyr' (MuzArt) 148

Vaise, Vince 76–7

Venezuela

character of anthem 278

Verdi, Giuseppe

Aida
but no anthem 224–5

Verón Gómez, Miguel Ángel 287–8

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom 181

Villiers, Marthinus Lourens de

composes ‘Die Stem' music 255

Wade, Marshal 166

Wahab, Mohammed Abdel

many anthems of 223–4

‘Wake Up, Romanian!' (anthem of Romania) 14

Wales 182

‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau'/Land of My Fathers' xvi, 210

‘Walla Zaman Ya Selahy'/'Oh, My Weapon' (former anthem of Egypt) 226, 227–9

‘The War Song of the Rhine Army' 4

‘We Pledge/Kassaman' (anthem of Algeria) 23–5

Wenzel, Hanni 160

Westendorp, Carlos 204

‘Where is My Home?' (anthem of Czech Republic) 210

William of Orange (the Silent)

‘Het Wilhelmus' xii–xiii

World War I 30

World War II 30–1

‘Yankee Doodle' 81, 89

Yeltsin, Boris 190

Yemen 223

Yugoslavia

borrows Polish tune 161

‘Hey, Slavs' 192

Zaidel-Rudolph, Jeanne 267

‘Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika' and 261–4

Zajiji, Nana

Xhosa language and 247–8

Zambia

adapts ‘Nkosi' 254

anthem based on hymn 40

Zimbabwe 253

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