Swiss Psalm

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The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland, known for its solemn, hymn-like melody and lyrics that praise the country's natural beauty and divine protection.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Swiss Psalm canonical 6
Cantique suisse 3
Schweizerpsalm 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem
song
adoptedAsNationalAnthem 1961
adoptedAsNationalAnthemDeJure 1981
alsoKnownAs Swiss Psalm
surface form: Cantique suisse

Swiss Psalm
surface form: Psalm svizzer

Salmo svizzero
Swiss Psalm
surface form: Schweizerpsalm
associatedWithConcept Swiss national identity
patriotism in Switzerland
associatedWithSymbol Swiss flag
composer Alberich Zwyssig
country Switzerland
genre hymn
hasOfficialVersionInLanguage French
German
Italian
Romansh language
surface form: Romansh
hasSection first stanza
refrain
languageOfOriginalLyrics German
lyricist Leonhard Widmer
lyricsWritten 1841
melodyComposed 1841
mentions God
heaven
mountains
sun
musicalCharacter solemn
placeOfFirstPerformance Switzerland
religiousTone Christian
replaced Rufst du, mein Vaterland
style choral
subjectOfDebate proposals to change the Swiss national anthem
theme divine protection
praise of Switzerland's natural beauty
timeSignature 4/4
titleInFrench Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cantique suisse
titleInGerman Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schweizerpsalm
titleInItalian Salmo svizzero
titleInRomansh Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Psalm svizzer
typicalPerformanceMode a cappella choir
military band arrangement
usedOnOccasion Swiss National Day
international sporting events involving Switzerland
official state ceremonies in Switzerland

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Switzerland nationalAnthem Swiss Psalm
Swiss Psalm titleInGerman Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Schweizerpsalm
Swiss Psalm titleInFrench Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cantique suisse
Swiss Psalm titleInRomansh Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Psalm svizzer
Swiss Psalm alsoKnownAs Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Schweizerpsalm
Swiss Psalm alsoKnownAs Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Cantique suisse
Swiss Psalm alsoKnownAs Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Psalm svizzer
Salmo svizzero haTitoloInTedesco Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Schweizerpsalm
Salmo svizzero haTitoloInFrancese Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Cantique suisse
Rufst du, mein Vaterland hasAlternativeTitle Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: Schweizerpsalm-Vorgängerhymne
Alberich Zwyssig notableWork Swiss Psalm
Alberich Zwyssig composed Swiss Psalm
Leonhard Widmer associatedWith Swiss Psalm
this entity surface form: "Swiss Psalm"
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) nationalAnthem Swiss Psalm
subject surface form: Confoederatio Helvetica