Swiss Psalm

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national anthem song

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.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cantique suisse	2
Psalm svizzer	2
Schweizerpsalm	2

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

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

Switzerland → nationalAnthem → Swiss Psalm ⓘ

Swiss Psalm → titleInFrench → Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cantique suisse

Swiss Psalm → titleInGerman → Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schweizerpsalm

Swiss Psalm → titleInRomansh → Swiss Psalm self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psalm svizzer