Mer Hayrenik

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national anthem patriotic song song

Mer Hayrenik is the national anthem of Armenia, a patriotic song expressing Armenians’ devotion to their homeland and national identity.

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem →
patriotic song →
song →
adoptedAsNationalAnthem 1918 →
associatedWith Armenian independence →
Armenian national movement →
basedOnPoem Song of an Italian Girl →
country Armenia →
firstLineInEnglish Our Fatherland, free and independent →
genre anthem →
patriotic music →
hasChorus yes →
hasLyricsBy Mikael Nalbandian →
hasMusicBy Barsegh Kanachyan →
hasOfficialStatus yes →
hasVerseCount 4 →
influencedBy European revolutionary songs →
key A minor →
language Armenian →
lyricsLanguage Armenian →
meter 4/4 →
nationalAnthemOf Armenia →
partOf national symbols of Armenia →
performedBy military bands of Armenia →
state choirs of Armenia →
periodOfOrigin 19th century →
poemAuthor Mikael Nalbandian →
recordedIn choral arrangements →
numerous orchestral arrangements →
regulatedBy law of the Republic of Armenia →
reinstatedAsNationalAnthem 1991 →
replacedBy Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic →
replacedIn Soviet period →
symbolOf Armenian national unity →
Armenian patriotism →
Armenian statehood →
tempo moderate →
theme love of homeland →
national identity →
patriotism →
sacrifice for the homeland →
titleInEnglish Our Fatherland →
usedBy First Republic of Armenia →
Republic of Armenia →
usedOnOccasion national holidays →
official events →
sporting events →
state ceremonies →
Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Armenia →
nationalAnthem
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