# Kde domov můj

"Kde domov můj" (pronounced ), known in English as "Where My Home Is", is the national anthem of the Czech Republic. It was composed by František Škroup and written by Josef Kajetán Tyl.

## History

The piece was written as a part of the incidental music to the comedy Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka (Fidlovačka, or No Anger and No Brawl). It was first performed by Karel Strakatý at the Estates Theatre in Prague on 21 December 1834. The original song consists of two verses (see below). Although J. K. Tyl is said to have considered leaving the song out of the play, not convinced of its quality, it soon became very popular among Czechs and was accepted as an informal anthem of a nation seeking to revive its identity within the Habsburg monarchy.
Soon after Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918, the first verse of the song became the Czech part of the national anthem, followed by the first verse of the Slovak song "Nad Tatrou sa blýska". The songs reflected the two nations' concerns in the 19th century when they were confronted with the already fervent national-ethnic activism of the Germans and the Hungarians, their fellow ethnic groups in the Habsburg Monarchy. Because of the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the First Republic, official translations were made into Hungarian and German as well.
During world war 2 German-controlled Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia kept that song as its anthem.
With the split of Czechoslovakia in December 1992, the Czech Republic kept Kde domov můj and Slovakia kept Nad Tatrou sa blýska as their anthems. While Slovakia extended its anthem by adding a second verse, the Czech Republic's national anthem was adopted unextended, in its single-verse version.
In 1882, Antonín Dvořák used Kde domov můj in his incidental music to the František Ferdinand Šamberk play Josef Kajetán Tyl, Op. 62, B. 125. The overture is often played separately as a concert work entitled Domov můj (My Home).

## Lyrics
### Current official

The following are the lyrics according to Appendix 6 of Czech Act No. 3/1993 Coll., as adapted by Act No. 154/1998 Coll.
| Czech original | IPA transcription |
| Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, Voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, 𝄆 země česká domov můj! 𝄇 | [ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj |] [ˈvo.da ˈɦu.t͡ʃiː po ˈlu.t͡ʃɪ.naːx |] [ˈbo.rɪ ˈʃu.miː po ˈska.lɪ.naːx |] [ˈf‿sa.ɟɛ skviː sɛ ˈja.ra kvjɛt |] [ˈzɛm.skiː raːj to na ˈpoɦ.lɛt ǁ] [a to jɛ ta ˈkraːs.naː ˈzɛm.ɲɛ |] 𝄆 [ˈzɛm.ɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛs.kaː ˈdo.mof muːj ǁ] 𝄇 |
| German version (1918–1938; 1939–1945) | Hungarian version (1920–1938) |
| Wo ist mein Heim, mein Vaterland, Wo durch Wiesen Bäche brausen, Wo auf Felsen Wälder sausen, Wo ein Eden uns entzückt, Wenn der Lenz die Fluren schmückt: Dieses Land, so schön vor allen, 𝄆 Böhmen ist mein Heimatland. 𝄇 | Hol van honom, hol a hazám, Hol patak zúg a hegyháton, Csörgedez a rónaságon. Üde virág a kertben, Mint egy földi édenben. Ez az istenáldotta föld, 𝄆 Cseh föld a hazám. 𝄇 |
* English translation
* Where my home is, where my home is,
* Streams are rushing through the meadows,
* Midst the rocks sigh fragrant pine groves,
* Orchards decked in spring's array,
* Scenes of Paradise portray.
* And this land of wondrous beauty,
* 𝄆 Is the Czech land, home of mine! 𝄇

### Original version (1834)

| Czech original | IPA transcription |
| I Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, 𝄆 země česká domov můj! 𝄇 II Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, v kraji znáš-li bohumilém duše útlé v těle čilém, mysl jasnou, vznik a zdar a tu sílu vzdoru zmar, to je Čechů slavné plémě 𝄆 mezi Čechy domov můj! 𝄇 | 1 [ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj |] [ˈvo.da ˈɦu.t͡ʃiː po ˈlu.t͡ʃɪ.naːx |] [ˈbo.rɪ ˈʃu.miː po ˈska.lɪ.naːx |] [ˈf‿sa.ɟɛ skviː sɛ ˈja.ra kvjɛt |] [ˈzɛm.skiː raːj to na ˈpoɦ.lɛt ǁ] [a to jɛ ta ˈkraːs.naː ˈzɛm.ɲɛ |] 𝄆 [ˈzɛm.ɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛs.kaː ˈdo.mof muːj ǁ] 𝄇 2 [ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj |] [ˈf‿kra.jɪ ˈznaːʃ.lɪ ˈbo.ɦu.mɪ.lɛːm] [ˈdu.ʃɛ ˈuːt.lɛː ˈf‿cɛ.lɛ ˈt͡ʃɪ.lɛːm |] [ˈmɪs.l̩ ˈjas.nou̯ vznɪk a zdar] [a tu ˈsiː.lu vzdo.ru zmar |] [to jɛ ˈt͡ʃɛ.xuː ˈslav.nɛː ˈplɛːm.ɲɛ] 𝄆 [ˈmɛ.zɪ ˈt͡ʃɛ.xɪ ˈdo.mof muːj ǁ] 𝄇 |
* English translation
* I
* Where my home is, where my home is,
* Streams are rushing through the meadows,
* Midst the rocks sigh fragrant pine groves,
* Orchards decked in spring's array,
* Scenes of Paradise portray.
* And this land of wondrous beauty,
* 𝄆 Is the Czech land, home of mine! 𝄇
* II
* Where my home is, where my home is,
* If in heavenly land thou hast met
* Slender souls in spry bodies,
* Of clear mind, vigorous and prosperous,
* And with strength ruining all defiance,
* This glorious nation of Czechs
* 𝄆 Is of the Czechs, home of mine! 𝄇

### National anthem of Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

The first stanza, along with that of the current Slovak anthem "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" as the second stanza, became from 1918 to 1992 the national anthem of Czechoslovakia.
| Czech and Slovak original | IPA transcription |
| I Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, voda hučí po lučinách, bory šumí po skalinách, v sadě skví se jara květ, zemský ráj to na pohled! A to je ta krásná země, 𝄆 země česká domov můj! 𝄇 II 𝄆 Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú. 𝄇 𝄆 Zastavme sa, bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slováci ožijú. 𝄇 | 1 [ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj | ɡdɛ ˈdo.mof muːj |] [ˈvo.da ˈɦu.t͡ʃiː po ˈlu.t͡ʃɪ.naːx |] [ˈbo.rɪ ˈʃu.miː po ˈska.lɪ.naːx |] [ˈf‿sa.ɟɛ skviː sɛ ˈja.ra kvjɛt |] [ˈzɛm.skiː raːj to na ˈpoɦ.lɛt ǁ] [a to jɛ ta ˈkraːs.naː ˈzɛm.ɲɛ |] 𝄆 [ˈzɛm.ɲɛ ˈt͡ʃɛs.kaː ˈdo.mof muːj ǁ] 𝄇 2 𝄆 [ˈnat ta.trɔʊ̯ sa ˈbliːs.ka |] [ˈɦrɔ.mi ˈdi.ʋɔ ˈbi.juː ‖] 𝄇 𝄆 [ˈzas.taʊ̯ mɛ sa | ˈbra.cɪ̯a |] [ˈʋɛc sa ˈɔ.ni ˈstra.cɪ̯a |] [ˈslɔ.ʋaː.t͡si ˈɔ.ʒi.juː ǁ] 𝄇 |
* English translation
* I
* Where my home is, where my home is,
* Streams are rushing through the meadows,
* Midst the rocks sigh fragrant pine groves,
* Orchards decked in spring's array,
* Scenes of Paradise portray.
* And this land of wondrous beauty,
* 𝄆 Is the Czech land, home of mine! 𝄇
* II
* 𝄆 Far above the Tatras
* Lightning bolts are pounding. 𝄇
* 𝄆 These bolts shall we banish,
* brothers, they will vanish;
* Slovaks are rebounding. 𝄇