Tautiška giesmė

"Lithuania, Our Homeland" is the national anthem of Lithuania. The words of the song were written by a Lithuanian named Vincas Kudirka, and the melody of the song was similarly composed by him.Lietuvos valstybės himnas (Tautiška giesmė)Tautiškos giesmės likimasprijungus Lietuvą prie Sovietų Sąjungos  (PDF). Marcinkevičius, Juozas. Šaltiniai.info.

The lyrics of the song derived from a fifty-word poem written by Kudirka about the Baltic country of Lithuania in general. Lyrically, the national anthem can be viewed a condensed version of that poem. Shortly before his death in 1899, the anthem was performed for the first time.

Lyrics
 Words of the song in Lithuanian Pronunciation of these words using the IPA Words of the song in EnglishLietuva, Tėvyne mūsų,
Tu didvyrių žeme,
Iš praeities Tavo sūnūs
Te stiprybę semia.

Tegul Tavo vaikai eina
Vien takais dorybės,
Tegul dirba Tavo naudai
Ir žmonių gėrybei.

Tegul saulė Lietuvoj
Tamsumas prašalina,
Ir šviesa, ir tiesa
Mūs žingsnius telydi.

Tegul meilė Lietuvos
Dega mūsų širdyse,
Vardan tos, Lietuvos
Vienybė težydi![lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠɐ ǀ tʲeː.vʲiː.nʲæ mˠuː.sˠuː ǀ]
[tˠʊ dʲɪdʲ.vʲiː.rʲ(ɪ̯)uː ʒʲæ.mʲæ ǀ]
[ɪʃˠ pˠrˠɐ.ɛɪ̯ˑ.tʲɪæsˠ tˠɐ.vˠoː sˠuː.nˠuːsˠ ǀ]
[tʲæ sʲtʲɪ.pʲrʲiː.bʲæː sʲæ.mʲ(ɪ̯)ɐ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ tˠɐ.vˠoː vˠɐɪ̯ˑ.kɐɪ̯ˑ ɛɪ̯ˑ.nˠɐ ǀ]
[vʲɪænˠ tˠɐ.kɐɪ̯ˑzˠ‿dˠoː.rʲiː.bʲeːsˠ ǀ]
[tʲæː.gʊlˠ dʲɪrˠ.bˠɐ tˠɐ.vˠoː nˠɐʊ̯.dˠɐɪ̯ˑ ǀ]
[ɪrˠ ʒˠmˠoː.nʲ(ɪ̯)uː gʲeː.rʲiː.bʲɛɪ̯ˑ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ sˠɐʊ̯.lʲeː lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːj ǀ]
[tˠɐmˠ.sˠʊ.mˠɐs pˠrˠɐ.ʃˠɐ.lʲɪ.nˠɐ ǀ]
[ɪrˠ ʃʲvʲɪæ.sˠɐ ǀ ɪrˠ tʲɪæ.sˠɐ ǀ]
[muːzʲ‿ʒʲɪŋʲgʲ.sʲnʲ(ɪ̯)ʊsˠ tʲæ.lʲiː.dʲɪ ǁ]

[tʲæː.gʊlˠ mʲæɪ̯.lʲeː lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːsˠ ǀ]
[dʲæː.gɐ mˠuː.sˠuː ʃʲɪrʲ.dʲiː.sʲæ ǀ]
[vˠɐrˠ.dˠɐnˠ tˠoːsˠ ǀ lʲɪæ.tˠʊ.vˠoːsˠ ǀ]
[vʲɪæ.nʲiː.bʲeː tʲæ.ʒʲiː.dʲɪ ǁ]Lithuania, our dear homeland,
Land of worthy heroes!
May your sons draw strength
From your past experiences.

May your children always 
Choose the paths of virtue,
May they work towards your good,
And that of all people.

May the sun of Lithuania
Disperse darkness,
And light, and truth,
May guide our steps.

May love of Lithuania
Burn in our hearts,
In the name of Lithuania,
Unity may blossom!English Lyrics of Tautiška giesmė. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved on the English Wikipedia 22 October 2007.

 Lyrical translation 

Lithuania, our dear homeland,
Land of worthy heroes,
May your sons draw strength and vigour
From your past experience.

May your children always proudly
Choose the paths of virtue,
May your good and gains of people
Be the goals they work for.

May the sun over this land
Scatter all the gloom and dark,
Truth and light, shining bright,
Guide our steps forever.

May our love for our native land
Keep on burning in our hearts,
For the sake of this land...
We shall stand together!

References

Category:1890s songs
Category:European anthems
Category:National symbols of Lithuania