Dievs, svētī Latviju!

"God Bless Latvia" is the national anthem of Latvia. The words of the song was written in 1873 by a Latvian composer named Kārlis Baumanis. The tune, which he had also composed himself, is similar to that of British anthem "God Save the King". It became the national anthem of the Baltic country in 1920.Dzintra Stelpe (2009). Lielā Latvijas Enciklopēdija. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC. p. 263. ISBN 9789984408095. OCLC 644036298.

Lyrics
Words of the song in LatvianWords of the song using an older Latvian spellingPronunciation of these words using the IPAWords of the song in English𝄆 Dievs, svētī Latviju!
Mūs’ dārgo tēviju
Svētī jel Latviju
Ak, svētī jel to! 𝄇

𝄆 Kur latvju meitas zied
Kur latvju dēli dzied
Laid mums tur laimē diet
Mūs’ Latvijā!http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=47134 Par Latvijas valsts himnu. Retrieved 27 May 2007. Published by Latvijas Vēstnesis on 5 March 1998. 𝄇𝄆 Deewſ, ſwehtie Latwiju!
Muhſ’ dahrgo tehwiju
ſwehtie jel Latwiju
Ak, ſwehtie jel to! 𝄇

𝄆 Kur latwju meitaſ seed
Kur latwju dehli zeed
Laid mumſ tur laimeh deet
Muhſ’ Latwijah! 𝄇𝄆 [djæʊ̯s ǀ sʋɛː.tiː ɫɑt.ʋi.ju ‖]
[muːz‿dɑːr.guɔ̯ tɛː.ʋi.ju ǀ]
[sʋɛː.tiː jɛɫ ɫɑt.ʋi.ju ǀ]
[ɑk sʋɛː.tiː jɛɫ tuɔ̯ ‖] 𝄇

𝄆 [kur ɫɑt.ʋju mɛɪ̯.tæz‿zjæd ǀ]
[kur ɫɑt.ʋju dɛː.ɫi d͡zjæd ǀ]
[ɫɑɪ̯d mu(m)s tur ɫɑɪ̯.mɛː djæt ǀ]
[muːz‿ɫɑt.ʋi.jɑː ‖] 𝄇God bless Latvia!
Our homeland grand and dear,
O, exalt Latvia!
O, bless it once more!

Where Latvian daughters bloom,
Where Latvian sons hum,
There let us gleam for charm,
In our Latvia!

References

Category:1870s songs
Category:European anthems
Category:National symbols of Latvia