National Anthem of Slovakia: Nad Tatrou sa blýska

(Turn on Youtube subtitles for English subtitles) “Nad Tatrou sa blýska“ (“Lightning over the Tatras“) is the national anthem of Slovakia. The origins of it are in the Central European activism of the 19th century. Its main themes are a storm over the Tatra mountains that symbolized danger to the Slovaks, and a desire for a resolution of the threat. It used to be particularly popular during the 1848–1849 insurgencies. It was one of Czechoslovakia’s dual national anthems and was played in many Slovak towns at noon; this tradition ceased to exist after Czechoslovakia split into two different states in the early 1990s with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FRANÇAIS : Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Au-dessus des monts Tatras brille l’éclair) est l’hymne national slovaque et de ce fait l’un des quatre symboles officiels de la Slovaquie. Il est composé des deux premières strophes du chant Nad Tatrou sa blýska dont les paroles sont du po