Dievs, svētī Latviju!

Dievs, svētī Latviju!

English: God Bless Latvia!
National anthem of Latvia
Lyrics	Kārlis Baumanis
Music	Kārlis Baumanis
Adopted	1920
Audio sample
"God Bless Latvia!" played by the U.S. Navy band. file help

"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.

Lyrics

Words of the song in Latvian	Words of the song using an older Latvian spelling	Pronunciation of these words using the IPA	Words 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! 𝄇	𝄆 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!