Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
| English: 'My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy' | |
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Sheet music | |
National anthem of Estonia | |
| Lyrics | Johann Voldemar Jannsen, 1869 |
| Music | Fredrik Pacius, 1848 |
| Adopted | 1920 |
| Readopted | May 1990 |
| Relinquished | June 1940 |
| Preceded by | Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse)
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"Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" is the national anthem of Estonia, originally adopted in 1920 (readopted 1990).
The lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and are set to a melody composed in 1848 by Fredrik Pacius, which is also that of the Finnish national anthem "Maamme", then the unofficial anthem of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The only differences between the two anthems are their key signature and the repetition of the last four lines of each verse in the Finnish anthem. The melody is also used as an ethnic anthem of the Livonian people, titled "Min izāmō".