Anthem of the Republic of Croatia | Our Beautiful Homeland | Croatian National Theatre (HNK)

Opening ceremony of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The HNK choir, orchestra and soloists performed works by Mozart, Verdi, Beethoven, Gounod and Dvorak as well as works by the Croatian composers Vatroslav Lisinski, Ivan Zajc and Jakov Gotovac to an audience that included European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, outgoing President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and all members of his government.
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Anthem of the Republic of Croatia | Our Beautiful Homeland | Croatian National Theatre (HNK)
The National anthem of the Republic of Croatia is "Our Beautiful Homeland". It was written by Antun Mihanović. It was printed for the first time as "Croatian Homeland" in the 'Danica' newspaper in 1835. Under the name "Our Beautiful" it became the Croatian anthem.

Our Beautiful Homeland

Our beautiful homeland,
O so fearless and gracious.
Our fathers' ancient glory,
May you be blessed forever.

Dear, you are our only glory,
Dear, you are our only one,
Dear, we love your plains,
Dear, we love your mountains.

Sava, Drava, keep on flowing,
Danube, do not lose your vigour,
Deep blue sea, tell the world,
That a Croat loves his homeland.

Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine,
Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds,
Whilst his dear ones go to heaven,
Whilst his live heart beats.

Start of Croatia’s EU presidency marked with concert in Zagreb
09-01-2020, Zagreb - Croatia

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The most senior EU and Croatian officials gathered at the Croatian National Theatre (HNK) in Zagreb on Thursday evening for a concert that officially marked the start of Croatia’s presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2020.

The visit of the European Commission to Zagreb and the concert at the HNK officially marked the beginning of Croatia’s EU presidency, and its international beginning will be marked with a concert in Brussels, on January 15, the day of Croatia’s international recognition and the peaceful reintegration of its eastern Danube region.

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The National anthem of the Republic of Croatia is "Our Beautiful Homeland". It was written by Antun Mihanović. It was printed for the first time as "Croatian Homeland" in the 'Danica' newspaper in 1835. Under the name "Our Beautiful" it became the Croatian anthem. A cadet named Josip Runjanin set Mihanović's lyrics to music, with V. Lichtenegger noting and harmonising the piece in 1891.
In 1891, during the exhibition of the Croatian-Slavonian Economic Association in Zagreb, it was sung for the first time as the Croatian anthem under the title "Our Beautiful".