National anthem presence of the Monarch in some Commonwealth realms, was first performed in 1619 under the title "God Save the King". It is not officially the national anthem of the UK, though it became such through custom and usage. Spain's national anthem, the "Marcha Real" (The Royal March), written in 1761, was among the first to be adopted as such, in 1770. Denmark adopted the older of its two national anthems, "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast", in 1780; and "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, was written in 1792 and adopted in 1795. Serbia became the first Eastern European nation
National anthem of Mauritania National anthem of Mauritania The national anthem of Mauritania (), also known by its incipit "Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram" (; ), was adopted on 16 November 2017 and was composed by Rageh Daoud. In March 2017, following a referendum to amend the constitution of July 1991, the Mauritanian National Assembly adopted a new national anthem to replace the previous one. It has five verses, with a chorus repeated after each verse. The first verse and chorus are below including the fifth verse and the final chorus. the lyrics in the bracket is sung in an extended version of the anthem.