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 the Altai Republic National Anthem of the Altai Republic The anthem of the Altai Republic (Altaian: Алтай Республиканыҥ Гимны, "Altay Respublikanıñ Gimnı") is the title of the anthem of the Altai Republic, a federal subject of Russia. The music was composed by V. Peshnyak and the lyrics were written by Arzhan Adarov. It was adopted officially on 11 September 2001. The first three verses are sung in the native Gorno-Altay language, and the last two are sung in Russian. <poem>Blue skies full of stars, So vast, yet free is the Khan of Altai. The three peaks of the calm Taigas This sacred, ancient