Current Affairs The Czech national anthem is 170 years old
What you're hearing is the Czech national anthem "Kde domov muj" -"Where is my homeland". This Tuesday marks the 180th anniversary since the song was composed. The music was by Frantisek kroup, a strong advocate of Czech national music at the time, and both the words and music of the song come from the opening scene of the opera "Fidlovacka". Martin Mikule looks at its history.
Josef Kajetan Tyl
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