National Anthem Of Lithuania (english Translation) ✪

Let your children always followOnly roads of virtue,May your own, mankind’s well-beingBe the goals they work for.

May the love of LithuaniaBrightly burn in our hearts,For the sake of this landLet unity blossom! Historical Context National Anthem of Lithuania (English translation)

May the sun above our landBanish darkening clouds around,Light and truth all alongGuide our steps forever. Let your children always followOnly roads of virtue,May

During the Soviet occupation (1940–1990), the anthem was forbidden. It was reinstated in 1989 and confirmed in the National Anthem Act of 1991. May your own

Lithuania, our homeland,Land of worshiped heroes!Let your sons draw their strengthFrom our past experience.

Since 2009, Lithuanians worldwide participate in a unique tradition where they sing the anthem simultaneously at 9 PM (local Lithuanian time) every July 6 to celebrate Statehood Day. Fast Facts