National Anthem of Slovakia: Nad Tatrou sa blýska

(Turn on Youtube subtitles for English subtitles) Nad Tatrou sa blýska ( Lightning over the Tatras ) is the national anthem of Slovakia. The origins of it are in the Central European activism of the 19th century. Its main themes are a storm over the Tatra mountains that symbolized danger to the Slovaks, and a desire for a resolution of the threat. It used to be particularly popular during the 18481849 insurgencies. It was one of Czechoslovakia s dual national anthems and was played in many Slovak towns at noon; this tradition ceased to exist after Czechoslovakia split into two different states in the early 1990s with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FRANÇAIS : Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Audessus des monts Tatras brille léclair) est l hymne national slovaque et de ce fait l un des quatre symboles officiels de la Slovaquie. Il est composé des deux premières strophes du chant Nad Tatrou sa blýska dont les paroles sont du po