San Marino
Inno Nazionale della Repubblica
National Anthem of the Republic
1894
1894
Federico Consolo
Key Facts
- 1. Although unofficial lyrics by Giosue Carducci (an Italian Nobel laureate in Literature) exist, they have never been officially adopted, keeping the anthem purely instrumental.
- 2. San Marino's anthem is performed by a full orchestra or brass band at state events since there are no words to sing, making it one of the few anthems where the audience simply listens in silence.
- 3. The composer Federico Consolo was a renowned Italian violinist of Sephardic Jewish heritage who was also a noted collector of ancient Hebrew music manuscripts.
Lyrics
Instrumental anthem — no lyrics
Analysis
EditorialSan Marino's anthem is one of the oldest in the world, composed in 1894 by Federico Consolo. It is instrumental only, with no official lyrics. San Marino itself claims to be the oldest surviving republic in the world, founded in 301 AD by Saint Marinus.