Mu isamaa on minu arm
Poem by Lydia Koidula / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mu isamaa on minu arm" ("My Fatherland is My Love") is an Estonian poem by Lydia Koidula. The poem was first set to music for the first Estonian Song Festival in 1869 by Aleksander Kunileid.
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by Lydia Koidula | |
Original title | Mu isamaa on minu arm |
Country | Estonia |
Language | Estonian |
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Not to be confused with Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm, the Estonian national anthem.
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"Mu isamaa on minu arm" became a very popular patriotic song when a new melody was written by Gustav Ernesaks in 1944.[1] Beginning in 1947, it is always the last song performed at the Estonian Song Festival. During the Soviet regime, "Mu isamaa on minu arm" became something of an unofficial national anthem.[2]