History Tautiška giesmė

the building 1905 seimas took place. houses national philharmonic society of lithuania.

before kudirka s death, first performance of poem occurred @ concert in st. petersburg, russia in 1899. concert conducted Česlovas sasnauskas , attended lithuanians, st. petersburg had largest population of @ time. anthem first performed in lithuania during great seimas of vilnius on december 3, 1905.

when lithuania declared independence russia in 1918, song declared national anthem. held status until lithuania annexed soviet union during world war ii. during interwar period, there had been suggestions modify words include reference god. decided, in kudirka s memory, lyrics should remain had written them.

immediately following soviet occupation of lithuania, internationale replaced tautiška giesmė. when in 1944 internationale have been replaced state anthem of soviet union in soviet union official anthem, tautiška giesmė used official anthem lithuanian soviet socialist republic. alternate anthem created , introduced in 1950. music piece composed balys dvarionas , jonas Švedas, , words written antanas venclova. following stalin s death in 1953, lyrics modified vacys reimeris remove reference former dictator. anthem stated lenin had lit path freedom, helped russian people, , exhorted lithuanian people work peoples of other soviet republics. anthem confirmed in article 169 of 1978 constitution of lithuanian ssr. song continued used until lithuania broke away soviet union. in 1988, tautiška giesmė suggested replacement soviet lithuanian anthem. after preliminary approval supreme soviet of lithuanian ssr , successive legislative bodies, status national anthem reconfirmed in 1992. in year, constitution of lithuania approved; article 19 of document states tautiška giesmė national anthem of lithuania. last law in relation national anthem passed in 1999; contained official lyrics , protocol on how , when play anthem.