CA Country Anthems

Albania National Anthem History

Hymni i Flamurit · Himni i Flamurit

"Hymni i Flamurit" was adopted as Albania's national anthem in 1912 upon its independence from Italy. It has notably remained the anthem through various political regimes, including monarchy, communism, and democracy.

Albania Hymni i Flamurit

Albania

Language
Albanian
Anthem
Hymni i Flamurit
Duration
1:06
Status
"Hymni i Flamurit" continues to be Albania's national anthem, remarkably having been retained through monarchy, communist, and democratic periods.

History timeline

  1. 1912

    Poet Aleksander Stavre Drenova's work, initially titled "Betimi mi flamur," is first published in an Albanian newspaper in Sofia, Bulgaria.

  2. 1912

    The poem also appears in Drenova's collected works under the title “Ëndra e lot,” published in Bucharest.

  3. 1912

    "Hymni i Flamurit" is officially adopted as Albania's national anthem upon its declaration of independence.

The anthem's music was composed by Ciprian Porumbescu, who also wrote the Romanian national anthem used from 1977 to 1990.