Dio vi salvi Regina

Dio vi salvi Regina is a Corsican folk song. It is considered the de facto "national anthem" of Corsica. It is customarily sung at the end of concerts of Corsican folk music.
It was written as a religious song in Italy by Francis de Geronimo about 1675, transforming the Salve Regina into a folk-language hymn. It was adopted de facto as the national anthem of Corsica when it proclaimed independence from the Republic of Genoa at Orezza, on 30 January 1735. Traditionally, a shepherd, Salvadore Costa, is credited with converting the hymn not only to a Corsican anthem, but to a rallying symbol for Corsican independence. It was first performed at the Chapel of St. Mark on 25 April 1720.
The anthem requests the intercessory protection of the Virgin Mary, heartily concurred in by the independence leaders. There were a few changes, such as in the second stanza from "disperati" to "tribolati". The commonly used version's last stanza was an original addition, written in the Corsican language, which makes reference to victory against enemies of Corsica, as to highlight the adopted lyrics' intended use.