Sámi anthem
Sámi soga lávlla is the anthem of the Sámi people. The text was written by Isak Saba, and Arne Sørli composed the music. Originally a poem, it was first published in the Sámi newspaper Saǥai Muittalægje on 1 April 1906. Sámi soga lávlla has been translated into most of the Sámi languages.
History of the anthem
The poem Sámi soga lávlla was written by Norwegian Sámi Isak Saba, a Norwegian school teacher and a researcher of Sami folklore and politics from Unjárga Municipality. In 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to the Norwegian Parliament. The poem was first published on 1 April 1906 on front page of the first issue of Sagai Muittalægje, a Northern Sami language Norwegian newspaper.In August 1986, during the 13th Sámi Conference in Åre, Sweden, Sámi soga lávlla was declared the national anthem of the Sami. The music was written for the poem by Norwegian composer, and in 1992 it was approved as the score for the national anthem at the 15th Sámi Conference in Helsinki, Finland.
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Lyrics in Sámi
| Lule Sámi: Sáme mátto lávla | Southern Sámi: Saemiej Laavlome | Alternate Southern Sámi: Saemie eatnemen vuelie | Kildin Sámi: Соаме шурьмусе ла̄ввл | |
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Lyrics in other local languages
| Finnish: Saamen suvun laulu | Norwegian Bokmål: Samefolkets sang | Russian: Национальный гимн саамов | Swedish: Sameättens sång | |
| Translated by: | Otto Manninen | Jacob Børretzen | Juha Janhunen and Tatiana Narlykovoy | ? |
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