What are the words to the Slovak national anthem, Nad Tatrou sa Blyska?

MINNOWS Slovakia likes its national anthem so much that it sings it twice.

Each line of Nad Tatrou sa blýska’s two rousing verses is repeated to pack a proper punch.

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It was a proud moment for Slovakia to advance to the round of 16 for the second time in the last eight years.

Slovakia are ranked as one of the highest-ranked third-placed teams in Group E.

But the pressure increases, as Slovakia must face England on Sunday 30th at 5pm, after a 1-1 draw with Romania.

When was Slovakia’s national anthem written?

It was originally a folk song written in 1844 by a student who was furious after his teacher was fired, but later adopted in 1993 after the breakup of the Czech Republic.

What are the words to the Slovak national anthem?

Verse 1
Nad Tatrou sa blýska,
hromy divo bijú.
Zastavme ich, bratia,
veď sa ony stratia,
Slováci ožijú.

Verse 2
To Slovensko naše
posiaľ tvrdo spalo,
ale blesky hromu
vzbudzujú ho k tomu,
aby sa prebralo.

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Both ITV and the BBC will show the games, with the decision on who will host the games already decided for the group stage – you can see a list of the confirmed TV picks for the remaining games for each broadcaster below:

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• June 24 Albania x Spain 8pm BBC
• June 24th Croatia v Italy 8pm BBC
• June 25th Netherlands v Austria 5pm BBC
• June 25th France v Poland 5pm BBC
• June 25th England v Slovenia 8pm ITV
• June 25th Denmark v Serbia 8pm ITV
• June 26th Slovakia x Romania 5pm BBC
• June 26th Ukraine v Belgium 5pm BBC
• June 26th Georgia v Portugal 8pm ITV
• June 26 Czech Republic v Türkiye 8pm ITV

The TV for the tournament’s knockout rounds will be announced in due course.

What are the letters in English?

Verse 1
There are lightnings over the Tatras,
thunder crashed wildly.
Let’s stop them, brothers,
for all this, they will disappear,
the Slovaks will revive.

Verse 2
That Slovakia of ours
slept soundly until now,
but the lightning of thunder
is waking up
come to.

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