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The ''Finlandia Hymn'' ((フィンランド語:Finlandia-hymni)) refers to a serene hymn-like section of the patriotic symphonic poem ''Finlandia'', written in 1899 and 1900 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was later re-worked by the composer into a stand-alone piece. With words written in 1941 by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, the ''Finlandia Hymn'' is one of the most important national songs of Finland (though ''Maamme'' is the de facto national anthem). Other words commonly sung to the same melody include six Christian hymns (''Be Still, My Soul''; ''I Sought the Lord''; ''We Rest on Thee''; ''A Christian Home''; ''This Is My Song''; and ''I Then Shall Live''), ''Gweddi dros Gymru'' or ''A Prayer for Wales'' (a national song of Wales), ''Ambrosian Oaks'' (the alma mater of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa), and ''Land of the Rising Sun'' (the national anthem of the short-lived African state of Biafra), and ''At Thy Call We Gather'' (the alma mater of Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii). It is also serves as the music for Capital University's alma mater, "O Capital." ==Finnish national song== After the success of the full-length symphonic poem (most of which consists of rousing and turbulent passages, evoking the national struggle of the Finnish people), Sibelius published a stand-alone version of the hymn as the last of twelve numbers in his ''Masonic Ritual Music'', Op. 113, with a text by opera singer Wäinö Sola. The version usually heard today has lyrics written by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi and was first performed in 1941. Sibelius himself arranged the hymn for choral performances. The ''de facto'' national anthem of Finland is ''Maamme (Our Land)'', but it has never been officially recognised. There have been numerous suggestions that the ''Finlandia Hymn'' should become the national anthem. However, ''Maamme'' is already so widely recognised and used that it would be difficult to dislodge it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finlandia Hymn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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