- Inno al Re
Infobox Anthem
title = Inno al Re
english_title = Hymn to the King
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country = Two Sicilies
composer =Giovanni Paisiello
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adopted = 1816—1861
until =Inno al Re (English: "Hymn to the King") was the
national anthem of theSouthern European countryTwo Sicilies . The composition byGiovanni Paisiello served as the national anthem of the Two Sicilies, a country which was ran by the Bourbons during the first half of the 19th century, from the years 1861 until theItalian unification . [cite news|url=http://www.monzuvladi.it/Approfondimenti.htm|publisher=Monzu Vladi.it|title=Inni e Musiche|date=18 February 2008 ]Lyrics
These are the lyrics which were used during the time of the kingdom. In the example below the name of Ferdinand could be replaced by whichever Bourbon king was ruling the Two Sicilies at the time. [cite news|url=http://www.eleaml.org/sud/borbone/inno_nazionale2s.html|publisher=Elemal.org|title=L’Inno delle Due Sicilie|date=
18 February 2008 ] The "double throne of his fathers" is a reference to the fact that Naples and Sicily were two kingdoms, hense the name of the country "Two" Sicilies.Back from the Past
Since that time, a new set of lyrics have been written by Neapolitan songwriter
Riccardo Pazzaglia to go along with the original composition. This variation of the anthem is known as Ritornati dal passato, meaning "Back from the Past". It has been officially adopted as the anthem of theTwo Sicilies independence movement by peoples in the area currently known asSouthern Italy .cite news|url=http://www.duesicilie.org/OLDSITE/InnoDS.html|publisher=DueSicilies.org|title=National Anthem by Paisiello|date=18 February 2008 ] Below are the lyrics written by Riccardo Pazzaglia;cite news|url=http://www.duesicilie.org/OLDSITE/InnoDS.html|publisher=DueSicilies.org|title=National Anthem by Paisiello|date=18 February 2008 ]References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI_RHty4Tg8 Inno al Re - anthem of Two Sicilies]
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