Switzerland
Schweizerpsalm (German)
Trittst im Morgenrot daher,
Seh’ ich dich im Strahlenmeer,
Dich, du Hocherhabener, Herrlicher!
Wenn der Alpenfirn sich rötet,
Betet, freie Schweizer, betet,
Eure fromme Seele ahnt
Gott im hehren Vaterland!
Cantique suisse (French)
Sur nos monts, quand le soleil
Annonce un brillant réveil,
Et prédit d’un plus beau jour le retour,
Les beautés de la patrie
Parlent à l’âme attendrie,
Au ciel montent plus joyeux,
Au ciel montent les accents sérieux.
Salmo svizzero (Italian)
Quando bionda aurora il mattin c’indora,
L’alma mia t’adora, re del ciel!
Quando l’alpe già rosseggia
A pregare allor t’atteggia;
In favor del patrio suol,
Cittadin, leva la tua voce a Dio!
Psalm svizzer (Romansh)
Cura l’aurora dal di
Colurescha il tschiel,
Ves jau tai en glisch e splendura,
Ti, sublim e glorios!
Cura che l’alp splendura,
Uraziuns, Svizzers libers, uraziuns,
Che l’olma pia senta
Dieu en la patria nobla!
English Translation
Swiss Psalm
When you appear in the dawn’s red glow,
I see you in a sea of radiance,
You, sublime and glorious one!
When the Alpine peaks glow red,
Pray, free Swiss, pray,
Your faithful soul senses
God in the noble fatherland.
Switzerland has four official languages, the “Swiss Psalm,” is sung in each of them:
German: Schweizerpsalm
French: Cantique suisse
Italian: Salmo svizzero
Romansh: Psalm svizzer
Schweizerpsalm officially became Switzerland’s national anthem in 1981.
Before 1981, Switzerland used “Rufst du, mein Vaterland” as the National anthem, which had the same melody as “God Save the King” - very confusing internationally!
