Dievs, svētī Latviju!
| English: 'God Bless Latvia' | |
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Sheet music for the national anthem of Latvia in the handwriting of Kārlis Baumanis | |
National anthem of Latvia | |
| Lyrics | Kārlis Baumanis, 1873 |
| Music | Kārlis Baumanis, 1873 |
| Adopted | June 7, 1920 |
| Readopted | February 15, 1990 |
| Relinquished | 1940 |
| Preceded by | Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in B-flat major
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"Dievs, svētī Latviju" is the national anthem of Latvia. Created in 1873 as a patriotic song, it did not gain official status until 1920.