Monaco
"A Marcia de Muneghu" (The March of Monaco)

Words by: Louis Notari
Music by: Charles Albrecht
Adopted: 1867 (music), 1931 (lyrics)

Monaco's first anthem dates from 1841. The first set of lyrics were used as a marching song for the Guarde Nationale, in which the author, Theophile Bellandro, was a captain. The music by Charles Albrecht along witht he lyrics were officially adopted in 1867. In 1931 new lyrics were written in Monegasque, the native language of Monaco (yet more people speak French). The official lyrics are just one verse, and are not often sung, except at official occassions (the instrumental versions are heard more often). Also, only the Monegasque lyrics are official as well.