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Swiss Psalm


Title	Schweizerpsalm Cantique suisse Salmo svizzero Psalm svizzer
English Title	Swiss Psalm
Alt Title	Cantique suisse
Alt Title 2	Salmo svizzero
Image Size	250
Prefix	National
Country	Switzerland
Composer	Alberich Zwyssig
Music Date	1841
Author	Leonhard Widmer, Charles Chatelanat, Camillo Valsangiacomo and Flurin Camathias
Adopted	1961 (de facto) 1981 (de jure)
Sound	Swiss Psalm.ogg
Sound Title	Swiss Psalm (instrumental)

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The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808 � 1854). Since then, it has been frequently sung at patriotic events. The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the official anthem. This was because the council wanted the people to express their say on what they wanted as a national anthem. From 1961 to 1981 it provisionally replaced ("When You Call, My Country", French ; Italian , Romansh ) the anthem by Johann Rudolf Wyss (1743 � 1818) which was set to the melody of God Save the Queen. On April 1, 1981, the Swiss Psalm was declared the official Swiss national anthem.

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