Il Canto degli Italiani

Il Canto degli Italiani

English: The Song of the Italians
Holographic copy of 1847 of "Il Canto degli Italiani"
National anthem of Italy
Also known as	«Inno di Mameli» (English: "Mameli's Hymn") «Fratelli d'Italia» (English: "Brothers of Italy")
Lyrics	Goffredo Mameli, 1847
Music	Michele Novaro, 1847
Adopted	12 October 1946 (de facto) 1950 (by Trust Territory of Somaliland) 4 December 2017 (de jure)
Relinquished	1960 (by Trust Territory of Somaliland)
Preceded by	"Marcia Reale" (1946)
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"Il Canto degli Italiani"^{[N 1]} (say: il KAN-toh del-i-tal-YAN-ee, meaning "The Song of the Italians") is the Italian national anthem.^[1] The words were written by Goffredo Mameli in the autumn of 1847 in Genoa when he was just twenty years old. The author of the song died shortly after. The words were later set to music by Michele Novaro in the same year. The song was successful during the Risorgimento because of hopes in the unification of the Italy.

After the unification in 1861, however, the "Marcia Reale" was adopted as Savoy's official anthem. "Il Canto degli Italiani" became the anthem of Italy after 1946, when Italy became a republic.^[2]

In 2012, a bill was pass in making schools to teach the line "Fratelli d'Italia" in the anthem.^[3]
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2. ↑ Riconoscimento del «Canto degli italiani» di Goffredo Mameli quale inno nazionale della Repubblica (2017-12-04). Gazzetta Ufficiale.
3. ↑ "INNO DI MAMELI, INSEGNAMENTO OBBLIGATORIO NELLE SCUOLE ITALIANE. LA CAMERA PPROVA IL DDL | Data 24 News | Sondaggio | Media | Politica". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2021-10-11.