S'hymnu sardu nationale

English: The Sardinian National Anthem
First page from a handwritten copy of the lyrics
National anthem of theKingdom of Sardinia National anthem of theKingdom of Italy
Also known as	Cunservet Deus su Re (English: God Save the King)
Lyrics	Vittorio Angius
Music	Giovanni Gonella
Adopted	1830s
Relinquished	1861 (de facto) 1946 (de jure)

"S'hymnu sardu nationale" ("The Sardinian National Anthem"), also known by itsincipit as "Cunservet Deus su Re" ("God Save the King"), was the national anthem of theKingdom of Sardinia underSavoyard rule and of theKingdom of Italy.^[1][2][3]

Dating back to the 1830s, the anthem was written in theLogudorese dialect ofSardinian by theSardinian priest Vittorio Angius, who became secular in 1842. The music was composed by a maestro fromSassari, Giovanni Gonella (1804–1854), who was also the musician of theBrigata Regina. The anthem was first performed at the Cagliari Civic Theatre on 20 February 1844.

The original score was found in the archives of the Music Auditorium inCagliari by Prof.Francesco Cesare Casula, then head of Institute of History of Mediterranean Europe (ISEM) of Italy'sNational Research Council (CNR). According to Casula, the official hymn was held in high regard by the rulers from the Italian mainland in Piedmont. On the express wishes ofVictor Emmanuel III of Italy, it was officially performed for the last time in 1937, by the choir of theSistine Chapel, the Director of which being Lorenzo Perosi, when theGolden Rose was conferred toQueen Elena by PopePius XI.

The anthem wasde facto replaced by the Italian Royal March of Ordinance^[1] ("Marcia Reale") as early as 1861, but it would lose its formal status only in 1946, when the monarchy was definitely abolished and "Il Canto degli Italiani" ("The Chant of Italians") was chosen as the provisional national anthem of the newly proclaimedItalian Republic.

In 1991, "S'Hymnu sardu nationale" was performed by theCarabinieri Music Band at theQuirinal Palace on 29 May, in accordance with the traditional way the foreign diplomatic corps was received. It was meant to pay homage to the Sardinian origin ofFrancesco Cossiga, thenPresident of the Republic. It was played again when Cossiga resigned from such position on 28 April 1992.^[2]

In 2001, the anthem was performed on the occasion of the funeral ofMarie José of Belgium, the lastqueen of Italy.^[4]

The anthem is entirely written inSardinian language, and more specifically theLogudorese dialect.^[5]

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