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Nad Tatrou sa blýska (its blýska not blyská) is the national anthem of Slovakia. Its lyrics are:
Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú.
Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú.
Zastavme ich bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slováci ožijú.
Zastavme ich bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slováci ožijú.
To Slovensko naše posiaľ tvrdo spalo.
To Slovensko naše posiaľ tvrdo spalo.
Ale blesky hromu, vzbudzujú ho ktomu, aby sa prebralo.
Ale blesky hromu, vzbudzujú ho k tomu, aby sa prebralo.
--ENGLISH TRANSLATION--
Lighting flashes over the Tatra, the thunder pounds wildly,
Lighting flashes over the Tatra, the thunder pounds wildly.
Let them pause, brothers, they will surely disappear, the Slovaks will revive,
Let them pause, brothers, they will surely disappear, the Slovaks will revive.
This Slovakia of ours has been fast asleep until now,
This Slovakia of ours has been fast asleep until now.
But the thunder and lighting are encouraging it to come alive,
But the thunder and lighting are encouraging it to come alive.
