L-Innu Malti fih 6 versi u miktub forma ta' talba li fih insellmu lill-Malta u għalhekk meta nkantawh inqumu bil-wieqfa dritti. L-INNU MALTI Lil din l-art ħelwa, l-omm li tatna isimha Ħares Mulej, kif dejjem int ħarist. Ftakar li lilha bil-oħla dawl libbist. Agħti, kbir Alla, id-dehen lil min jaħkimha.

• First performed February 3, 1923, “L-Innu Malti” became the national anthem in 1945. The author of the anthem’s lyrics, Dun Karm Psaila, (Malta’s national po.
• L-Innu Malti adalah lagu kebangsaan negara Malta. Seni kata ini telah dikarang Dun Karm Psaila, seorang penyajak yang dianggap adisasterawan negara tersebut manakala muziknya digubah Robert Samut. Lagu tersebut dimainkan kali pertama pada 3 Februari 1923. Ia diumumkan sebagai suatu lagu kebangsaan oleh pemerintah negara Malta pada tahun 1945, pernyataan tersebut dimatubkan dalam Perlembagaan Kemerdekaan 1964.

History

From the mid nineteenth century up to the early 1930s, Malta was passing through a national awakening. With the increased national awareness, it was felt by many thinkers that Malta should have its own National Anthem. In 1850 Ġan Anton Vassallo composed Innu Lil Malta, which used to be played during many Maltese political manifestations and meetings. In 1922, Professor Mro. Robert Samut composed a short melody. A year later, Dr A.V. Laferla, Director of Primary Schools in Malta, obtained possession of this composition, as he wanted to have an anthem which could be sung by students in Malta's schools. Laferla asked Dun Karm to write lyrics that would fit with Samut's short and dignified melody. The poems of Dun Karm Psaila are well known for their religious and patriotic currents, and so are the verses written for Samut's anthem. The hymn was already being sung in December 1922, mostly in governmental schools. The first time it was heard in public was on 27 December 1922 and again on 6 January 1923, during two concerts at the Manoel Theatre. However, during its two first appearances, someone had changed some verses from the first stanza. This angered Dun Karm, who protested by writing an article in a local newspaper. Ever since that day, not a single word has been changed. On 3 February 1923, another concert was held at the Manoel Theatre, performed by children from Sliema, with Dun Karm's original verses. The hymn was played by the Duke of Edinburgh's Band, of Vittoriosa.

The Maltese government declared the anthem as the official Maltese anthem on 22 February 1941. The 1964 Independence Constitution confirmed it as the National Anthem of Malta, which is today one of the symbols of Maltese identity.^[1]

Innu Malti Guitar Notes

Innu Malti Chords

On 25 March 1945, in the Gżira Stadium, a football match was held between a Malta XI and Hajduk Split, a team from Yugoslavia. At that time, Malta was still under British rule, and the British governor was present. Before the game, the band played the anthem of Yugoslavia, and then it played that of Great Britain, due to Malta's status as a colony. As the governor was about to sit, the attendees in the stadium stood up and sung the Maltese Anthem. The governor, albeit embarrassed, stood up as well until the end of the anthem.^[2]

L-innu Malti

The Anthem is played during all the official duties of the President of Malta, of the Prime Minister of Malta, and those of other important governmental personalities. It is played during all important National activities.