Lithuanian National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (L'orchestre national d'Île de France Edition)

"Tautiška giesmė" (pronounced [ˈtˠɐʊtʲɪʃˠkɐ ɡʲɪɛsʲˈmʲeː]; 'National Song') or "Lietuvos himnas" ('Anthem of Lithuania'), also known by its incipit "Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų" ('Lithuania, Our Homeland'), is the national anthem of Lithuania. The music and lyrics were written in 1898 by Vincas Kudirka, when Lithuania was still part of the Russian Empire. The fifty-word poem was a condensation of Kudirka's conceptions of the Lithuanian state, the Lithuanian people, and their past. Shortly before his death in 1899, the anthem was performed for Lithuanians living in Saint Petersburg, Russia.