My fatherland, my joy and happiness, How beautiful you are! I shall not find such ever In this huge wide world Which would be so dear to me As you, my fatherland!
You have given me birth And raised me up I shall thank you always And remain faithful to you 'til death, To me most beloved are you, My precious fatherland!
May God watch over you, My precious fatherland! Let Him be your defender And provide bountiful blessings For whatever you undertake, My precious fatherland!
National Anthem of Estonia
"My fatherland, my happiness and my joy" (original: "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm") is the Estonian national anthem.
The melody was composed by the Hamburg-born composer Friedrich Pacius (1848). The text of the hymn was written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen in 1869.