A patriotic song is a song that demonstrates love for one's country. It may have words, or it may be simply instrumental; it may be an official national anthem or may not be. It is often sung on holidays. Common themes include love of country or other patriotic and nationalist sentiments. Some patriotic songs are militaristic, jingoistic, or have themes that glorify self-sacrifice; others focus on a land's beauty, history, or ideals.

List By Country

Åland

• Ålänningens sång (The Ålander's Song) – Official anthem

Algeria

• Min Jibalina
• Jaza'iranaa

Australia

• Waltzing Matilda
• I Am Australian – The Seekers
• I Still Call Australia Home – Peter Allen
• True Blue – John Williamson
• Down Under – Men At Work

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Dragoj Mojoj BiH

Canada

• National
  • O Canada
  • Canadian Railroad Trilogy — Gordon Lightfoot
  • The Maple Leaf Forever

• Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Ode to Newfoundland

• Province of Nova Scotia
  • Farewell to Nova Scotia

• Province of Ontario
  • A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow
  • Blackfly

• Province of Prince Edward Island
  • Island Hymn

• Province of Quebec
  • Gens du pays
  • Il me reste un pays
  • La langue de chez-nous
  • Le chant du patriote
  • Le Drapeau de Carillon
  • Le plus beau voyage
  • Le temps est bon
  • Le tour de l'île
  • Mon Pays
  • Québécois, nous sommes Québécois
  • Un canadien errant

Cuba

• Guantanamera – based on a poem by José Martí

France

• Chant des Partisans

China, People's Republic of

• The East is Red (東方紅)

China, Republic of

• National Banner Song
• The Plum Blossom (梅花)

Germany

• Die Wacht am Rhein

India

• Vande Mataram – National Song
• Saare Jahan Se Achcha

Italy

• Bella ciao

Israel

• Hatikvah ("The Hope")
• Yerushalim Shel Zahav ("Jerusalem of Gold") by Naomy Shemer
• Ein Li Eretz Aheret ("I don't have any other homeland")

See also: Israeli National Folk Music.

Jordan

• Hashmi, hashmi (Hashemite, Hashemite)

Lithuania

• Trys Milijonai (Three millions)

Poland

• Mazurek Dąbrowskiego - official anthem

Serbia and Montenegro

• Himna kosovskih junaka (Hymn of Kosovo heroes)
• Mars na Drinu (March on Drina)
• Marsirala Kralja Petra garda (King Peter's guard on march)
• Od Topole pa do Ravne gore (From Topola to Ravna gora )
• Sprem'te se sprem'te (Get ready, get ready)

Spain

• España cañí
• Que viva España (May Spain live)

Basque Country

• Gernikako arbola (The tree of Guernica)
• Gora ta Gora beti (Up and up always)

Sweden

• Fädernas kyrka (The Church of the Fathers)
• Kungssången (The King's Song) - Royal Anthem
• Land, du välsignade (Land, thou blessed)
• Marcia Carolus Rex (The march of king Carl)
• Sveriges flagga (Flag of Sweden)
• Sverige, Sverige fosterland (Sweden, Sweden Motherland)
• Vår Gud är oss en väldig borg (Our God is for us a mighty castle)

United Kingdom

For historical reasons of the domination by England of the culture of the United Kingdom, those songs have been adopted as patriotic songs, often to the distaste of the Scottish, Welsh, and Irish.

• God Save the Queen – the country's de facto, but not de jure, national anthem
• Land of Hope and Glory
• Rule Britannia
• Jerusalem
• I Vow to Thee, My Country
• There'll Always Be an England
• The British Grenadiers

Scotland

• A Man's a Man for A' That
• Flower of Scotland
• Scotland the Brave

Wales

• Land of My Fathers (in English)
• Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (in Welsh)

United States

• America the Beautiful
• The Ballad of Rodger Young
• Ballad of the Green Berets
• Battle Cry of Freedom
• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Columbia, Gem of the Ocean
• For The Dear Old Flag, I Die
• God Bless America
• God Bless the USA (Proud to be an American)
• Hail to the Chief
• My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America)
• There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
• This is My Country
• This Land is Your Land
• Stars and Stripes Forever
• The Star-Spangled Banner
• Yankee Doodle
• You're a Grand Old Flag
• When Johnny Comes Marching Home

American South

• Dixie's Land

See also

• Royal anthem
• List of national anthems