"" (Balearic Catalan: ) is the official

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of the Balearic island of

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. It is based on a poem by

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about an ancient Majorcan children's song. The music is a work by

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composer

Amadeu Vives Amadeu Vives i Roig (; 18 November 1871 – 2 December 1932) was a Spanish musical composer, creator of over a hundred stage works. He is best known for ''Doña Francisquita ''Doña Francisquita'' is a zarzuela in three acts composed by Ama ...

, and in November 1996 the

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made it the anthem for the Island.

Lyrics

References

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