"Home Means Nevada" is the state anthem of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

. It was written by

Bertha Rafetto Bertha Raffetto (March 15, 1885 – September 6, 1952) is best known for her song, "Home Means Nevada", which is the official state song for Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Or ...

in 1932 and officially adopted by the

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in 1933 as the official

state song Forty-eight of the fifty U.S. states have one or more state songs, a type of regional anthem, which are selected by each state legislature as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular U.S. state. Some U.S. states have more than one official state ...

Lyrics

Way out in the land of the setting sun,
Where the wind blows wild and free,
There's a lovely spot, just the only one
That means home sweet home to me.
If you follow the old
Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime by biographies and n ...
trail,
Until desert meets the hills,
Oh you certainly will agree with me,
It's the land of a thousand thrills.
Home means Nevada,
Home means the hills,
Home means the sage and the pine.
Out by the
Truckee Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highes ...
's silvery rills,
Out where the sun always shines,
There is the land that I love the best,
Fairer than all I can see.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home, means Nevada to me.

Whenever the sun at the close of day,
Colors all the western sky,
Oh my heart returns to the desert grey
And the mountains tow'ring high.
Where the moon beams play in shadowed glen,
With the spotted fawn and doe,
All the live long night until morning light,
Is the loveliest place I know.
Home means Nevada,
Home means the hills,
Home means the sage and the pines.
Out by the Truckee's silvery rills,
Out where the sun always shines,
There is the land that I love the best,
Fairer than all I can see.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home means Nevada to me.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home means Nevada to me.

Notable performances

April Meservy April Meservy ( ) is an independent singer/songwriter. History Meservy performed in Salt Lake City's Olympic Square during the 2002 Winter Olympics. She self-released her first album, ''Somewhere Between Sunsets'', in early 2010, on her Forêt ...

released this song as a single in 2016 and later in 2017.

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