Sámi soga lávlla (

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: ''Song of the Sami Family/People'') is the anthem of the

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. The text was written by

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, and Arne Sørli composed the music. Originally a poem, it was first published in the Sámi newspaper '' Saǥai Muittalægje'' on 1 April 1906.Samenes nasjonaldag
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History of the anthem

The poem ''Sámi soga lávlla'' was written by Norwegian Sámi

. He was a Norwegian school teacher and a researcher of Sami folklore and politics from Unjárga.Lill-Ann Jensen: Isak Saba
Store Norske Leksikon. In 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to the Norwegian Parliament (he was a deputy in 1906-1912). The poem was first published on April 1, 1906 on the

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in the Norwegian newspaper Sagai Muittalægje.ИЗ ИСТОРИИ СААМСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВЕННО-ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОГО ДВИЖЕНИЯ В ХХ ВЕКЕ
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, was held in the Swedish village of

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, a poem Sámi soga lávlla was declared the national anthem of the Sami. The music written for these words were by the Norwegian composer Arne Sørli, was approved in 1992 as the official national anthem at the 15th Sámi Conference in Helsinki.

Lyrics

Lyrics in Sámi

Lyrics in other local languages

Translation into English

Notes

External links

MP3 of Sámi soga lávllaSagai Muittalægje article on Sámi soga lávlla
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