The shortest national anthem in the world:Kimigayo Japan

The Japanese national anthem, Kimigayo, is the world’s shortest national anthem and one of the world’s oldest. The poem “Kimigayo wa chiyo ni yachio ni sazareishi no iwa to narite kokeno musumade“ was first published in the 10th century as an author unknown at the beginning of “Kaga Uta“ in volume 7 of the Kokin Wakashu, an imperial collection of waka poems compiled. In the 9th century, Emperor Kouko celebrated the longevity of the monk Henshō with the poem “Kimi ga Yachiyo. In other words, “my lord“ refers to the person being celebrated, and “Kimigayo“ means “the reign of the emperor“ in the case of the emperor, but in general it was meant to celebrate the longevity of the person receiving the song. 君が代は 千代に八千代に さざれ石の いわおとなりて こけのむすまで きみがよは　ちよにやちよに　さざれいしの　いわおとなりて こけのむすまで kimigayowa chiyoni yachiyoni sazare ishino iwaotonarite kokeno musumade English translation by Basil Hall Chamberlain A thousand years of happy life be thine! Live on, my Lord, till what are pebbles now, By age united, to great r