Mu isamaa on minu arm

My Fatherland is my Love
by Lydia Koidula
Original titleMu isamaa on minu arm
Country Estonia
LanguageEstonian
Not to be confused with Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm, the Estonian national anthem.
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"Mu isamaa on minu arm" ("My Fatherland is My Love") is an Estonian poem by Lydia Koidula. The poem was first set to music for the first Estonian Song Festival in 1869 by Aleksander Kunileid.

"Mu isamaa on minu arm" became a popular patriotic song when a new melody was composed by Gustav Ernesaks in 1944.[1] Beginning in 1947, it is always the last song performed at the Estonian Song Festival. During the Soviet regime, "Mu isamaa on minu arm" became an unofficial national anthem.[2]

  1. ^ Gustav Ernesaks Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The historical overview of Estonian Song Celebrations