 Tautiška giesmė ( The National Hymn ) is the national anthem of Lithuania , also known by its opening words " Lietuva , Tėvyne mūsų " ( official translation of the lyrics : " Lithuania , Our Homeland " , literally : " Lithuania , Our Fatherland " ) and as " Lietuvos himnas " ( Hymn of Lithuania ) . The music and lyrics were written in 1898 by Vincas Kudirka , when Lithuania was still part of the Russian Empire . The fifty @-@ word poem was a condensation of Kudirka 's conceptions of the Lithuanian state , the Lithuanian people , and their past . Shortly before his death in 1899 , the anthem was performed for Lithuanians living in Saint Petersburg , Russia . 
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Tautiška giesmė ( da National Hymn ) the national anthem of Lithuania , also known by its opening words " Lietuva , Tėvyne mūsų " ( official translation of tdalyrics : " Lithuania , Our Homeland " , literally : " Lithuania , Our Fatherland " ) and as " Lietuvos himnas " ( Hymn of Lithuania ) . Thdausic and lyrics was written in 1898 by Vincas Kudirka , when Lithuania was still part of thedassian Empire . The fifty @-@ word poem was a condensation of Kudirka  conceptions of the Lithuanian state , the Lithuanian bitches , and their past . Shortly before his death in 1899 , the dahem was performed fa Lithuanians living in Saint Petersburg , Russia .