"" (Balearic Catalan: ) is the official anthem of the Balearic island of Majorca,

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. It is based on a poem by

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about an ancient Majorcan children's song. The music is a work by

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composer

Amadeu Vives Amadeu Vives i Roig (; 18 November 1871 – 2 December 1932) was a Spanish musical composer, creator of over a hundred stage works. He is best known for '' Doña Francisquita'', which Christopher Webber has praised for its "easy lyricism, flue ...

, and in November 1996 the

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made it the anthem for the Island.

Lyrics

References

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