"Saule, Pērkons, Daugava" is a Latvian choir song. The text originates from the 1916 poem Daugava by the Latvian poet Rainis, while the musical part is composed by Mārtiņš Brauns.

The song was first performed in the Valmiera Drama Theatre in 1988. In 1990 it was performed at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival and quickly became a musical symbol of the Singing Revolution. After Latvia regained its independence, the song remained highly popular and there was even a discussion of it becoming the new national anthem.

Saule, Pērkons, Daugava

In 2014, an adapted version of the song with lyrics of Miquel Martí i Pol, titled became the official anthem of the Catalan independence movement.

Saule, Pērkons, Daugava

In 2018, it was voted the best Latvian song by listeners of the Radio SWH radio station, winning a plurality of the nearly 137,000 votes cast.

Saule, Pērkons, Daugava

Lyrics

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External links

Saule, Pērkons, Daugava on the 2018 Latvian Song and Dance Festival

National symbols of Latvia

Latvian folk songs