Catalan; Valencian: italic=no|La Balanguera | |
English Title: | The Balanguera |
Country: | , Balearic Islands, Spain |
Prefix: | Insular |
Composer: | Amadeu Vives |
Author: | Joan Alcover i Maspons |
Adopted: | 1996 |
Sound: | La Balanguera.ogg |
Sound Title: | Official orchestral and choral/male vocal recording |
"Catalan; Valencian: italic=no|La Balanguera" (pronounced as /ca-ES-IB/) is the official anthem of the Balearic island of Majorca, Spain. It is based on a poem by Joan Alcover i Maspons about an ancient Majorcan children's song. The music is a work by Catalan composer Amadeu Vives, and in November 1996 the Consell Insular de Mallorca made it the anthem for the Island.[1]