Limba noastră
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Lyrics | Alexei Mateevici |
Music | Alexandru Cristea |
Adopted | 1994 |
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National Anthem of the Republic of Moldova (vocal)
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Instrumental version
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"Limba noastră" (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlimba ˈno̯astrə] (
The focus of "Limba noastră", written in a romantic style, is the national language, Moldovan (sometimes seen as a dialect of Romanian: see controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova).
"Limba noastră" calls for the people to revive the usage of their native language. The poem does not make a named reference to the language; it is only called poetically "our language". "Limba noastră", like "Deșteaptă-te, române!", makes reference to the awakening from the sleep of death: "a people suddenly awaken from the sleep of death" and "awaken, Romanian, from the sleep of death", respectively.
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The original poem contains four stanzas of twelve verses each. For the anthem, the verses were selected and reorganised into five stanzas of four verses each.
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Limba noastră-i o comoară |
A treasure is our language that surges |
Original Lyrics
Limba noastră is based on a twelve-verse poem. Today, only verses 1, 2, 5, 9, and 12 are used in the national anthem.
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Images
- Romanian language class. The teacher is explaining the lesson. On the blackboard is written a quatrain from the "Limba noastră".
- Moldovan stamp bearing the first verses of the anthem.
- Mateevici, author of the poem. In the background are written quatrains from the "Limba noastră".
See also
- Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Deșteaptă-te, române!, former national anthem of Moldova
- Moldovan language
- Moldovenism
References
- ↑ "Moldova: Limba noastră". NationalAnthems.me. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ http://www.versuri-si-creatii.ro/poezii/m/alexei-mateevici-6zudscu/limba-noastra-6zutscu.html
- ↑ https://books.google.ie/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA468&lpg=PA468&dq=A+burning+flame+is+our+language+Amidst+a+people+waking+From+a+deathly+sleep,+no+warning,&source=bl&ots=j-fZiGpymI&sig=2BSK6HqoWTibYkscdYWt_55heM4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOtvXH8KzVAhUhAcAKHWq_B10Q6AEIMTAD#v=onepage&q=A%20burning%20flame%20is%20our%20language%20Amidst%20a%20people%20waking%20From%20a%20deathly%20sleep%2C%20no%20warning%2C&f=false
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Limba noastră. |
Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Wikisource, "Limba noastră", full text of Mateevici's poem (in Romanian)
- State Symbols of the Republic of Moldova - The official page of the Republic of Moldova features a page about the flag and anthem, which include vocal and instrumental versions
- President's House - The official website of the President of Moldova has a page with information about the anthem. The Romanian version of the page also contains the music score of the anthem.
- Moldova: Limba noastră - Audio of the national anthem of Moldova, with information and lyrics
- "Romanian Nationalism in the Republic of Moldova" by Andrei Panici, American University in Bulgaria, 2002