Limba noastră
English: Our Language | |
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National anthem of Moldova | |
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], meaning "Our Language") is the national anthem of the Republic of Moldova since 1994. For a short period before that, the official anthem of the country was Deșteaptă-te, române!, which is also the national anthem of Romania.[1] The lyrics were written by Alexei Mateevici (1888—1917) a month before his death. Mateevici contributed significantly to the national emancipation of Bessarabia. The music for the anthem was composed by Alexandru Cristea (1890—1942).
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 in five stanzas of four verses each.
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Limba noastră-i o comoară |
A treasure is our language that surges
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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.
Original Romanian | Cyrillic (used in Transnistria) | English translation | ||
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Limba noastră-i o comoară |
Лимба ноастрэ-й о комоарэ |
A treasure is our language that surges |
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.
External links
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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