Union Hora
by Vasile Alecsandri | |
Theodor Aman - The Unity Dance at Craiova, 1857 | |
Original title | Hora Unirii |
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The Hora of Unity[1][2] (Romanian: Hora Unirii) is a poem by Vasile Alecsandri, published in 1856. The music of the song was composed by Alexandru Flechtenmacher. The song is sung and danced especially on January 24, when Romanian United Principalities united in 1859.[3] It can very well be considered Romania's own version of the American national slogan "United We Stand".
The poem "Kënga e bashkimit" (The Song of Unity) of Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, published in 1912, is a clear adaptation of Alecsandri's Hora unirii.[4]
Text and translation
Hai să dăm mână cu mână |
Let's join hands, |
References
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- ↑ Diplomats of the Union - Dumitru Vitcu - Google Cărţi. Books.google.com. 1972-05-14. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ The making of the Romanian unitary national state 1918 - Ştefan Pascu - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. 2000-12-01. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ "The dance of unity". Lyricstranslate.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ Robert Elsie, Albanian literature: a short history, 2005, p.104
External links
- Cum s-a nascut "Hora Unirii"?, 1 iun 2007, Adrian Majuru, Ziarul financiar