Drum bun
"Drum bun" (Romanian: Farewell) is a Romanian march composed by [1] in 1856.[2] It was one of the two male choirs he composed, the other being "Tătarul". The posthumously published the song in 1869 after Nosievici's death on 12 November of the same year.[1] Although Nosievici composed the march, the lyrics were written by Vasile Alecsandri.[3] has also been attributed as the author of the song.[4] It used to be very popular, especially among primary schools.[5]
The song has also been identified as the "March of the Romanian Soldiers" (Marșul ostașilor români)[6] or the "March of the Romanian Soldiers in Bessarabia" (Marșul ostașilor români în Basarabia).[4]
Drum bun was sung during the Romanian War of Independence and World War I.[2] Furthermore, the march appeared in Sergiu Nicolaescu's film [7] and is one of the songs played by the Representative Central Band of the Romanian Army.[8]
Lyrics[]
The lyrics of the march (and their English translation) are the following:[9]
Drum bun, drum bun, tobă bate, drum bun, bravi români, ura! |
Farewell, farewell, drum is beating, farewell, brave Romanians, hooray! |
References[]
- ^ a b Morariu, Alexandru Leca (2014). Iraclie și Ciprian Porumbescu (in Romanian). Vol. 2. Suceava: Lidiana. pp. 1–574. ISBN 9786067440096.
- ^ a b Roșu, Michaela (1979). Marile evenimente istorice ale anilor 1848 și 1918, și muzica românească (in Romanian). Editura Muzicală. pp. 1–271.
- ^ Filimon, Rosina Caterina (2020). "Ciprian Porumbescu, creator and protagonist of the Romanian operetta". Artes. Journal of Musicology. 21: 36–55. doi:10.2478/ajm-2020-0003.
- ^ a b Dorulŭ. Cullegere de cânturi naționale și populare (in Romanian) (3 ed.). Bucharest: H. C. Wartha. 1861. pp. 1–192.
- ^ Scurtu, Vasile (1941). "Ecoul poeziei lui Vasile Alecsandri în nord-vestul Ardealului" (PDF). Transilvania (in Romanian). 72: 299–303.
- ^ Călinescu, George (1965). Vasile Alecsandri (in Romanian). Editura Tineretului. pp. 1–143.
- ^ "Bună dimineaţa, România! Astăzi este Ziua Drapelului Național". Mangalia News (in Romanian). 26 June 2018.
- ^ Nicolae, Andrei (26 November 2018). ""Treceți Batalioane române Carpații" și "Drum bun", într-o interpretare extraordinară a Grupului Tronos al Patriarhiei în colaborare cu Orchestra Armatei". ActiveNews (in Romanian).
- ^ "Drum bun (Romanian translation)". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links[]
- Romanian patriotic songs
- 1856 songs
- Romanian military marches
- Romania stubs
- World music song stubs