Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia

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Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia
English: Anthem of the Basque Ethnicity
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Regional anthem of the Basque Country, Spain
LyricsSabino Arana
MusicTraditional Basque tune
Adopted1930s
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"Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia"[a] (Anthem of the Basque Ethnicity), also known as "Euskadiko Ereserkia", is the official anthem of the Basque Country in northern Spain. The lyrics were written by Basque nationalist writer Sabino Arana, and its melody is based on an old Basque tune. The anthem was originally used for the Basque Nationalist Party, and it was adopted by the first Basque government in the 1930s.[1][2]

It is sung to a traditional Basque tune. One of the most prominent Basque nationalists, Sabino Arana, wrote the lyrics. It was used by his party, the Basque Nationalist Party (BNP), and it was adopted by the first Basque government in the 1930s. Its re-proclamation by the Basque Parliament on 14 April 1983 was opposed by several parties that deemed it still to be bound to the PNV rather than to the rest of the Basques.[2]

Like the national anthem of Spain "Marcha Real", the lyrics are not officially sung. The law makes official the music with no lyrics, since opposition parties felt the Arana text too religious and linked to BNP.[citation needed][original research?]

Unofficial lyrics[]

Proposed Basque lyrics[2] IPA transcription Spanish translated version[2] Unofficial English version

Gora ta Gora Euskadi
aintza ta aintza
bere goiko Jaun Onari.

Areitz bat Bizkaian da
Zar, sendo, zindo
bera ta bere lagia lakua

Areitz gainean dogu
gurutza deuna
beti geure goi buru

Abestu gora Euskadi
aintza ta aintza
bere goiko Jaun Onari

[goɾa ta goɾa eu̯s̺kaði]
[ai̯nts̻a ta ai̯nts̻a]
[beɾe goi̯ko jau̯n onaɾi]

[aɾei̯ts̻ bat bis̻kai̯.an]
[s̻aɾ s̺endo s̻indo]
[beɾa ta beɾe lagi.a laku.a]

[aɾei̯ts̻ gaɲe.an doɣu]
[guɾuts̻a deu̯na]
[beti geu̯ɾe goi̯ buɾu]

[aβes̺tu goɾa eu̯s̺kaði]
[ai̯nts̻a ta ai̯nts̻a]
[beɾe goi̯ko jau̯n onaɾi]

Arriba y arriba Euskadi
gloria y gloria
a nuestro Buen Señor.

Hay un roble en Vizcaya,
Viejo, fuerte y sano,
Como el mismo y su ley.

Sobre el roble tenemos,
la sagrada cruz,
en lo más alto siempre

Cantemos arriba Euskadi
Gloria y Gloria
A nuestro Buen Señor.

O Basque country, above thou goest,
Full of glory thou art.
With thee, with our Lord honour'd.

An oak tree in Biscay resteth,
Firm and fresh it standeth,
Just like thy law it echoeth.

We find on the tree
Thy cross holy
Which always above us sitteth.

Sing, o Basque country,
Thou art full of glory.
With thee, with our Lord Honour'd.

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Notes[]

  1. ^ It is alternatively called "Euzko Abendaren Ereserkija".

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