Limba noastră
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English: Our language | |
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National anthem of Moldova | |
Lyrics | Alexei Mateevici, 1917 |
Music | Alexandru Cristea, ext. 1942 |
Adopted | 1994 (unofficial) 1995 |
Preceded by | "Deșteaptă-te, române!" |
Audio sample | |
Limba noastră (instrumental)
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"Limba noastră" (Our language; Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlimba ˈno̯astrə] (listen)) is the national anthem of Moldova. It has been used since 1994 and was officially adopted on 22 July 1995.[1]
For a short period of time in the early 1990s, the national anthem of Moldova was "Deșteaptă-te, române!", which was and remains the national anthem of Romania.[2] The lyrics were written by Alexei Mateevici (1888–1917) a month before his death.[3] Mateevici contributed significantly to the national emancipation of Bessarabia. The music was composed by Alexandru Cristea.
History[]
Uniquely among national anthems,[citation needed] the focus of "Limba noastră" is language; in this case, the national language of Moldova, which is referred to as either Romanian[4] or Moldovan.[a] It calls for the people to revive the usage of their native language. The poem does not refer to the language by name; it is poetically called "our language".
Lyrics[]
"Limba noastră" is based on a twelve-verse poem. For the officially-defined national anthem used today, the verses were selected and reorganised into five stanzas of four verses each; namely the first, second, fifth, ninth and twelfth verse respective, which are highlighted in bold.
Romanian original[6][7] | Moldovan Cyrillic[8] (official in Transnistria) |
English translation[9] |
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Limba noastră-i o comoară |
Лимба ноастрэ-й о комоарэ |
Our language is a treasure |
Images[]
Moldovan stamp depicting a 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.
A Limba noastră social ad in Chișinău (with the word ROMÂNĂ) sprayed onto it.
See also[]
- "Deșteaptă-te, române!", national anthem of Romania
- "Dimãndarea pãrinteascã", ethnic anthem of the Aromanians
- Moldovenism
Notes[]
- ^ The constitution of the Republic of Moldova refers to the country's language as Moldovan, whilst the 1991 Declaration of Independence names the official language Romanian. In December 2013, a decision of the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the Declaration of Independence takes precedence over the Constitution and that the state language is therefore Romanian.[5]
References[]
- ^ "20 de ani fără "Deșteaptă-te, române!"". Adevărul. June 2014.
- ^ "Moldova: Limba noastră". NationalAnthems.me. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "De Ziua Limbii Române, "Limba noastră" va răsuna din turnul Primăriei Cluj". Ziua de Cluj. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Poezia "Limba noastră", de Alexei Mateevici, a împlinit un secol". 10tv.md. June 2017.
- ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian,' replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'"
- ^ "Limba noastră". Poezie. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ http://www.versuri-si-creatii.ro/poezii/m/alexei-mateevici-6zudscu/limba-noastra-6zutscu.html
- ^ "Лимба матернэ — флоаре етернэ". Лимба молдовеняскэ (in Moldovan). 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ Minahan, James B. (2009-12-23). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]. ISBN 9780313344978.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Limba noastră. |
Romanian 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
- Moldovan songs
- National symbols of Moldova
- European anthems
- National anthems
- Songs about language
- National anthem compositions in F major