Bernese March
English: Bernese March | |
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Cantonal anthem ofBern | |
Music | Samuel Joneli von Boltigen, 1791 |
Adopted | 1798 |
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TheBernese March(GermanBerner Marsch;FrenchLa Marche de Berne) is the traditional anthem of theSwissCantonofBernand is played at official occasions.
Themarchis of uncertain date; originally sung by Bernese mercenaries, it was adopted as the anthem of the Bernese Republic. It is now normally performed in the instrumental version, because theBernese Germanlyrics are not widely known and no French lyrics exist.
Lyrics
[edit]The following is the most frequently reproduced version of the traditional Bernese German lyrics, complemented with aStandard Germanand English translation by the authors of this article.
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An older variant of the text replaces "Stark und frey in Not und G'fahre" in the first stanza with "Die, wo z'Fuess und z'Sattel fahre" ( "Those on foot and those in the saddle" ).
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