Ons Heemecht
English: Our Homeland | |
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National anthem ofLuxembourg | |
Lyrics | Michel Lentz,1859 |
Music | Jean Antoine Zinnen,1864 |
Adopted | 1895 (de facto) 1993 (de jure) |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Bandinstrumental version (one verse) |
"Ons Heemecht"(formerly"Ons Hémecht";pronounced[onsˈheːməɕt],lit. 'Our Homeland') is thenational anthemofLuxembourg.Written byMichel Lentzin 1859 and set to music byJean Antoine Zinnenin 1864, it is performed at national celebrations, while theroyal anthem,or, more accurately, the grand ducal anthem, "De Wilhelmus",is performed at entrances or exits of members of theGrand Ducal Family.[1]
History
[edit]Luxembourgish poetMichel Lentzwrote the poemOns Heemechtin 1859, and it was set to music by Luxembourgish composerJean Antoine Zinnenin 1864. The song was first performed in public inEttelbruck,a town at the confluence of theAlzetteandSauerrivers (both of which are mentioned in the song), on 5 June 1864.[1][2]
"Ons Heemecht" competed for a while with"De Feierwon" ,a song based on another poem by Lentz, for the status of the national anthem. The last line of the chorus of "De Feierwon" became the origin of Luxembourg's national motto.[2]
The first and last stanzas of "Ons Heemecht" were adopted as Luxembourg's national anthem on 17 June 1993, when it was added as one of the official national emblems, alongside thenational flag,thenational coat of armsand theGrand Duke's Official Birthday.[3][4]
Lyrics
[edit]The official version is only composed of the first and last stanzas.[5]
Luxembourgish original[6][7] | IPAtranscription[a] | English translation[b] | English translation (verse)[c] |
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French translation[j] | German translation[k] |
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Notes
[edit]- ^SeeHelp:IPA/Luxembourgish,Luxembourgish phonologyandLuxembourgish § Alphabet.
- ^Translated from the Luxembourgish, French and German texts.
- ^Adapted from a 1929 translation by Nicholas Weydert.
- ^Occasionally writtenmer[mɐ],[8][9]the correspondingunstressed pronoun.
- ^Occasionally writtenso[zo].[8][9]
- ^Sometimes writtenDer Ierd, déi ons gedron[dɐiːɐ̯tdəɪ̯onsgə.dʀon].[10]
- ^Sometimes writtenBroscht.[10][11]
- ^Sometimes writtend'Heemecht.[11]
- ^Sometimes writtenons.[10]
- ^Adapted from a translation by Jean-Claude Muller.
- ^Adapted from a translation by Joseph Groben.
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Knowledge Bites: Ons Heemecht and De Wilhelmus – Luxembourg's Anthems".RTL Today.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^ab"Record attempt planned to celebrate Luxembourg national anthem's 150 anniversary".Luxembourg Times.2017-12-11.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^Svenja."Luxarazzi 101: Ons Heemecht, Luxembourg's National Anthem".Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^"The National Day: Celebrations of the Grand Duke's birthday | Cour grand-ducale".Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^"National anthem".luxembourg.public.lu.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^Lëtzebuergesch fir 4C a 4G(PDF).2022-01-27. p. 3 (4 in file).ISBN978-99959-1-423-3.Retrieved2022-02-02.
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ignored (help) - ^Hoffmann, Fernand (1964).Geschichte der Luxemburger Mundartdichtung: Bd. Von den Anfängen bis zu Michel Rodange(in Luxembourgish). Bourg-Bourger. p. 283.
- ^abGonner, Nicholas (1879).Onserer lider a gedichter an onserer Letzeburger - deitscher sproch(in Luxembourgish). Luxemburger gazette. p. 5.
- ^abSchurdel, Harry D. (2006).Nationalhymnen der Welt: Entstehung und Gehalt(in German). Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag. p. 134.ISBN978-3-254-08221-3.
- ^abc"Kropemann-Info Nummer 59"(PDF).www.redange.lu.June 2006. p. 1.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^ab"Ons Heemecht".Associatioun 1928 Lëtzebuerger Patrioten.Retrieved2022-02-02.
- ^ab"National symbols".luxembourg.public.lu.Retrieved2022-02-03.
- ^abcdefVoila Luxembourg(in French). Editions Guy Binsfeld. 1993. p. 45.
- ^ab"Ons Hémécht".Embassy of Luxembourg in Moscow.Retrieved2022-02-02.
External links
[edit]- Details,Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (archive link)