El Gran Carlemany
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El Gran Carlemany is the national anthem
of Andorra
. Written by Enric Marfany Bons (1871–1942) and composed by Joan Benlloch i Vivó (1864–1926), it was adopted in 1921.
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
. Written by Enric Marfany Bons (1871–1942) and composed by Joan Benlloch i Vivó (1864–1926), it was adopted in 1921.
Lyrics
| Catalan Catalan language Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island... Lyrics |
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| El gran Carlemany, mon Pare dels alarbs em deslliurà, I del cel vida em donà de Meritxell, la gran Mare, Princesa nasquí i Pubilla entre dues nacions, neutral Sols resto l'única filla de l'imperi Carlemany. Creient i lliure onze segles, creient i lliure vull ser. Siguin els furs mos tutors i mos Prínceps defensors! I mos Princeps defensors! |
The great Charlemagne Charlemagne Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800... , my Father, liberated me from the Saracen Saracen Saracen was a term used by the ancient Romans to refer to a people who lived in desert areas in and around the Roman province of Arabia, and who were distinguished from Arabs. In Europe during the Middle Ages the term was expanded to include Arabs, and then all who professed the religion of Islam... s, And from heaven he gave me life from Meritxell, the great Mother. I was born a Princess, a Maiden neutral between two nations. I am the only remaining daughter of the Carolingian empire Carolingian Empire Carolingian Empire is a historiographical term which has been used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. This dynasty is seen as the founders of France and Germany, and its beginning date is based on the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the... A believer and free for eleven centuries, a believer and free I want to be. Be the laws of the land my tutors, and my Princes my defenders! And my Princes my defenders! |
External links
- General Council - The General Council of Andorra has a page about the National Anthem, with lyrics and sound files.
- http://www.national-anthems.net/files/33c692031698127368183137f46efb18_20110805_andorraX.mp3