Marcia Reale
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The Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza or Fanfara Reale (Royal March of Ordinance / Royal Fanfare) was the official national anthem
of Kingdom of Italy
between 1861 and 1946. It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia
as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy
.
Like the Spanish national anthem
, also called the "Royal March", it was purely instrumental, although several unofficial lyrics were composed.
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 Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
between 1861 and 1946. It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence...
as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
.
Like the Spanish national anthem
Marcha Real
is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of the few national anthems in the world to have no official lyrics ....
, also called the "Royal March", it was purely instrumental, although several unofficial lyrics were composed.
Unofficial Lyrics
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- Evviva il Re ! Evviva il Re ! Evviva il Re !
- Chinate o Reggimenti le Bandiere al nostro Re
- La gloria e la fortuna dell'Italia con Lui è
- Bei Fanti di Savoia gridate evviva il Re !
- Chinate o Reggimenti le Bandiere al nostro Re !
- Viva il Re ! Viva il Re ! Viva il Re !
- Le trombe liete squillano
- Viva il Re ! Viva il Re ! Viva il Re !
- Con esso i canti echeggiano
- Rullano i tamburi le trombe squillano squillano
- Cantici di gloria eleviamo con fervor
- Viva l'Italia, l'Italia evviva ! Evviva il Re !
- Viva L'Italia, evviva li Re ! Evviva il Re !!!
- Viva l'Italia ! Viva il Re ! Viva il Re !
- Tutta l'Italia spera in Te, crede in Te,
- gloria di nostra stirpe, segnal di libertà,
- di libertà, di libertà, di libertà.
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- Quando i nemici agognino
- i nostri campi floridi
- dove gli eroi pugnarono
- nelle trascorse età,
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- finché duri l'amor di patria fervido,
- finché regni la nostra civiltà.
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- L'Alpe d'Italia libera,
- dal bel parlare angelico,
- piede d'odiato barbaro
- giammai calpesterà
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- finché duri l'amor di patria fervido,
- finche regni la nostra civiltà.
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- Come falange unanime
- i figli della Patria
- si copriran di gloria
- gridando libertà.
English Translation
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- Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!
- Dip, o Regiments, your Standards to our King!
- Italy's Glory and Fortune Lie with Him
- Savoy's Grand Soldiers, Cry Out "Long Live the King!"
- Dip, o Regiments, your Standards to our King!
- Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!
- The trumpets joyously sound
- Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!
- With this, the cries echo
- The drums roll, the trumpets sound and sound again
- Canticles of glory we fervently raise
- Long Live Italy, Italy, Huzzah! Long Live the King!
- Long Live Italy, Long Live the King! Long Live the King!
- Long Live Italy, Long Live the King! Long Live the King!
- All of Italy puts her faith in you, believes in you,
- glory of our race, sign of freedom,
- of freedom, of freedom, of freedom.
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- When the enemy comes seeking
- our flourishing fields
- where heroes fought
- in the bygone ages
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- as long as our fervent patriotic love lasts
- as long as our civilization reigns
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- The Italian Alps will be free,
- angelic speech will reign,
- the hated barbarian
- will never set foot here
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- as long as our fervent patriotic love lasts
- as long as our civilization reigns
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- As a single phalanx
- the sons of the Fatherland
- will cover themselves with glory
- shouting "Freedom!"
See also
- Il Canto degli ItalianiIl Canto degli ItalianiIl Canto degli Italiani is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli , after the author of the lyrics, or Fratelli d'Italia , from its opening line...
- the current National AnthemNational anthemA 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 ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in use since 1947. - GiovinezzaGiovinezza"Giovinezza" is the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was the unofficial national anthem of Italy between 1924 and 1943...
- the Fascist anthem sung after, and sometimes in place of, the Marcia Real between 1924 and 1943.