Trăiască Regele

Trăiască Regele
English: Long Live The King
	Coat of arms of Romania (1923-1947)
	Former national and royal anthem of Romania
Lyrics	Vasile Alecsandri, 1881
Music	Eduard Hübsch, 1861
Adopted	1884
Relinquished	1948

"Trăiască Regele" (Long live the King), also known as the "Imnul Regal" (Royal Anthem),[1] was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Romania between 1884 and 1948. The music was composed in 1861 by Eduard Hübsch, an army captain who later became the chief of the music department of the Minister of War. The lyrics were written by the Romanian poet Vasile Alecsandri in 1881, when Romania became a Kingdom.

It is derived from Hübsch's "Marș triumfal", the first anthem of Romania. With Trăiască Regele being adopted in 1884, both are essentially the same song.[2]

Lyrics

Romanian lyrics	English translation
I Trăiască Regele În pace şi onor De ţară iubitor Şi-apărător de ţară. Fie Domn glorios Fie peste noi, Fie-n veci norocos În război. O! Doamne Sfinte, Ceresc părinte, Susţine cu a Ta mână Coroana Română! II Trăiască Patria Cât soarele ceresc, Rai vesel pământesc Cu mare, falnic nume. Fie-n veci el ferit De nevoi, Fie-n veci locuit De eroi. O! Doamne Sfinte, Ceresc Părinte, Întinde a Ta mână Pe Ţara Română!	I Long live the King, In peace and honour Loving his country, And defending it. May he be a glorious Lord, May he reign over us, May he forever be fortunate In war! O! Holy Lord, Our Heavenly Father, Hold with Your Hand, The Romanian Crown! II Long live the Motherland, As long as the Sun in the sky, Merry earthly heaven, With a great, towering name. May it forever be spared Of needs, May it forever be inhabited By heroes. O! Holy Lord! Our Heavenly Father, Extend Thy Hand Over the Romanian Land!

References

"Povestea Imnului Regal: interzis de comuniști, a ajuns să fie cântat în închisoare" (in Romanian). 24 April 2018.
Chelaru, Carmen (2018). "Romanian national anthems, historical, stylistic and aesthetic considerations". Artes. Journal of Musicology. 18 (1): 207–229. doi:10.2478/ajm-2018-0013. ISSN 2558-8532.

Evenimentul Zilei, 15 October 2005, "Cinci regimuri, cinci imnuri"

External links

"Trăiască Regele" on Youtube

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[1] "Povestea Imnului Regal: interzis de comuniști, a ajuns să fie cântat în închisoare" (in Romanian). 24 April 2018.

[2] Chelaru, Carmen (2018). "Romanian national anthems, historical, stylistic and aesthetic considerations". Artes. Journal of Musicology. 18 (1): 207–229. doi:10.2478/ajm-2018-0013. ISSN 2558-8532.