Te_slăvim,_Românie

Te slăvim, Românie

Te slăvim, Românie

National anthem of Romania from 1953 to 1975

"Te slăvim, Românie" (We glorify you, Romania) was the national anthem of the Romanian People's Republic, and later Socialist Republic of Romania between 1953 and 1975. The lyrics were written by Eugen Frunză [ro] and Dan Deșliu, the music by Matei Socor. It mentions Romania's brotherhood with the Soviet Union and praises Leninist ideology.

Quick Facts English: We glorify you, Romania, Lyrics ...
Instrumental recording of the anthem

In the 1960s, in line with Romania's de-satellization, the reference to the "Soviet liberators" in the anthem was dropped.[1][2]

It was replaced by "E scris pe tricolor Unire" in 1975, which only lasted until 1977 as Romania's anthem.[3]

Lyrics (original; until the 1960s)

More information Romanian lyrics, English translation ...

References

Sources
  1. [1]
    John Sweeney, Hutchinson, 1991, The Life and Evil Times of Nicolae Ceausescu, p. 89
  2. [2]
    Michael Shafir, Pinter, 1985, Romania: Politics, Economics and Society: Political Stagnation and Simulated Change, p. 36
  3. [3]
    Petru Bălan, Cristian (2008). Imnurile de stat ale țărilor din Uniunea Europeană (in Romanian). p. 112. ISBN 978-9737400949.[permanent dead link]
Further reading
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Te_slăvim,_Românie, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.