La Congolaise

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La Congolaise is the national anthem of the Republic of the Congo . It became the official anthem in 1959 when the country became independent, but was replaced by Les Trois Glorieuses in 1969 . In 1991 they were reinstated. The text was written by Jacques Tondra and Georges Kibanghi and the music was composed by Jean Royer and Joseph Spadilière.

French text

En ce jour le soleil se lève
Et notre Congo resplendit.
Une longue nuit s'achève,
Un grand bonheur a surgi.
Chantons tous avec ivresse
le chant de la liberté.

On this day the sun rises,
And the Congoland shines.
Long night, it is coming to an end
Great luck has set in.
So let us
all sing about freedom as if in a state of intoxication .

Refrain :
Congolais, debout fièrement partout,
Proclamons l'union de notre nation,
Oublions ce qui nous divise,
soyons plus unis que jamais,
Vivons pour notre motto:
Unité, travail, progrès!
refrain
Congolese, brave everywhere,
Let us proclaim the unity of our nation
Let's forget what separates us
Let's be more united than ever before
Let us live for our motto:
Unity, work, progress!

Des forêts jusqu'à la savanne,
Des savannes jusqu'à la mer,
Un seul peuple, une seule âme,
Un seul coeur, ardent et fier,
Luttons tous, tant que nous sommes,
Pour notre vieux pays noir.

From the woods to the savannah,
The savannah to the sea,
One people, one spirit,
One heart, hot and brave,
Let's fight as we are,
For our old black land.

Et s'il nous faut mourir, en somme
Qu'importe puisque nos enfants,
Partout, pourront dire comme
On triomphe en combattant,
Et dans le moindre village
Chantent sous nos trois couleurs.

And when it comes to dying,
what's the point? If only our children can
say that the battle will
win victory,
And
sing among the three colors in the smallest village .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La Semaine africaine. 378, November 29, 1959 In: Silvère Ngoundos Idourah, Nicole Dockes-Lallement: Justice et pouvoir au Congo-Brazzaville, 1958–1992, la confusion des rôles. L'Harmattan, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-7475-1319-X .