Ma Normandy

Ma Normandy
Alternative title	My Normandy
Title in German	My Normandy
country	jersey
text	Frédéric Bérat
melody	Frédéric Bérat

Ma Normandie ("My Normandy") is the semi-official national anthem of the Bailiwick of Jersey . It was composed by Frédéric Bérat . In 2008 this was replaced as the island's official national anthem by Island Home as part of a competition . Until 2008, the anthem was performed as an alternative to God Save the Queen as the official anthem.

Jersey was originally part of the Duchy of Normandy (911–1259) and French was the official language of Jersey for centuries. Its inhabitants traditionally spoke / speak Jèrriais , a variety of the Norman language .

Ma Normandy is also often used as an unofficial anthem for Normandy.

song lyrics

The French version of the anthem is usually sung, but an English version ("My Normandy") is also common.

French original	English translation	German translation (freely translated)
Quand tout renaît à l'espérance, Et que l'hiver fuit loin de nous, Sous le beau ciel de notre France, Quand le soleil revient plus doux, Quand la nature est reverdie, Quand l'hirondelle est de retour, J'aime à revoir ma Normandy, C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.	When everything is reborn in hope And winter flees far from us, Under the beautiful sky of our France, When the sun returns gentler, When nature has turned green again, When the swallow has returned, I like to see again my Normandy, It's the country where I was born.	When all is reborn in hope And winter flees far from us Under the beautiful sky of our France When the sun returns more gently When nature turned green again When the swallow returned I want to see my Normandy again She is the country where I was born.
J'ai vu les champs de l'Helvétie, Et ses chalets et ses glaciers, J'ai vu le ciel de l'Italie, Et Venise et ses gondeliers. En saluant chaque patrie, Je me disais: «Aucun séjour N'est plus beau que ma Normandy, C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour. "	I've seen the fields of Helvetia, And its chalets and its glaciers, I've seen the sky of Italy, And Venice and its gondoliers. Greeting each homeland, I told myself that no stay Is finer than my Normandy, It's the country where I was born.	I've seen the fields of Switzerland and their chalets and their glaciers, I've seen the sky of Italy And Venice and its gondolier. Greetings to every homeland, I told myself that there was no place to stay As beautiful as my Normandy is She is the country where I was born.
Il est un age dans la vie, Où chaque rêve doit finir, Un âge où l'âme recueillie A besoin de se souvenir. Lorsque ma muse refroidie Vers le passé fera retour, J'irai revoir ma Normandy, C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.	There comes a time of life, When every dream must end, A time when the restful soul Needs to remember. When my chilled muse Makes its way back to the past, I'll go see again my Normandy, It's the country where I was born.	There comes a time of life In which every dream must end A time when the peaceful soul must remember. When my chilled muse makes her way back in time, I will go to see my Normandy again She is the country where I was born.

Web links

Découvrir la Normandie - The story of the song at decouvrirlanormandie.fr
Ma Normandie et Man Bieau P'tit Jèrri - Text, sheet music and various audio versions of the anthem at members.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint
Jersey (1836-2008) - entry at nationalanthems.info (with MIDI file)

Individual evidence

↑ Anthem for Jersey at gov.je (accessed January 31, 2014)

[1] Anthem for Jersey at gov.je (accessed January 31, 2014)