Trei culori

Trei culori
Title in German	Three colours
country	Romania
Usage period	1977-1990
melody	Ciprian Porumbescu
Sheet of music	JPG
Audio files	OGG , MIDI ( Memento from August 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Trei culori ( German three colors ) was the national anthem of the socialist Republic of Romania from 1977 . It replaced Te slăvim, Românie and was replaced by Deșteaptă-te, române! Shortly after the 1989 revolution . replaced.

history

The national anthem is based on a Romanian patriotic song with the same title and sung with the same melody (composed by Ciprian Porumbescu ). The text has been changed slightly.

In order for the hymn, which on October 28, 1977, according to the Romanian government decision, to reproduce both the defense and the peaceful politics of the country, the sixth stanza, the penultimate one, was inserted three weeks later.

The title refers to the national flag of Romania , which is a tricolor , a flag with three evenly spaced colors: red, yellow and blue. This has hardly changed in the course of history. Only the distribution of the colors (proportions and position) have varied. The tricolor was used based on the French Revolution after the unsuccessful Romanian Revolution of 1848 , as in some other European countries .

Text of the former national anthem

original	German translation
Trei culori cunosc pe lume, Amintind de-un brav popor, Ce-i viteaz, cu vechi renume, În luptă triumfător. Multe secole luptară Străbunii noștri eroi, Să trăim stăpîni în țară, Ziditori ai lumii noi. Roșu, galben și albastru Este-al nostru tricolor. Se inalță ca un astru Gloriosul meu popor. Suntem un popor în lume Strâns unit și muncitor, Liber, cu un nou renume Și un țel cutezător. Azi partidul ne unește Și pe plaiul românesc Socialismul se clădește, Prin elan muncitoresc. Pentru-a patriei onoare, Vrăjmașii-n luptă-i zdrobim. Cu old neamuri sub soare, Demn, în pace, să trăim. Iar tu, Românie mîndră, Tot mereu să dăinuieşti Și în comunista eră Ca o stea să străluceşti.	I know three colors on earth that remind of a courageous people. It is brave, with an ancient reputation, and victorious in battle. For many centuries our heroic ancestors fought so that we might live as rulers in our land, as creators of the new world. Our tricolor is red, yellow and blue . My glorious people rise like a star . We are one people in the world sticking together and busy, free, with a new reputation, and an ambitious goal. Today the party unites us and in the Romanian territory socialism is born through hard work. For the honor of the fatherland , we destroy the enemy in battle. We want to live proudly, in peace, under the sun with other peoples . And you, proud Romania, should prosper forever and shine like a star in the communist era .

Original text

The basis for the national anthem was a patriotic song whose melody was composed by Ciprian Porumbescu. It was part of a song collection, a kind of Kommersbuch , which was self- published for the first time in Vienna in 1880 . Porumbescu dedicated this song collection to Romanian students and the Chernivtsi student union Junimea .

original	German translation
Trei culori cunosc pe lume Ce le țin de-un sânt odor, Sunt culori de-un vechi renume Suveniri de-un brav popor. Roșu-i focul ce-mi străbate Inima-mi plină de dor Pentru sânta libertate Și al patriei amor. Auriu ca mândrul soare Fi-va'l nostru viitor. Pururea'n eternă floare Și cu luci netrecător. Iar albastrul e credința pentru nație ce-oi nutrim Credincioși fără schimbare Pân 'la moarte o să-i fim. Pân 'pe cer și cât în lume Vor fi aste trei culori Vom avea un falnic nume Și un falnic viitor. Iar când, fraților, m'oi duce De la voi ș'oi fi să mor Pe mormânt, atunci să-mi puneți Mândrul nostru tricolor.	I know three colors on earth. I keep you like a sacred amulet. They are colors of an old reputation, reminiscent of a courageous people. Red is the fire that penetrates my heart, which longs for holy freedom and love for the fatherland. Gold like the glorious sun will be our future. Always in bloom and with an everlasting shine. And the blue is loyalty to the nation we cherish. Faithful to her, without wavering, we will be until death. As long as there are these three colors reaching to heaven in the world , we will have a great name and a great future. And, brothers, when I leave you and when I should be dead. Then you should lay our proud flag in the three colors on my grave .

Alternative version

The version of the national anthem shown below appears to be very widespread in both the print media and the Internet. It differs noticeably from the official version of the anthem as well as from Porumbescu's original lyrics. The origin of this version is unclear.

original	German translation
Trei culori cunosc pe lume Ce le țin ca sfânt odor, Sunt culori de-un vechi renume Amintind de-un brav popor. Cât pe cer și cât pe lume, Vor fi aste trei culori, Vom avea un falnic nume, Și un falnic viitor. Roșu-i focul vitejiei, Jertfele ce-n veci nu pier Galben, aurul câmpiei, Și-albastru-al nostru cer. Multe secole luptară Bravi și ne-nfricați eroi Liberi să trăim în țară Ziditori ai lumii noi. Iar când fraților m-oi duce De la voi și-o fi să mor Pe mormânt atunci să-mi puneți Mândrul nostru tricolor.	I know three colors on earth. I keep you like a sacred amulet. They are colors of an old reputation, reminiscent of a courageous people. These three colors will be up to heaven and as far as the world extends . We will have a great name and a great future. Red is the fire of bravery, the sacrifices that will not perish in centuries. Yellow, the gold of the field and blue our sky. Many centuries have fought brave and fearless heroes. We should be free in the land, creators of a new world. But, brothers, if I leave you and if I should be dead. Then you should put our proud flag in the three colors on the grave .

Web links

Sheet music by Trei culori
Romania 1977-1990 on nationalanthems.info
The anthem in the Romanian VIII class book, Bucharest 1987

Individual evidence

^ Romanian government resolution 33 of October 28, 1977 accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)
^ Romanian government resolution 420 on November 17, 1977 accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)
^ Paul Leu: Ciprian Porumbescu . 1978, LCCN 78-395905 , pp. 87 ( second verse in Google book search).
↑ Ciprian Porumbescu Golembiovschi-: Colecţiune de cântece sociale pentru studenţii Romani , self-published, Vienna, 1880th
↑ Ciprian Porumbescu - Trei culori at versuri-si-creatii.ro accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)

[1] Romanian government resolution 33 of October 28, 1977 accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)

[2] Romanian government resolution 420 on November 17, 1977 accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)

[3] Paul Leu: Ciprian Porumbescu . 1978, LCCN 78-395905 , pp. 87 ( second verse in Google book search).

[4] Ciprian Porumbescu Golembiovschi-: Colecţiune de cântece sociale pentru studenţii Romani , self-published, Vienna, 1880th

[5] Ciprian Porumbescu - Trei culori at versuri-si-creatii.ro accessed on May 3, 2015 (Romanian)