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| English: "Three Colors" | |
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.svg) Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Romania | |
Former national anthem ofRomania | |
| Also known as | „Imnul de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România” (English: "State Anthem of the Socialist Republic of Romania") |
| Lyrics | Ciprian Porumbescu, 1977 |
| Music | Ciprian Porumbescu, 1977 |
| Adopted | 1977 |
| Relinquished | 1990 |
| Audio sample | |
Vocal rendition inG major. | |
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"Three Colors"[a] was thenational anthem of theSocialist Republic of Romania from 1977 to 1990. On 24 January 1990, after theRomanian Revolution, it was officially replaced by the current anthem„Deșteaptă-te, române!”.[1][2] Before 1977, the country's national anthem was„E scris pe tricolor Unire”,[3] whose melody is the same as that of theAlbanian national anthem.
The song "Three Colors" is based on a Romanian patriotic song written and composed byCiprian Porumbescu. The original lyrics twice underwent non-credited revisions in order to reflect the country's Communist doctrine, and parallels between past and present glories. This was unlike one of the previous anthems,„Te slăvim, Românie“, a text mentioning Romania's brotherhood with theSoviet Union, and praises of theLeninist ideology were consciously not included, emphasising a morenational communist character of the state.
The title refers to the nationalflag of Romania, which is a blue-yellow-redtricolor. It has not undergone major changes. Only the distribution of the colors (in point of proportion and position) was changed to a certain extent, being made equal after the abortive Romanian revolution of 1848. The Romanian principalities were among the many European states during that time that were inspired by theFrench Revolutionary spirit to make a dimensionally standardized tricolour banner as their national flag.
The song continued to be used as Romania's national anthem for around a month after the overthrow of the Socialist Republic,[1][2] but with Porumbescu's original patriotic lyrics.
| Romanian lyrics[4] | English lyrics |
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Trei culori cunosc pe lume | With three colors I'm acquainted |
| Romanian lyrics[4][5] | English lyrics (singable) |
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Trei culori cunosc pe lume, | With three colors I'm acquainted |
