El gran Carlemany

El gran Carlemany
English: The Great Charlemagne
National anthem of	Andorra
Lyrics	Juan Benlloch i Vivó
Music	Enric Marfany Bons
Adopted	8 September 1921
Music sample
	Official band instrumental version

"El Gran Carlemany" (say: -EL-_-GRAN-_-KAR-lə, meaning "The Grand Charlemagne") is the national anthem of Andorra. Enric Marfany Bons wrote the song, and Joan Benlloch i Vivó composed the music for the song. It started to be used in 1921.

Lyrics

Words of the song in Catalan^[1]^[2]^[3]	Pronunciation of these words using the IPA	Meaning of these words in Spanish^[4]	Meaning of these words in French^[5]	Meaning of these words in English
El gran Carlemany, mon pare, dels alarbs em deslliurà, i del cel vida em donà de Meritxell, la gran Mare. Princesa nasquí i pubilla entre dos nacions, neutral; sols resto l'única filla de l'imperi Carlemany. Creient i lliure onze segles, creient i lliure vull ser. Siguin els furs mos tutors 𝄆 i mos Prínceps defensors! 𝄇	[el‿ɣɾan kaɾ.le.ˈmaɲ \| mon ˈpa.ɾe \|] [ðelz‿a.ˈlabz‿em‿ðez.ʎiw.ˈɾa \|] [i‿ðel sɛl‿ˈβi.ða‿m‿ðo.ˈna] [ðe me.ɾi.ˈt͡ɕeʎ la‿ɣɾan ˈma.ɾe ǁ] [pɾin.ˈse.za nas.ˈki‿i pu.ˈbi.ʎa] [ˈen.tɾe‿ðos na.ˈsjonz‿new.ˈtɾal \|] [sɔl ˈres.to ˈlu.ni.ka ˈfi.ʎa] [ðe lim.ˈpɛ.ɾi kaɾ.le.ˈmaɲ ǁ] [kɾe.ˈjen i ˈʎiw.ɾe ˈon.ze ˈse.ɡles \|] [kɾe.ˈjen i ˈʎiw.ɾe‿βuʎ se ǁ] [ˈsi.ɣin els fuz‿mos tu.ˈtos] 𝄆 [i mos ˈpɾin.seps de.fen.ˈsos ǁ] 𝄇	El gran Carlomagno, mi padre, me liberó de los árabes, Y del cielo vida me dio de Meritxell, la gran Madre. Princesa nací y heredera entre dos naciones, neutral; soy la única hija que queda del imperio Carlomagno. Creyente y libre once siglos, creyente y libre quiero ser. ¡Sean los fueros mis tutores 𝄆 y mis Príncipes defensores! 𝄇	Le Grand Charlemagne mon père nous délivra des arabes et du ciel me donna la vie, de Meritxell la grande Mère. Je suis née princesse héritière neutre entre deux nations; je reste la seule fille de l'empire Charlemagne. Croyante et libre onze siècles, croyante et libre je veux demeurer. Que les fueros soient mes tuteurs 𝄆 et mes Princes mes défenseurs ! 𝄇	The great Charlemagne, my father, liberated me from the Saracens, and from heaven he gave me life of Meritxell, the great Mother. I was born a princess and heiress between two nations, neutral; I am the only remaining daughter of the Carolingian Empire. Faithful and free for eleven centuries, Faithful and free I want to be. May the laws be my tutors 𝄆 and my Princes defenders! 𝄇

References

↑ "The anthem of the Principality of Andorra". www.consellgeneral.ad. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
↑ "SYMBOLES PRINCIPAUTE ANDORRE Andorra Ambassade Andorre Culture Andorre tourisme". www.andorra.be. Archived from the original on 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
↑ "Himno nacional del Principado de Andorra". www.andorramania.net. Archived from the original on 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
↑ "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - Andorran National Anthem - El Gran Carlemany lyrics + Spanish translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
↑ "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - Andorran National Anthem - El Gran Carlemany lyrics + French translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

[1] "The anthem of the Principality of Andorra". www.consellgeneral.ad. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[2] "SYMBOLES PRINCIPAUTE ANDORRE Andorra Ambassade Andorre Culture Andorre tourisme". www.andorra.be. Archived from the original on 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[3] "Himno nacional del Principado de Andorra". www.andorramania.net. Archived from the original on 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2021-12-23.

[4] "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - Andorran National Anthem - El Gran Carlemany lyrics + Spanish translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

[5] "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - Andorran National Anthem - El Gran Carlemany lyrics + French translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

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