Hora Unirii
by Vasile Alecsandri
Hora Unirii at Craiova by Theodor Aman, 1857

"Hora Unirii"[1][2] (transl. "Hora of the Union") is a poem by Vasile Alecsandri, published in 1856. The music of the song was composed by Alexandru Flechtenmacher [ro]. The song is sung and danced especially on January 24, the anniversary of the day in which the Romanian United Principalities were formally united in 1859.[3] It was, in fact, considered the "unofficial anthem" of the unification of the Romanian principalities and its supporters in 1859.[4][5][6]

The poem Kënga e bashkimit ("The Song of Unit") of Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, published in 1912, is a clear adaptation of Alecsandri's "Hora Unirii".[7]

Use in TVR

It was used by TVR for its station sign-off during the "energy saving program" between 1985 and 1989, when its schedule was severely limited to two hours per day.

Text and translation

See also

References

  1. ^ Vitcu, Dumitru (1972-05-14). Diplomats of the Union - Dumitru Vitcu - Google Cărţi. ISBN 9789732700761. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ Pascu, Ștefan (2000-12-01). The making of the Romanian unitary national state 1918 - Ştefan Pascu - Google Boeken. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  3. ^ "The dance of unity". Lyricstranslate.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  4. ^ Documentarea arheologică a celui mai vechi dans din Europa
  5. ^ Weathering the Storm, Toppled by the Storm: North Korea's Non-transition Compared with the Transitions of Romania and Albania, 1989–1991[dead link]
  6. ^ OMAGIERI ȘI CONSEMNĂRI LA CENTENARUL MARII UNIRI
  7. ^ Robert Elsie, Albanian literature: a short history, 2005, p.104

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