"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. 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]
| Hora Unirii | |
|---|---|
| by Vasile Alecsandri | |
 Hora Unirii at Craiova by Theodor Aman, 1857 |
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 edit
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 edit
Hai să dăm mână cu mână |
Let's join hands, |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Vitcu, Dumitru (1972-05-14). Diplomats of the Union - Dumitru Vitcu - Google Cărţi. ISBN 9789732700761. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ Pascu, Ștefan (2000-12-01). The making of the Romanian unitary national state 1918 - Ştefan Pascu - Google Boeken. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "The dance of unity". Lyricstranslate.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ Documentarea arheologică a celui mai vechi dans din Europa
- ^ Weathering the Storm, Toppled by the Storm: North Korea's Non-transition Compared with the Transitions of Romania and Albania, 1989–1991[dead link]
- ^ OMAGIERI ȘI CONSEMNĂRI LA CENTENARUL MARII UNIRI
- ^ Robert Elsie, Albanian literature: a short history, 2005, p.104
External links edit
- Cum s-a nascut "Hora Unirii"?, 1 June 2007, Adrian Majuru, Ziarul Financiar