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"'''Rozengriënlied'''" was the [[wikipedia:National_anthem|national anthem]] of [[Rozengria]] between 1865 and 1915. The tune was that of "[[wikipedia:Ode_to_Joy|Ode to Joy]]", the Fourth Movement from [[wikipedia:Ludwig_van_Beethoven|Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s [[wikipedia:Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]], which had been adopted as the official [[wikipedia:Anthem_of_Europe|Anthem of Europe]]{{Infobox anthem|image=File:Beethoven Ninth Symphony.png|image_size=|caption=A page from Beethoven's original manuscript|title="Rozengriënlied"|alt_title="Voices of Rozengria"<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|prefix=Former national|country=<br>[[Rozengria]]|author=Marie Alderleisten|lyrics_date=1865<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|composer=[[Ludwig van Beethoven]]|music_date=1824<ref name=buch1>{{Harvnb|Buch|2004|p=1}}</ref> (arranged by Hendrik van Dijk, 1865)|adopted={{Start date|1865|08}}<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|until={{Start date|1915|8}}|sound=Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia.ogg <!--Do not change to a different file. This is the correct arrangement -->|sound_title="Rozengriënlied" (instrumental)}}by the [[wikipedia:Council_of_Europe|Council of Europe]] in 1972 (it remains the [[wikipedia:European_Union|European Union]]'s anthem today). The music used in Rozengria was an original sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Hendrik van Dijk, the bandmaster of the Rozengrian African Rifles. A national competition was organised by the government to find an appropriate set of lyrics to match the chosen tune, and won by Marie Alderleisten of [[wikipedia:Mpika|Verspeering]].
{{Infobox anthem|image=File:Beethoven Ninth Symphony.png|image_size=|caption=A page from Beethoven's original manuscript|title="Rozengriënlied"|alt_title="Voices of Rozengria"<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|prefix=Former national|country=<br>[[Rozengria]]|author=Marie Alderleisten|lyrics_date=1865<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|composer=[[Ludwig van Beethoven]]|music_date=1824<ref name=buch1>{{Harvnb|Buch|2004|p=1}}</ref> (arranged by Hendrik van Dijk, 1865)|adopted={{Start date|1865|08}}<ref name=nfbpwr142/>|until={{Start date|1915|8}}|sound=Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia.ogg <!--Do not change to a different file. This is the correct arrangement -->|sound_title="Rozengriënlied" (instrumental)}}"'''Rozengriënlied'''" was the [[wikipedia:National_anthem|national anthem]] of [[Rozengria]] between 1865 and 1915. The tune was that of "[[wikipedia:Ode_to_Joy|Ode to Joy]]", the Fourth Movement from [[wikipedia:Ludwig_van_Beethoven|Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s [[wikipedia:Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]], which had been adopted as the official [[wikipedia:Anthem_of_Europe|Anthem of Europe]] by the [[wikipedia:Council_of_Europe|Council of Europe]] in 1972 (it remains the [[wikipedia:European_Union|European Union]]'s anthem today). The music used in Rozengria was an original sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Hendrik van Dijk, the bandmaster of the Rozengrian African Rifles. A national competition was organised by the government to find an appropriate set of lyrics to match the chosen tune, and won by Marie Alderleisten of [[wikipedia:Mpika|Verspeering]].
 
== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
The lyrics officially adopted were as follows:<ref name="africaresearch2">{{Harvnb|Africa research bulletin|1974|p=3767}}</ref><blockquote><poem>
The lyrics officially adopted were as follows:<ref name="africaresearch2">{{Harvnb|Africa research bulletin|1974|p=3767}}</ref><blockquote><poem>
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Leid ons, heer, tot wijze beslissing,
Leid ons, heer, tot wijze beslissing,
Steeds vanner uw genade bewust.
Steeds vanner uw genade bewust.
Laat ons hart altijd fonkelen,
Let ons hart altijd fonkelen,
Voor dit landet grootgebracht.
Voor dit landet grootgebracht.


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Stromend in de machtige Victoria,
Stromend in de machtige Victoria,
Vrijheid gewaardeerd, west tot oost.
Vrijheid gewaardeerd, west tot oost.
Laat onze natie, prachtig en sterk,
Let ons natie, prachtig en sterk,
Eeuwverdeigen wat ons baar.
Eeuwverdeigen wat ons baar.
</poem></blockquote>
</poem></blockquote>

Latest revision as of 03:13, 29 October 2024

"Rozengriënlied"
Beethoven Ninth Symphony.png
A page from Beethoven's original manuscript

Former national anthem of
Rozengria

Also known as"Voices of Rozengria"[1]
LyricsMarie Alderleisten, 1865[1]
MusicLudwig van Beethoven, 1824[2] (arranged by Hendrik van Dijk, 1865)
AdoptedAugust 1865 (1865-08)[1]
RelinquishedAugust 1915 (1915-08)
Audio sample
"Rozengriënlied" (instrumental)

"Rozengriënlied" was the national anthem of Rozengria between 1865 and 1915. The tune was that of "Ode to Joy", the Fourth Movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which had been adopted as the official Anthem of Europe by the Council of Europe in 1972 (it remains the European Union's anthem today). The music used in Rozengria was an original sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Hendrik van Dijk, the bandmaster of the Rozengrian African Rifles. A national competition was organised by the government to find an appropriate set of lyrics to match the chosen tune, and won by Marie Alderleisten of Verspeering.

Lyrics

The lyrics officially adopted were as follows:[3]

Opstaan, stemmen van Rozengrië
God, zegen ons heilig land,
Spoor sterktegen onstvastigheid,
En in waarheids sporen streef.
Leid ons, heer, tot wijze beslissing,
Steeds vanner uw genade bewust.
Let ons hart altijd fonkelen,
Voor dit landet grootgebracht.

Opstaan, stemmen van Rozengrië
Van dit geëerd uw rozen trouw,
Weergalmend door trots Zambezi,
Weerklinkend oorlang vallein.
Stromend in de machtige Victoria,
Vrijheid gewaardeerd, west tot oost.
Let ons natie, prachtig en sterk,
Eeuwverdeigen wat ons baar.

Fall from use and legacy

"Rozengriënlied" remained in official usage for the rest of Rozengria's history, until its collapse in 1915 following the Rozengrian Civil War. The Zambian Rogue regime which emerged victorious strictly prohibited any performance of this national anthem.

Following the British overthrow of the Zambian Rogue in which former Rozengria oversaw it becoming the colony of Northern Rhodesia, the anthem experienced a resurge in popularity, although overtime the song has faded into obscurity through the tides of history.

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