Mendi haujetan jaio ginen

Mendi haujetan jaio ginen

Aldamenean
National anthem of Lemovicia
Lyrics	Luka Barrategui, 1979
Music	unknown, traditional
Adopted	1979

Aldamenean (meaning Side by side) is the national anthem of Lemovicia, adopted in 1992 to replace Otoitza.

History

The music is derived from a traditional Lemovician melody, used for many folk songs.

The lyrics were penned by Luka Barrategui and Lubomir Kucharczyk in 1992 on the urging of Otxote Sasimbarrena and Izydor Domzalski, who sought to replace Otoitza as the national anthem of Lemovicia in the Lemovician constitution.

With Barrategui taking inspiration from a traditional Lemovician folk song, and the recent adoption of the Alikianos Accords, he produced the Lemovician version of the song, while Kucharczyk produced the Miersan version. Both sought to have "near-identical translations" so that the same themes of peace and brotherhood can get across.

Following its completion, two copies of the song were sent to Domzalski and Sasiambarrena, each containing both versions. Both approved, and in the constitutional convention, Aldamenean was officially named as the new anthem, with the song officially replacing Otoitza on 1 October, 1992.

Lyrics

Lemovician	Estmerish
First stanza
Aldamenean gure luŕa doakoa da Gurucetik eta ikastecetik Hori gure kultura suncicen sajatu zen Eta gure bizica suncitu!	Side by side, our land is now free From the cross and the school That tried to destroy our culture And destroy our life!
Chorus
Munduko langilejak, bat egin! Ez zara inoiz esklabo izanen Ipaŕaldekoei!	Workers of the world, unite! Never again shall you be slaves To the Miersans!
Second stanza
Orain igoceko garaia da Askapenaren eŕonkara! Burdina zapaldu, zure ecejak eraiki Beraz, auŕera egingo duzu!	Now is the time for you to rise To the challenge of freedom! Strike the iron, build your homes So you will thrive!
Chorus
Munduko langilejak, bat egin! Ez zara inoiz esklabo izanen Ipaŕaldekoei!	Workers of the world, unite! Never again shall you be slaves To the Miersans!