Himni i Flamurit

Himni i Flamurit
English: Hymn to the Flag
	National anthem of Albania
Lyrics	Asdreni, 1912
Music	Ciprian Porumbescu, ext. 1883
Adopted	28 November 1912
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"Himni i Flamurit" ("Hymn to the Flag") is the national anthem of Albania, adopted in 1912.

Its music is derived from the Romanian patriotic song "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire" composed by Ciprian Porumbescu.[1] The lyrics, which are close to the original Romanian lyrics, were written by Albanian poet Asdreni. The anthem was originally titled as "Betimi mbi Flamur" ("The Pledge on the Flag").[2]

History

On 21 April 1912, "Betimi mbi Flamur" was first published as a poem in Liri e Shqipërisë (Freedom of Albania), an Albanian newspaper in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was later printed in a volume of poems by Drenova titled Ëndra e lotë (Dreams and tears) which was published in Bucharest. According to Lasgush Poradeci's memoirs, the anthem, created by the adaptation of the text to the music, was not originally intended to be a national anthem, but it was so well liked by the people that it was proclaimed as the national anthem in 1912, and it was with its music that the Albanian flag was raised during the Albanian Proclamation of Independence in Vlore.[2]

Music

A Hungarian musicologist, György Ligeti, opined that the music composed by Porumbescu is rooted in Germanic and Austrian musical traditions, though this is not a definitive groundbreaking explanation of its influence and later creation. It is a view based on Porumbescu's musical education, since he had studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. The view has been shared by Albanian musicologist, Ramadan Sokoli.[2]

Lyrics

There are two versions that are often performed: a long and a short one. Below is the text for the long version. The second stanza is considered as refrain and is repeated at the end. The short version makes use of the first two stanzas only and repeats the last two verses of the second stanza. Usually, in sports events among national teams, the short version is the one officially used (the original poem has three more stanzas that are not part of the officially-defined state anthem which are added at the end).

Official lyrics

Albanian original[3][4]	IPA transcription[lower-alpha 1]	English translation
Rreth flamurit të përbashkuar Me një dëshir' e një qëllim, Të gjith' atij duke u betuar Të lidhim besën për shpëtim. 𝄆 Prej lufte veç ai largohet Që është lindur tradhëtor, Kush është burrë nuk frigohet, Por vdes, por vdes si një dëshmor! 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] Në dorë armët do t'i mbajmë, Të mbrojmë atdheun në çdo kënd, Të drejtat tona ne s'i ndajmë; Këtu armiqtë s'kanë vënd! 𝄆 Se Zoti vetë e tha me gojë Që kombe shuhen përmbi dhe, Por Shqipëria do të rrojë; Për të, për të luftojmë ne! 𝄇 O Flamur, flamur, shenj' e shenjtë Tek ti betohemi këtu Për Shqipërinë, atdheun e shtrenjtë, Për nder' edhe lavdimn e tu. 𝄆 Trim burrë quhet dhe nderohet Atdheut kush iu bë therror. Përjetë ai do të kujtohet Mbi dhe, nën dhe si një shenjtor! 𝄇	[rɛθ̟ fla.mu.ɾit tə pəɾ.baʃ.ku.aɾ] [mɛ ɲə də.ʃiɾ ɛ ɲə cçə.ɫim \|] [tə ɟʝiθ̟ a.tij du.kɛ‿u bɛ.tu.aɾ] [tə li.ð̟im bɛ.səm pəɾ ʃpə.tim ‖] 𝄆 [pɾɛj luf.tɛ vɛtʃ a.i laɾ.gɔ.hɛt] [cçə əʃ.tə lin.duɾ tɾa.ð̟ə.tɔɾ \|] [kuʃ əʃ.tə bu.rə nuk fɾi.kɔ.hɛt \|] [pɔɾ‿vdɛs \| pɔɾ‿vdɛs si ɲə dəʃ.mɔɾ ‖] 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] [nə dɔ.ɾə aɾ.mət dɔ ti‿mbaj.mə \|] [tə‿mbɾɔj.mə‿at.ð̟ɛ.un nə‿tʃdɔ kənd \|] [tə dɾɛj.tat tɔ.na nɛ si‿ndaj.mə \|] [kə.tu aɾ.micç.tə ska.nə vənd ‖] 𝄆 [sɛ zɔ.ti vɛ.tə‿ɛ θ̟a mɛ gɔ.jə] [cçə kɔm.bɛ ʃu.hɛm pəɾm.bi ð̟ɛ \|] [pɔɾ ʃcçi.pə.ɾi.a dɔ tə rɔ.jə \|] [pəɾ tə \| pəɾ tə luf.tɔj.mə nɛ ‖] 𝄇 [ɔ fla.muɾ \| fla.muɾ ʃɛɲ ɛ ʃɛɲ.tə] [tɛk ti bɛ.tɔ.hɛ.mi kə.tu] [pəɾ ʃcçi.pə.ɾi.nə \| at.ð̟ɛ.un ɛ ʃtɾɛɲ.tə \|] [pəɾ‿ndɛɾ ɛ.ð̟ɛ lav.dimn ɛ tu ‖] 𝄆 [tɾim bu.rə cçu.hɛt ð̟ɛ‿ndɛ.ɾɔ.hɛt] [at.ð̟ɛ.ut kuʃ i.u bə θ̟ɛ.rɔɾ ‖] [pəɾ.jɛ.tə a.i dɔ tə kuj.tɔ.hɛt] [mbi ð̟ɛ \| nən ð̟ɛ si ɲə ʃɛɲ.tɔɾ ‖] 𝄇	Around our flag we stand united, With one wish and one intention. A sacred oath upon it we accord, Faith for our pardon we blazon. 𝄆 From battle only he abstaineth, For who is born a traitor. He who a true man frighten’d not, But to the cause dieth a warrior. 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] With weapons in our hands aflash’d, Our fatherland we shall defend. Our sacred rights we shall cede not, On our land the foe hath a place not. 𝄆 For God himself proclaim’d: Nations of earth shall abate, And yet Albania will live and succeed. For thee, for thee we fight. 𝄇 O Banner, banner, thou symbol hallow’d Upon thee we now swear. For Albania, our dear fatherland, For thy glory and honour. 𝄆 Brave man nam’d and honour’d, The one who died for the fatherland. Forever shall he be remember’d On earth and under as a saint! 𝄇

In other alphabets

Albanian alphabet has historically been written in a number of different alphabets.[lower-alpha 3]

Greek alphabet	Cyrillic alphabet[5]	Bashkimi alphabet	Istanbul alphabet
Ρ̇εθ φλαμȣριτ τε̱ πε̱ρπ̇ασ̈κȣaρ Με̱ ν̇ε̱ δ̇ε̱σ̈ιρ ε ν̇ε̱ κ̇ε̱λ̇ιμ, Τε̱ γ̇ιθ ατιϳ δ̇ȣκε ȣ π̇ε̱τȣαρ Τε̱ λιδιμ π̇εσε̱ν πε̱ρ σ̈πε̱τιμ. 𝄆 Πρε̱ϳ λȣφτε βε̱τσ̈ αι λαργοχετ Κ̇ε̱ ε̱σ̈τε̱ λινδ̇ȣρ τραδε̱τορ, Κȣσ̈ ε̱σ̈τε̱ π̇ȣρ̇ε̱ νȣκ φρικοχετ, Πορ βδ̇ες, πορ βδ̇ες σι ν̇ε̱ Δ̇ε̱σ̈μορ! 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] Νε̱ δ̇ορε̱ αρμε̱τ δ̇ο τι μπ̇αϳμε̱, Τε̱ μπ̇ροϳμε̱ ατδεȣν νε̱ τσ̈ο κε̱νδ̇! Τε̱ δ̇ρεϳτατ τονα νε σι νδ̇αϳμε̱; Κε̱τȣ αρμικ̇τε̱ σκανε̱ βε̱νδ̇! 𝄆 Σε Ζοτι βετε̱ ε θα με γοϳε̱ Κ̇ε̱ κομπ̇ε σ̈ȣχεν πε̱ρμπ̇ι δε, Πο Σ̈κ̇ιπε̱ρια δ̇ο τε̱ ρ̇οϳε̱; Πε̱ρ τε̱, πε̱ρ τε̱ λȣφτοϳμε̱ νε! 𝄇 Ο Φλαμȣρ, φλαμȣρ, σ̈εν̇ ε σ̈εν̇τε̱ Τεκ τι π̇ετοχεμι κε̱τȣ Πε̱ρ Σ̈κ̇ιπε̱ρινε̱, ατδεȣν ε σ̈τρεν̇τε̱, Πε̱ρ νδ̇ερ εδε λαβδ̇ιμν ε τȣ. 𝄆 Τριμ π̇ȣρ̇ε̱ κ̇ȣχετ δε νδεροχετ Ατδεȣτ κȣσ̈ ιȣ π̇ε̱ θερ̇ορ. Πε̱ρϳετε̱ αι δ̇ο τε̱ κȣϳτοχετ Μπ̇ι δε, νε̱ν δε σι ν̇ε̱ σ̈εν̇τορ! 𝄇	Рреѳ фљамурит тъ пърбашкуар Ме њъ дъшир' е њъ ћълим, Тъ ђиѳ' атиј дуке у бетуар Тъ љиδим бесън пър шпътим. 𝄆 Преј љуфте веч аи љаргохет Ћъ ъщъ љиндур траδътор, Куш ъщъ бурръ нук фрикохет, Пор вдес, пор вдес си њъ Дъшмор! 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] Нъ доръ армът до т'и мбајмъ, Тъ мбројмъ атδеун нъ чдо кънд, Тъ дрејтат тона не с'и ндајмъ; Къту армићтъ с'канъ вънд! 𝄆 Се Зоти ветъ е ѳа ме гојъ Ћъ комбе шухен пърмби δе, По Шћипъриа до тъ рројъ; Пър тъ, пър тъ љуфтојмъ не! 𝄇 О Фљамур, фљамур, шењ' е шењтъ Тек ти бетохеми къту Пър Шћипъринъ, атδеун е щрењтъ, Пър ндер' еδе љавдимн е ту. 𝄆 Трим бурръ ћухет δе ндерохет Атδеут куш ју бъ ѳеррор. Пърјетъ аи до тъ кујтохет Мби δе, нън δе си њъ шењтор! 𝄇	Rréth flamurit te perbashkuar Me nje deshir' é nje qellim, Te gjith' atij duké u betuar Te lidhim bésen per shpetim. 𝄆 Prej lufté vec ai largohét Qe eshte lindur tradhetor, Kush eshte burre nuk frikohét, Por vdés, por vdés si nje Deshmor! 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] Ne dore armet do t'i mbajme, Te mbrojme atdhéun ne cdo kend, Te dréjtat tona né s'i ndajme; Ketu armiqte s'kane vend! 𝄆 Sé Zoti véte é tha mé goje Ce kombé shuhén permbi dhé, Po Shqiperia do te rroje; Per te, per te luftojme né! 𝄇 O Flamur, flamur, shénj' é shénjte Ték ti bétohémi ketu Per Shqiperine, atdhéun é shtrénjte, Per ndér' édhé lavdimn é tu. 𝄆 Trim burre cuhét dhé ndérohét Atdhéut kush iu be thérror. Perjéte ai do te kujtohét Mbi dhé, nen dhé si gne shégntor! 𝄇	Ρεθ flamurit te perbaσkuar Me ŋe deσir ε ŋe qeλim, Te γiθ atij dukε u betuar Te liδim bεsen per σpetim. 𝄆 Prej luftε veç ai largohεt Qe eσte lindur traδetor, Kuσ eσte buρe nuk frikohεt, Por vdεs, por vdεs si ŋe Deσmor! 𝄇[lower-alpha 2] Ne dore armet do ti mbajme, Te mbrojme atδεun ne çdo kend, Te drεjtat tona nε si ndajme; Ketu armiqte skane vend! 𝄆 Sε Zoti vεte ε θa mε goje Qe kombε σuhεn permbi δε, Po Ϲqiperia do te ρoje; Per te, per te luftojme nε! 𝄇 O Flamur, flamur, σεŋ ε σεŋte Tεk ti bεtohεmi ketu Per Ϲqiperine, atδεun ε σtrεŋte, Per ndεr εδε lavdimn ε tu. 𝄆 Trim buρe quhεt δε ndεrohεt Atδεut kuσ iu be θερor. Perjεte ai do te kujtohεt Mbi δε, nen δε si ŋe σεŋtor! 𝄇

Notes

See Albanian phonology and its references.
Only when the first verse alone is performed.
See Albanian alphabet and its references.

References

"Himni kombëtar". 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
Tole, Vasil. "Edhe një herë rreth himnit tonë kombëtar". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
"Himni I Flamurit". teksteshqip. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
"Hymni Shqiptar [Albanian Anthem]". Albcan.ca (in Albanian). Shoqata Bashkesia Shqiptaro Kanadeze [Albanian Canadian Community Association]. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Тријазичник%2C_Ѓорѓиіа_Пулевски.pdf

External links

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[5] See Albanian phonology and its references.

[repeat-6] Only when the first verse alone is performed.

[7] See Albanian alphabet and its references.

[history-1] "Himni kombëtar". 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[Tole-2] Tole, Vasil. "Edhe një herë rreth himnit tonë kombëtar". Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[3] "Himni I Flamurit". teksteshqip. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.

[albcan-4] "Hymni Shqiptar [Albanian Anthem]". Albcan.ca (in Albanian). Shoqata Bashkesia Shqiptaro Kanadeze [Albanian Canadian Community Association]. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-08-19.

[8] ttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Тријазичник%2C_Ѓорѓиіа_Пулевски.pdf