"Te slăvim, Românie" () was the national anthem of the Romanian People's Republic, and later Socialist Republic of Romania between 1953 and 1975. The lyrics were written by and Dan Deșliu, the music by Matei Socor. It mentions Romania's brotherhood with the Soviet Union and praises Leninist ideology.
In the 1960s, in line with Romania's de-satellization, the reference to the "Soviet liberators" in the anthem was dropped.John Sweeney, Hutchinson, 1991, The Life and Evil Times of Nicolae Ceausescu, p. 89Michael Shafir, Pinter, 1985, Romania: Politics, Economics and Society: Political Stagnation and Simulated Change, p. 36
It was replaced by "E scris pe tricolor Unire" in 1975, which only lasted until 1977 as Romania's anthem.
Lyrics
Romanian originalEnglish translationTe slăvim, Românie, pământ părintesc, Mândre plaiuri sub cerul tău pașnic rodesc, E zdrobit al trecutului jug blestemat, Nu zadarnic străbunii eroi au luptat, Astăzi noi împlinim visul lor minunat.
Puternică, liberă, Pe soartă stăpână Trăiască Republica Populară Română!
Înfrățit fi-va veșnic al nostru popor Cu poporul sovietic eliberator. Leninismul ni-e far și tărie și-avânt, Noi urmăm cu credință Partidul ne-nfrânt, Făurim socialismul pe-al țării pământ.
Noi uzine clădim, rodul holdei sporim, Vrem în pace cu orice popor să trăim, Dar dușmanii de-ar fi să ne calce în prag, Îi vom frânge în numele-a tot ce ni-e drag, Înălța-vom spre glorie-al Patriei steagWe glorify thee, Romania, our Fatherland Yielding are the proud lands under thy peaceful sky Smashed is the cursed yoke of the past 'Twas not in vain that our heroic forebears fought; Today we fulfill their wonderful thought.
Powerful, liberated, Master of thy fate Long live the Romanian People's Republic!
May our people be brothers forever With the Soviet people our savior Leninism's our lighthouse, our force and momentum We follow with faith our invincible Party We create on our homeland socialism.
We build new factories, the land's yield we increase We want to live with all peoples in peace But if our enemies come to trample us We'll defeat them in the name of everything we love And we'll rise to glorify our Fatherland's flag.
External links Sound file (mp3)
References Sources
Further reading