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Alexandre Dechet
La Brabançonne (French pronunciation: [la bʁabɑ̃sɔn]; Dutch: De Brabançonne, German: Das Lied von Brabant, lit. 'The Song of Brabant'; "The Brabantian") is the national anthem of Belgium. It was written by Frenchman Alexandre Dechet. It currently has official lyrics in Belgium's three official languages- French, Dutch, and German. Before the main song, "Vive la Belgique" is said in French.
Noble Belgique, ô mère chérie,
À toi nos cœurs, à toi nos bras,
À toi notre sang, ô Patrie !
Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras !
Tu vivras toujours grande et belle
Et ton invincible unité
𝄆 Aura pour devise immortelle :
Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! 𝄇
𝄆 Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! 𝄇
[nɔ.blœ bɛl.ʒi.kœ | o mɛ.ʁø ʃe.ʁi.œ]
[a twa no kœʁ | a twa no bʁa]
[a twa nɔ.tʁœ sɑ̃ | o pa.tʁi.œ ǁ]
[nu lø ʒy.ʁɔ̃ tus | ty vi.vʁa ǁ]
[ty vi.vʁa tu.ʒuʁ ɡʁɑ̃d‿e bɛ.lœ]
[e tɔ̃ ɛ̃.vɛ̃.sibl‿y.ni.te]
𝄆 [o.ʁa puʁ dø.vi.z(ø)(‿)i.mɔʁ.tɛ.lœ |]
[lø ʁwa | la lwa | la li.bɛʁ.te ǁ] 𝄇
𝄆 [lø ʁwa | la lwa | la li.bɛʁ.te ǁ] 𝄇
Noble Belgium, O dear mother
To you our hearts, to you our arms,
To you our blood, O Fatherland!
We all swear, you shall live!
You shall always live great and beautiful,
And your invincible unity
𝄆 Shall have as an immortal motto:
The King, the Law, Liberty! 𝄇
𝄆 The King, the Law, Liberty! 𝄇
Dutch (De Brabançonne)
IPA transcription
English translation
O dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad'ren,
Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd.
Aanvaard ons kracht en het bloed van onze ad'ren,
Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd.
Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken;
Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht,
𝄆 Het woord getrouw, dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken,
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! 𝄇
𝄆 Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! 𝄇
O dear Belgium, O holy land of the fathers,
Our soul and our heart are devoted to you.
Accept our strength and the blood in our veins,
Be our goal in labour and in strife.
Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity;
Always be yourself and unenslaved,
𝄆 Faithful to the word that you may speak fearlessly,
For King, for Freedom and for Law! 𝄇
For King, for Freedom and for Law! 𝄇
German (Die Brabançonne)
IPA transcription
English translation
O liebes Land, o Belgiens Erde,
Dir unser Herz, Dir unsere Hand,
Dir unser Blut, o Heimaterde,
wir schwören's Dir, o Vaterland!
So blühe froh in voller Schöne,
zu der die Freiheit Dich erzog,
𝄆 und fortan singen Deine Söhne:
Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! 𝄇
𝄆 Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! 𝄇
O dear country, O Belgium's soil;
To you our heart, to you our hand,
To you our blood, O homeland,
We swear it to you, O fatherland!
So bloom happily in full beauty,
To which freedom has raised you,
𝄆 And henceforth your sons sing:
Law and King and Freedom high! 𝄇
𝄆 Law and King and Freedom high! 𝄇
