"La Concorde" (pronounced [la kɔ̃.kɔʁd]) is the national anthem of Gabon. Written and composed by politician Georges Aleka Damas, it was adopted upon independence in 1960.[1]
English: The Concorde | |
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National anthem of Gabon | |
Lyrics | Georges Aleka Damas, 1960 |
Music | Georges Aleka Damas, 1960 |
Adopted | 1960 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and one verse) |
History
editIn a speech in Port-Gentil on 15 March 1962, President Léon M'ba stated his intention to have the national anthem translated into the various Gabonese dialects "so that in the remotest village in the country everyone will be able to understand its meaning."[2]
Lyrics
editFrench lyrics
editFrench lyrics[1] | IPA transcription[a] |
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Refrain : |
[ʁə.fʁɛ̃] |
Translations
editSangu translation | English translation |
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Refrain: |
Chorus: |
Notes
edit- ^ See Help:IPA/French, French phonology and African French.
- ^ Sometimes written rejouisse.[3]
- ^ This line originally and still refers to France.
- ^ Sometimes written Qui semaient le poison et répandaient la peur ("Who were sowing poison and spreading fear."), especially in older publications.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Symboles nationaux". Présidence de la République Gabonaise. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. p. I 10.
- ^ a b Shaw, Martin (1975). National Anthems of the World. Blandford Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7137-0679-6.
- ^ Encyclopédie africaine et malgache: Centre Afrique (in French). Librairie Larousse. 1964.
- ^ "Histoire". Direction Générale de la Statistique (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-20.