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Anthem
Liberté, liberté, liberté!
Also known as | De chanson tes grands soldats (The great solders' song) |
Lyrics | Camden Hauxdeirn, 1951 |
Music | Camden Hauxdeirn, 1951 |
Adopted | 1951 (de facto) |
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Tune: El Salvador Anthem (chorus only)
"Liberté, liberté, liberté!" (English: "Liberty, liberty, liberty!") is the anthem of the Federal Republic of Neviersia. The song was the de facto anthem of Neviersia from the near beginnings of the Second Veropan War in 1951. In 2011, the song was officially adopted as the anthem of Neviersia as declared by the Constitution of 2011.
The lyrics and the melody can be attributed to Camden Hauxdeirn in 1951, notable for leading the Attack of the Neviersians during the Second Veropan War which led to independence from the corrupt Greater Sheplanian regime. The song was one of Hauxdeirn's last patriotic songs before his death in 2018. There are several interpretations of the second verse, which refers to the screams "Liberty, liberty, liberty!" and the 'new, grand nation'. It is generally agreed that this verse is a reference to the Grand Sheplanian militia fleeing Djurma shortly before the Second Veropan War, as Neviersian residents liberated the capital, shouting patriotic chants, ie. "Liberty, liberty, liberty".
Before the implementation of the Constitution of 2011, the line "De République Fédéral tu Neviersie" (The Federal Republic of Neviersia) previously read as "De République tes Personnes tu Neviersie" (The Neviersian People's Republic).
During the rule of the Neviersian People's Republic and the Neviersian Provisional Republic between 1981 to 2011, the de jure national anthem of the country was the Neviersian Psalm (or Nevvy Psalm). The reason for the government choosing the Neviersian Psalm as the national anthem and not Liberté, liberté, liberté! remains unknown. Nonetheless, Neviersian crowds sung Liberté, liberté, liberté! over the Neviersian Psalm at international, official and sporting events. The general disliking of the Neviersian Psalm attributes to numerous reasons such as the government imposing an 'arbitrary change' of the national anthem to a song that 'does not truly represent the identity of the Neviersian people'.
Due to the excessive length of the anthem, on occasions such as professional football and rugby games, only the first chorus is played. The remaining verses are usually played for official matters, such as at diplomatic events.
There are currently no legal provisions regulating behaviour during the playing of the national anthem, leaving citizens to conduct themselves how they choose to during a performance. However, by convention, all citizens should stand up before or once the anthem begins, facing a Neviersian flag if one is present. Military men and women in uniform should keep their hats on and offer the military salute during the performance, facing in the direction of the Neviersian Flag if one is present.
The current constitution establishes the national anthem as the first three verses of the song, which are considered to be the most historically significant. There are several unofficial translations in all of the recognised regional languages in the country, as well as in other minority languages.
Excluding the chorus, there are eight other verses that have been originally written by Camden Hauxdeirn, but these are rarely used in performances of the national anthem. Unofficial verses have also been written by other Neviersians, some to convey messages relating to contemporary international agenda.
Neviersian | English |
CORUSSE Chantons de chanson tes grands soldats, Sous protection te drapeau tricolore, Four liberté! Four liberté! | CHORUS Let's sing the great soldiers' song, Protected by your tricoloured flag, For liberty! For liberty! |
Héarez-vous en des montagnes distanciées, | Do you hear in the distanced mountains, |
CORUSSE | CHORUS |
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