MONEGASQUE LYRICS

Despoei tugiù, sciü d'u nostru paise
Se ride aù ventu, u meme pavayun
Despoei tugiù a curù russa e gianca
E stà r'emblèma d'a nostra libertà
Grandi e piciui, r'an tugiù respeta.

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FRENCH TRANSLATION

Depuis toujours, sur notre pays,
Le même drapeau est déployé au vent,
Depuis toujours les couleurs rouge et blanche
Sont le symbole de notre liberté
Grands et petits les ont toujours respectées.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

All the time, over our country,
The same flag has been flying in the wind
All the time, the colours red and white
Have been the symbol of our liberty
Great and small have always respected them. 

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Monaco
"A Marcia de Muneghu" (The March of Monaco)

Words by:Louis Notari
Music by:Charles Albrecht
Adopted:1867 (music), 1931 (lyrics)

Monaco's first anthem dates from 1841. The first set of lyrics were used as a
marching song for the Guarde Nationale, in which the author, Theophile
Bellandro, was a captain. The music by Charles Albrecht along witht he lyrics
were officially adopted in 1867. In 1931 new lyrics were written in Monegasque,
the native language of Monaco (yet more people speak French). The official
lyrics are just one verse, and are not often sung, except at official
occassions (the instrumental versions are heard more often). Also, only the
Monegasque lyrics are official as well.

MUSIC

