"La Espero" (English: "The Hope") is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the (unofficial) anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal march composed by Félicien Menu de Ménil in 1909 (although there is an earlier, less martial tune created in 1891 by Claes Adelsköld, along with a number of other lesser-known tunes). It is sometimes referred to as the hymn of the Esperanto movement.
English: The Hope | |
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![]() L. L. Zamenhof, the author of La Espero. | |
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Lyrics | L. L. Zamenhof |
Music | Félicien Menu de Ménil |
Adopted | 1891 |
Audio sample | |
Instrumental recording |
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Some Esperantists object to the use of terms like "hymn" or "anthem" for La Espero, arguing that these terms have religious and nationalist overtones, respectively.[1]
Lyrics edit
La Espero | The Hope |
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En la mondon venis nova sento, |
Into the world came a new feeling, |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Arpad Ratkai (April 1992). "La himno kaj la dua jarcento". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
External links edit
- Media related to La Espero at Wikimedia Commons
- "La Espero" sung by Aiko Asano ft. Andrej Korobejnikov on YouTube
- A capella version by Akordo on YouTube
- Instrumental version on YouTube
- Instrumental version, march on YouTube