Himni i Flamurit

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Himni i Flamurit English: Hymn to the Flag
National Anthem of	Albania
Lyrics	Aleksander Stavre Drenova, 1912
Music	Ciprian Porumbescu
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Himni i Flamurit (in English: Hymn to the Flag) is the national anthem of Albania. The words were written by the Albanian poet Aleksander Stavre Drenova. The hymn was first published as a poem in Liri e Shqipërisë (in English: Freedom of Albania), an Albanian newspaper in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1912. It was later printed in a volume of poems by Drenova titled Ëndra e lotë (in English: Dreams and tears), which was published in Bucharest.

The music of the anthem was composed by the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu, originally for the song "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire" (or "E scris pe tricolor unire").^[1]

[edit] Lyrics and translation

There are two versions of the anthem: a long and a short one. Below is the text for the long version. Strophe 2 is considered as refrain and is repeated at the end. The short version makes use of the first two strophes only and repeats the last two verses of the 2nd strophe. Usually, in sportive events among national teams, the short version is the one officially used. (The original poem has three more strophes that are not part of the anthem.)

Albanian lyrics	Approximate translation
First stanza
Rreth flamurit të përbashkuar Me një dëshir' e një qëllim, Të gjith' atje duke u betuar Të lidhim besën për shpëtim.	United around the flag With one desire and one goal, All of us pledging our honor Making a covenant for salvation.
Second stanza
Prej lufte veç ai largohet Që është lindur tradhëtor, Kush është burrë nuk frikësohet, Po vdes, po vdes si një dëshmor!	From war abstains only he, Who a traitor is born, For he who is a man is never frightened, But falls, but falls a martyr to the cause!
Third stanza
Në dorë armët do t'i mbajmë, Të mbrojmë atdheun në çdo kënd, Të drejtat tona ne s'i ndajmë; Këtu armiqtë s'kanë vënd!	The weapons in our hands we shall keep Defending every corner of our fatherland, Our rights we shall not surrender; Here our enemies have no place!
Fourth stanza
Se Zoti vetë e tha me gojë Që kombe shuhen përmbi dhé, Po Shqipëria do të rrojë; Për të, për të luftojmë ne!	For Lord himself hath spoken That nations do vanish on earth, But Albania shall live on, For her, for her we fight on!