LUXEMBOURGISH LYRICS
Wou d’Uelzecht durech d’Wisen zeit,
Duerch d’Fielsen d’Sauer brecht.
Wou d’Rief laanscht d’Musel dofteg bleit,
Den Himmel Wain ons mecht.
Dat as onst Land, fir dat mir geif,
Heinidden alles won.
Ons Heemechtsland, dat mir sou deif
An onsen Hierzer dron..
O Du do uewen, deem seng Hand
Duurch d’Welt d’Natioune leet.
Behitt Du d’Letzebuerger Land
Vru friemem Joch a Leed !
Du hues ons all als Kanner schon
de fraie Geescht jo gin.
Looss viru blenken d’Fraiheetssonn
dei mir sou laang gesin.
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ENGLISH LYRICS
Where the Alzette slowly flows,
The Sura plays wild pranks,
Where fragrant vineyards amply grow
On the Mosella’s banks ;
There lies the land for which we would
Dare everything down here,
Our own, our native land which ranks
Deeply in our hearts.
O Thou above whose powerful hand
Makes States or lays them low,
Protect this Luxembourger land
From foreign yoke and woe.
Your spirit of liberty bestow
On us now as of yore.
Let Freedom’s sun in glory glow
For now and evermore.
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg) is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of under half a million people in an area of about 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi).
Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a Grand Duke. It is the world's only sovereign Grand Duchy. Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, Benelux, and the Western European Union, reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. Luxembourg City, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.
Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Although French and Luxembourgish are the predominant language in the daily life and streets, Luxembourg remains a trilingual country; French, German, and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although it is a secular state, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic.
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