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"Hora Unirii" [1] [2] ('Hora of the Union') is a poem by Vasile Alecsandri, published in 1856. The music of the song was composed by Alexandru Flechtenmacher [ ro ] . The song is sung and danced especially on 24 January, the anniversary of the day in which the Romanian United Principalities were formally united in 1859. [ 3 ]
Hora Unirii" ('Hora of the Union'), written by poet Vasile Alecsandri, which was sung a great deal on the occasion of the Union of the Principalities (1859) and on other occasions. "Hora Unirii" is sung on the Romanian folk tune of a slow but energetic round dance joined by the whole attendance ( hora ).
[1] On 28 January 2016, Romanian journalist George Roca published an article stating that the anthem of the Dutch city of Maastricht had been copied from "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire". Mestreechs Volksleed , adopted in 2002, had a great similarity to the Romanian song, so Roca compared both songs and the Albanian anthem.
Vasile Alecsandri (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile aleksanˈdri]; 21 July 1821 – 22 August 1890) was a Romanian patriot, [1] [2] [3] poet, dramatist, politician and diplomat. [4] He was one of the key figures during the 1848 revolutions in Moldavia and Wallachia.
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The Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities (Romanian: Ziua Unirii Principatelor Române) or, unofficially, the Little Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Micii Uniri), [1] is a public holiday of Romania celebrated every 24 January to commemorate the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), also known as the "Little Union", on 24 January 1859 under prince ...
[1] [2] Before 1977, the country's national anthem was „E scris pe tricolor Unire”, [3] whose melody is the same as that of the Albanian national anthem. The song "Three Colors" is based on a Romanian patriotic song written and composed by Ciprian Porumbescu. The original lyrics twice underwent non-credited revisions in order to reflect the ...
Cîntarea României (literally "Song [of praise] to Romania") was an annual national cultural festival in the Socialist Republic of Romania since 1976 intended to promote ideologically-approved artistic manifestations, featuring both professional and amateur artists from across the country. [1]