"Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" ( transl. "God, protect the Romanians") is a Romanian patriotic song. One of the most famous parts of the song refers to Romania as săracă țară bogată ("you poor, rich country"). [1] Famous singers of the song include Veta Biriș, Nicolae Furdui Iancu and Sava Negrean Brudașcu . [2] In August 1988, poet Adrian Păunescu composed a politically sensitive version first performed on stage in 1990, following the Romanian Revolution which overthrew the Romanian communist government. [3] A parody of the song with xenophobic lyrics against Hungarians also exists and was played in 2018 during a match between Juventus București and Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe on a stadium of the former. Both had members of Romania's Hungarian minority. [4] "Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" was also sung by ethnic Romanians during an ethnic incident between Hungarians and Romanians in Valea Uzului in 2019. [5] The lyrics of the song are the following: [6]
Doamne, nu uita de noi, |
God, do not forget us, |
The tune of the song is derived from another march sung during the Hungarian–Romanian War known as "Marseilleza românilor ardeleni" ( transl. "Marseillaise of the Transylvanian Romanians") or "La Dealul Sătmarului" ( transl. "At the hill of Sătmar"). Romanian general Alexandru Hanzu , commander of the 16th Infantry Division , was recorded singing this march in 1919 on his way from Ciucea to Budapest during the war. The melody of this march was continued by "Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" although with different lyrics. The original lyrics of this march are as follows: [2]
La Dealul Sătmarului |
At the hill of Sătmar |
"Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" ( transl. "God, protect the Romanians") is a Romanian patriotic song. One of the most famous parts of the song refers to Romania as săracă țară bogată ("you poor, rich country"). [1] Famous singers of the song include Veta Biriș, Nicolae Furdui Iancu and Sava Negrean Brudașcu . [2] In August 1988, poet Adrian Păunescu composed a politically sensitive version first performed on stage in 1990, following the Romanian Revolution which overthrew the Romanian communist government. [3] A parody of the song with xenophobic lyrics against Hungarians also exists and was played in 2018 during a match between Juventus București and Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe on a stadium of the former. Both had members of Romania's Hungarian minority. [4] "Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" was also sung by ethnic Romanians during an ethnic incident between Hungarians and Romanians in Valea Uzului in 2019. [5] The lyrics of the song are the following: [6]
Doamne, nu uita de noi, |
God, do not forget us, |
The tune of the song is derived from another march sung during the Hungarian–Romanian War known as "Marseilleza românilor ardeleni" ( transl. "Marseillaise of the Transylvanian Romanians") or "La Dealul Sătmarului" ( transl. "At the hill of Sătmar"). Romanian general Alexandru Hanzu , commander of the 16th Infantry Division , was recorded singing this march in 1919 on his way from Ciucea to Budapest during the war. The melody of this march was continued by "Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" although with different lyrics. The original lyrics of this march are as follows: [2]
La Dealul Sătmarului |
At the hill of Sătmar |