BELGIUM are dreaming of securing World Cup glory this summer.
But before each match takes place, fans will get to hear La Brabanconne being belted across the arena.
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Belgium and the fans sing the national anthem before each match Credit: Getty
What are the Belgium national anthem lyrics?
Verse 1Noble Belgique, ô mère chérie,À toi nos cœurs, à toi nos bras,À toi notre sang, ô Patrie !Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras !Tu vivras toujours grande et belleEt ton invincible unitéAura pour devise immortelle :Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté!
Verse 2O dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad’ren,Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd.Aanvaard ons kracht en het bloed van onze ad’ren,Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd.Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken;Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht,Het woord getrouw, dat g’ onbevreesd moogt spreken,Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!
Verse 3O liebes Land, o Belgiens Erde,Dir unser Herz, Dir unsere Hand,Dir unser Blut, o Heimaterde,wir schwören’s Dir, o Vaterland!So blühe froh in voller Schöne,zu der die Freiheit Dich erzog,und fortan singen Deine Söhne:Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch!
What are the Belgium national anthem lyrics in English?
Verse 1Noble Belgium; O, mother dear;To you we stretch our hearts and arms,With blood to spill for you, O fatherland!We swear with one cry, you shall live!You shall live, so great and beautiful,And your invincible unityShall have for device immortal:The King, the Law, the Liberty!
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Verse 2O dear Belgium; O, holy land of the fathers,Our soul and our heart are devoted to you!Accept our strength and the blood in our veins,Be our goal, in work and struggle.Prosper, O land, in unbreakable unity;Always be yourself and serve no other,Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,For King, for Freedom and for Law!
Verse 3O, dear country; O, Belgium’s soil;To you our heart, to you our hands,To you our blood; O, native land,We swear to you; O, fatherland!So gladly bloom in beauty full,Into what freedom has taught you to be,And evermore shall sing your sons:To Law and King and Freedom, hail!
Who composed the Belgium national anthem?
Belgian composer François Van Campenhout decided he liked Jenneval’s lyrics, and composed an accompanying piece of music.
The music was based on the tune of a French song by poet Eugène de Pradel, called ‘L’Air des lanciers polonais.’
