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==History== |
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The {{Lang|fr|Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves}} was originally a poem written by [[Oswald Durand]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qTDCCAAAQBAJ&dq=Quand+nos+A%C3%AFeux+bris%C3%A8rent+leurs+entraves&pg=PA246 |title=Poetry of Haitian Independence |editor1=Kadish, Doris Y. |editor2=Jenson, Deborah |page=247 |year=2015 |isbn=9780300195590 |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> In 1893, a visiting German warship set course to the Haitian capital of [[Port-au-Prince]] to stopover and by protocol that required that a national anthem be performed. At the time, Haiti did not have an anthem, so the composer Occide Jeanty offered to compose music to the patriotic poem and it was completed later that night. It debuted aboard the ship. It remained as an unofficial national anthem until {{Lang|fr|[[La Dessalinienne]]}} officially became the national anthem commemorating the 100th |
The {{Lang|fr|Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves}} was originally a poem written by [[Oswald Durand]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qTDCCAAAQBAJ&dq=Quand+nos+A%C3%AFeux+bris%C3%A8rent+leurs+entraves&pg=PA246 |title=Poetry of Haitian Independence |editor1=Kadish, Doris Y. |editor2=Jenson, Deborah |page=247 |year=2015 |isbn=9780300195590 |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> In 1893, a visiting German warship set course to the Haitian capital of [[Port-au-Prince]] to stopover and by protocol that required that a national anthem be performed. At the time, Haiti did not have an anthem, so the composer Occide Jeanty offered to compose music to the patriotic poem and it was completed later that night. It debuted aboard the ship. It remained as an unofficial national anthem until {{Lang|fr|[[La Dessalinienne]]}} officially became the national anthem commemorating the 100th anniversary of the [[Haitian Revolution]] on January 1, 1904. The anthem still remains in use as a presidential salute.<ref>[http://www.nationalanthems.info/ht-03.htm National anthems: Haiti (1893-1903)]</ref> |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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Revision as of 01:02, 14 July 2023
| English: When Our Fathers Broke Their Chains | |
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Former de facto national anthem of Haiti | |
| Lyrics | Oswald Durand |
| Music | Occide Jeanty |
| Adopted | 1893 |
| Relinquished | 1903 |
Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves ("When our Fathers Broke Their Chains") was the unofficial national anthem of Haiti from 1893 to 1903. The lyrics were written by Oswald Durand, a Haitian writer and poet.
History
The Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves was originally a poem written by Oswald Durand.[1] In 1893, a visiting German warship set course to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to stopover and by protocol that required that a national anthem be performed. At the time, Haiti did not have an anthem, so the composer Occide Jeanty offered to compose music to the patriotic poem and it was completed later that night. It debuted aboard the ship. It remained as an unofficial national anthem until La Dessalinienne officially became the national anthem commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution on January 1, 1904. The anthem still remains in use as a presidential salute.[2]
Lyrics
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English translation |
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Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves |
When our fathers broke their chains |
See also
References
- ^ Kadish, Doris Y.; Jenson, Deborah, eds. (2015). Poetry of Haitian Independence. p. 247. ISBN 9780300195590. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ National anthems: Haiti (1893-1903)