De Feierwon
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De Feierwon is a song by Michel Lentz, originally titled D'Letzeburger ('The luxembourger'). It was first performed on the 4th October 1859, to celebrate the first train to depart from Luxembourg railway station.
The performance took place in Place Guillaume II, Luxembourg City on the steps in front of the town hall, where the lyrics were distributed to the crowd on slips of paper. The song quickly gained fame and popularity throughout Luxembourg, and the last sentence of the chorus ("Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn") became the unofficial motto of the country. This sentence roughly translates to "We want to remain what we are", but these lyrics were sometimes changed informally to "Mir wëlle jo keng Preise ginn" ("We don't want to become Prussian") during times of tension with neighbouring Germany.
During the 1960s and 1970s, 'Télé Luxembourg' (now RTL9) would broadcast the last few bars of the song's main melody every day, to mark the start and end of their programming.
Lyrics[edit]
| De Feierwon deen ass bereet, E päift duerch d'Loft a fort e geet,
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Related pages[edit]
- History of rail transport in Luxembourg
- Ons Heemecht
- Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn
- Luxembourg
- Place Guillaume II
External links[edit]
- De Feierwon on youtube.com
References[edit]
“Mir wölle bleiwe wat mir sinn”
Categories:Luxembourgish Songs, Michel Lentz
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