La Espero
Poem by L. L. Zamenhof and unofficial anthem of Esperanto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"La Espero" (English: "The Hope") is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the (unofficial) anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal march composed by Félicien Menu de Ménil in 1909 (although there is an earlier, less martial tune created in 1891 by Claes Adelsköld, along with a number of other lesser-known tunes). It is sometimes referred to as the hymn of the Esperanto movement.
English: The Hope | |
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anthem of Esperanto | |
Lyrics | L. L. Zamenhof |
Music | Félicien Menu de Ménil |
Adopted | 1891 |
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Some Esperantists object to the use of terms like "hymn" or "anthem" for La Espero, arguing that these terms have religious and nationalist overtones, respectively.[1]