La Espero
Poem by L. L. Zamenhof and unofficial anthem of Esperanto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poem by L. L. Zamenhof and unofficial anthem of Esperanto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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 | |
|---|---|
L. L. Zamenhof, the author of La Espero. | |
anthem of  Esperanto | |
| Lyrics | L. L. Zamenhof |
| Music | Félicien Menu de Ménil |
| Adopted | 1891 |
| Audio sample | |
Instrumental recording | |
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]
| La Espero | The Hope |
|---|---|
En la mondon venis nova sento, |
Into the world came a new feeling, |
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