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La Brabançonne is the national anthem of Belgium.
| French lyrics |
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- O Belgique, ô mère chérie,
- À toi nos coeurs, à toi nos bras,
- À toi notre sang, ô Patrie !
- Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras !
- Tu vivras toujours grande et belle
- Et ton invincible unité
- Aura pour devise immortelle :
- Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté !
- Aura pour devise immortelle :
- Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté !
- Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté !
- Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté !
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English Translation
- Noble Belgium - for ever a dear land -
- We give you our hearts and our arms.
- By the pure blood spilt for you, our Fatherland,
- We swear with one cry - You will live!
- You will live, always great and beautiful,
- And your invincible unity
- Will have as your immortal emblem -
- For King, Justice and Liberty!
- Will have as your immortal emblem -
- For King, Justice and Liberty!
- For King, Justice and Liberty!
- For King, Justice and Liberty!
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1. What are the last 3 lines in English?
2. What is the blood spilt for Belgium described as in the third line?
