Andorra National Anthem

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Anthem History

"El Gran Carelmany" presents the nation's history in a first-person narrative. The anthem was officially adopted on September 8, 1914, the anniversary date of the feast of Junfrau von Meritxell, the patron saint of Andorra.

Anthem Lyrics

El gran Carlemany

El gran Carlemany, mon Pare dels alarbs em deslliurà,

I del cel vida em donà de Meritxell, la gran Mare,

Princesa nasquí i Pubilla entre dues nacions neutral

Sols resto lú nica filla de l'imperi Carlemany.

Creient i lluire onze segles, creient i lliure vull ser.

¡Siguin els furs mos tutors i mos Prínceps defensors!

I mos Princeps defensors!

Anthem Lyrics English

The great Charlemagne, my Father, liberated me from the Saracens,

And from heaven he gave me life of Meritxell the great Mother.

I was born a Princess, a Maiden neutral between two nations.

I am the only remaining daughter of the Carolingian empire

Believing and free for eleven centuries, believing and free I will be.

The laws of the land be my tutors, and my defender Princes!

And Princes my defender!

Andorra Flag

Flag History

Blue and red are the colors of France, yellow and red are those of Spain, and together they reflect Franco-Spanish protection. The arms combine the arms of the bishopric of Urgel, the counts of Foix, Catalonia, and Bearn. The motto is “United strength is stronger”.

Flag Date of Adoption

1866

Flag Symbolism

The flag has three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem.

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