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La Brabançonne is the national anthem of Belgium.

The Anthem

French lyrics
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 !
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 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!

Questions

1. What are the last 3 lines in English?

2. What is the blood spilt for Belgium described as in the third line?

National anthems

L'Aube Nouvelle (Benin) · La Brabançonne (Belgium) · Le Cantique suisse (Switzerland) · La Marseillaise (France) · O Canada (Canada)

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