La Espero
Poem by L. L. Zamenhof and unofficial anthem of Esperanto
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::summary Poem by L. L. Zamenhof and unofficial anthem of Esperanto ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | La Espero |
| english_title | The Hope |
| image | 1908-kl-t-zamenhof.jpg |
| caption | L. L. Zamenhof, the author of La Espero. |
| country | [[Image:Flag of Esperanto.svg |
| composer | Félicien Menu de Ménil |
| author | L. L. Zamenhof |
| adopted | 1891 |
| sound | LaEspero.ogg |
| sound_title | Instrumental recording |
| :: |
|title = La Espero |english_title = The Hope |image = 1908-kl-t-zamenhof.jpg |image_size = |caption = L. L. Zamenhof, the author of La Espero. |prefix = |country = [[Image:Flag of Esperanto.svg|border|23px]] Esperanto |composer = Félicien Menu de Ménil |author = L. L. Zamenhof |adopted = 1891 |until = |sound = LaEspero.ogg |sound_title = Instrumental recording ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/La_espero_-_himno_esperantista_EO_PL.jpg" caption="''La Espero''"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Menu_de_Ménil.jpg" caption="[[Félicien Menu de Ménil"] ::
"La Espero" (, ) is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof, 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.
Lyrics
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| La Espero | The Hope |
|---|---|
| En la mondon venis nova sento, | Into the world came a new feeling, |
| :: |
References
References
- Helps, Rachel. (October 2024). "A Hope Fulfilled: A Brief History of the Mormon Esperanto Society". Journal of Mormon History.
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