Trei culori
| English: Three Colours | |
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Coat of arms of S.R.Romania (1965-1989)
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National anthem of  Socialist Republic of Romania
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| Lyrics | Unknown, 1977 |
| Music | Ciprian Porumbescu |
| Adopted | 1977 |
| Relinquished | 1990 |
Trei culori ("Three colours") was the national anthem of the Socialist Republic of Romania from 1977 until 1990. Since 1990, after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, it has been replaced by Deșteaptă-te, române!. Before 1977 the national anthem had been Te slăvim, Românie, introduced in 1953.
Trei culori is based on a Romanian patriotic song with the same title (music and lyrics by Ciprian Porumbescu). The original text twice underwent non-credited revisions in order to reflect the country's Communist doctrine as well as parallels between past and present glories. Unlike in the previous anthem Te slăvim, Românie, a text mentioning Romania's brotherhood with the Soviet Union and praises of the Leninist ideology were consciously not included, emphasising a more National Communist character of the state.
The title refers to the national flag of Romania, which is a blue-yellow-red tricolour. It has not undergone many or major changes in the history of the Romanian state. Only the distribution of the colors (in point of proportion and position) changed to a certain extent, being made equal after the abortive Romanian revolution of 1848. The Romanian principalities were among many European states during that time that were inspired by the French revolutionary spirit to make a tricolour or dimensionally standardized three-color banner as their national flag.
The song continued as the national anthem for a few months after the overthrow of Communism, but with Porumbescu's original patriotic lyrics.
Trei culori cunosc pe lume
Ce le țin de-un sânt odor,
Sunt culori de-un vechi renume
Suveniri de-un brav popor.
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