Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia

Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia ("Anthem of the Basque Homeland") is the national anthem of the Basque Country. It should not be confused with Eusko Gudariak ("Basque Soldiers"), the anthem of the Eusko Gudarostea[?] (the Basque National Army during the Spanish Civil War) or with the Gernikako Arbola[?] ("The tree of Guernica"), a popular Basque song.

It was a traditional Basque music. The founder of Basque nationalism[?] Sabino Arana[?] wrote the lyrics. It was used by his party PNV[?] and in the 1930s adopted by the first Basque government.

Its re-proclamation by the Basque Parliament on 14 April 1983 was opposed by several parties that deemed it still to be bound to the PNV rather than to the rest of the Basques.

Biscayne Basque

English translation

Gora ta Gora Euskadi

aintza ta aintza

bere goiko Jaun Onari.

Areitz bat Bizkaian da

Zar sendo sindo

bera ta bere lagia lakua

Areitz gainean dogu

gurutza deuna

beti geure goi buru

Abestu gora Euskadi

aintza ta aintza

bere goiko Jaun Onari

Up and up Basque Country

glory and glory

to its Good Lord from above.

There is an oak tree in Biscay

old strong sindo

bera ta bere lagia lakua

On the tree we find

the holy cross

always our top goal (?)

Sing "Up Basque Country"

glory and glory

to its Good Lord from above

External Link

Institutional symbols of the Basque Country: Anthem and Flag (http://www.euskadi.net/autogobierno/simbolos_i.htm), at the Basque Government site.