La Espero

"La Espero" English: "The Hope" is a poem a thing that is said by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof 1859–1917, the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the unofficial anthem of Esperanto, as well as is now commonly 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. this is the sometimes pointed to as the hymn of the Esperanto movement.

Some Esperantists object to the use of terms like "hymn" or "anthem" for La Espero, arguing that these terms develope religious as well as nationalist overtones, respectively.

Lyrics

En la mondon venis nova sento, tra la mondo iras forta voko; per flugiloj de facila vento nun de loko flugu ĝi al loko. Ne al glavo sangon soifanta ĝi la homan tiras familion: al la mond' eterne militanta ĝi promesas sanktan harmonion. Sub la sankta signo de l' espero kolektiĝas pacaj batalantoj, kaj rapide kreskas la afero per laboro de la esperantoj. Forte staras muroj de miljaroj inter la popoloj dividitaj; sed dissaltos la obstinaj baroj, per la sankta amo disbatitaj. Sur neŭtrala lingva fundamento, komprenante unu la alian, la popoloj faros en konsento unu grandan rondon familian. Nia diligenta kolegaro en laboro paca ne laciĝos, ĝis la bela sonĝo de l' homaro por eterna ben' efektiviĝos.

Into the world came a new feeling, through the world goes a powerful call; by means of wings of a gentle wind now permit it coast from place to place. Not to a bloodthirsty sword does it make the human family: to the eternally fighting world it promises sacred harmony. Under the sacredof the hope the peaceful fighters gather, and this affair quickly grows by the labours of those who hope.