Dio vi salvi Regina (
Italian
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for "God save you Queen") is a
Corsica
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folk song
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. It is considered the ''de facto'' "
national anthem
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" of Corsica. It is customarily sung it at the end of concerts of Corsican folk music.
It was written as a
religious song in Italy by
Francis de Geronimo (later canonized) about 1675, transforming the
Salve Regina into a folk-language hymn. It was adopted ''de facto'' as the national anthem of Corsica when it proclaimed independence from the
Republic of Genoa
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at Orezza, on 30 January 1735. Traditionally, a shepherd, Salvadore Costa, is credited
with converting the hymn not only to a Corsican anthem, but to a rallying symbol for Corsican independence. It was first performed at the Chapel of St. Mark (San Marco) on 25 April 1720.
The anthem requests the intercessory protection of the Virgin Mary, heartily concurred in by the independence leaders. There were a few changes, such as in the second stanza from "disperati" (desperate) to "tribolati" (troubled). The commonly used version's last stanza was an original addition, written in the
Corsican language
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, which makes reference to victory against enemies of Corsica, as to highlight the adopted lyrics' intended use.
Lyrics
Italian text
Corsican text
See also
* ''
Evviva Maria''
References
External links
* http://www.polyhymnion.org/lieder/images/diuvisalvi.mid Midi file of "Diu vi salvi Regina"
* http://www.polyhymnion.org/lieder/images/diuvisalvi.pdf Score-PDF file of "Diu vi salvi Regina"
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