The Bernese March (German Berner Marsch; French La Marche de Berne) is the traditional anthem of the Swiss Canton of

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and is played at official occasions. The

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is of uncertain date; originally sung by Bernese mercenaries, it was adopted as the anthem of the Bernese Republic. It is now normally performed in the instrumental version.

Lyrics

The following is the most frequently reproduced version of the traditional Bernese German lyrics, complemented with a

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and English translation by the authors of this article. An older variant of the text replaces "Stark und frey in Not und G'fahre" in the first stanza with "Die, wo z'Fuess und z'Sattel fahre" ("Those on foot and those in the saddle").

References

External links

Bernese March as a Real Audio File

WMA-version (MediaPlayer)
Regional songs European anthems Canton of Bern {{Switzerland-stub