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''Vers l'avenir'' (, "Towards the future"), less commonly known by its
''Vers l'avenir'' (, "Towards the future"), less commonly known by its Dutch
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title ''Naar wijd en zijd'', is a Belgian
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nationalist song which was also the national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
of the Congo Free State. Upon the annexation of the Congo Free State as a colony of Belgium, this anthem was replaced with ''La Brabançonne
"" (; nl, "De Brabançonne"; german: "Das Lied von Brabant") is the national anthem of Belgium. The originally French title refers to Brabant; the name is usually maintained untranslated in Belgium's other two official languages, Dutch and Ger ...
'', the national anthem of Belgium. ''Vers l'avenirs lyrics were written by Gentil Theodoor Antheunis (1840–1907). It was also adopted as the anthem of the Rexist Party
The Rexist Party (french: Parti Rexiste), or simply Rex, was a far-right Catholic, nationalist, authoritarian and corporatist political party active in Belgium from 1935 until 1945. The party was founded by a journalist, Léon Degrelle,
, a Fascist political movement founded in 1930 by Léon Degrelle
Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the 1930s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex). During the German occupatio ...
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Lyrics
:''Le siècle marche et pose ses jalons,'' :''Nous marquant une étape nouvelle.'' :''Nous le suivons et nous nous rappelons'' :''Nos aïeux et leur gloire immortelle.'' :''Si ton sol est petit, dans un monde nouveau'' :''L'avenir qui t'appelle a planté ton drapeau.'' Refrain: :''Marche joyeux, peuple énergique,'' :''Vers des destins dignes de toi.'' :''Dieu protège la libre Belgique'' :''Et son Roi !'' :''Ta longue paix autant que longs combats'' :''Au travail exerçait ta vaillance,'' :''Et tes progrès disaient à chaque pas'' :''Ton génie et ta fière endurance.'' :''Si ta force déborde et franchit ses niveaux,'' :''Verse-la, comme un fleuve, en de mondes nouveaux !'' Refrain: :''Marche hardi, peuple énergique,'' :''Vers des destins dignes de toi.'' :''Dieu saura protéger la Belgique'' :''Et son Roi !'' :''Ô terre sainte, ô terre des aïeux,'' :''Leurs sueurs et leur sang t'ont pétrie,'' :''Et loin ou près sauront leurs fils pieux'' :''Honorer, élargir la Patrie.'' :''Si des frères s'en vont, il en est par milliers'' :''Qui, fidèles gardiens, défendront tes foyers.'' Refrain: :''Va sans faiblir, peuple énergique,'' :''Vers des destins dignes de toi.'' :''Dieu saura protéger la Belgique'' :''Et son Roi !''References
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