First published at 02:04 UTC on June 14th, 2022.
Do I have a wierd one for you here!
This is the "Himno a Antonio Orelie I, Rei de Araucania i Patagonia" ("Anthem to Anthony Orelie I, King of Araucania and Patagonia"), widely regarded as the anthem of the Kingdom of Araucanía …
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Do I have a wierd one for you here!
This is the "Himno a Antonio Orelie I, Rei de Araucania i Patagonia" ("Anthem to Anthony Orelie I, King of Araucania and Patagonia"), widely regarded as the anthem of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia (Royaume d'Araucanie et de Patagonie; "Nouvelle-France") established and ruled by French Solicitor and Adventurer Orélie-Antoine de Tounens from 1860-1862 (though Wilhelm Frick didn't write this song until 1864).
Wilhelm Frick composed this anthem in 1864 as part of a satirical opera on Orélie, despite being a satirical anthem, it appears that the House of Orélie in Exile (Orélie's descendants in France who continue to claim the Kingdom as their birthright) have more or less adopted this hymn as their anthem, and, by extension, the future anthem of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia, should they manage to reclaim it.
The song is unique for being the only anthem composed entirely in the Mapuche language (although with a basis on German grammar and pronunciation).
Naturally, I can't speak Mapuche, so I have no idea as to how accurate the translation is.
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