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3 unusual facts about Le drapeau belge


Le drapeau belge

”Le drapeau belge” ("The Belgian Flag") is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917.

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The poem reflects on the wartime meaning of the colours of the Belgian flag.

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The original words were in French, and an English translation was provided by Lord Curzon of Kedleston.



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