| English: 'The Dessaline' | |
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 Sheet music | |
National anthem of Haiti | |
| Also known as | Desalinyèn (Haitian Creole) |
| Lyrics | Justin Lhérisson, 1903 |
| Music | Nicolas Geffrard, 1903 |
| Adopted | January 1, 1904 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in B-flat major | |
"La Dessalinienne" (pronounced [la dɛs.salinjɛn]; lit. ''The Dessaline'') is the national anthem of Haiti. This march was written by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard.[1][2]
- ^ "Haitian Patriotic Songs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Malena Kuss. Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: Volume 2 Performing the Caribbean Experience - An Encyclopedic History. The Universe of Music Inc. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-292-70951-5.