"" ('Hymn to the Flag') is the national anthem of Albania, adopted in 1912. Its music is the Romanian patriotic song "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire", composed by Ciprian Porumbescu.
History
On 21 April 1912, "" was first published as a poem in (), an Albanian newspaper in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was later printed in a volume of poems by Drenova titled (Dreams and Tears) which was published in Bucharest. According to Lasgush Poradeci's memoirs, the anthem, created by the adaptation of the text to the music, was not originally intended to be a national anthem, but it was so well liked by the people that it was proclaimed as the national anthem in 1912, and it was with its music that the Albanian flag was raised during the Albanian Declaration of Independence in the city of Vlorë. and is sometimes written , or similar.
Të lidhim besën për shpëtim.
Në dorë armët do t'i mbajmë,
Të mbrojmë atdheun në çdo kënd,
Të drejtat tona ne s'i ndajmë;
Këtu armiqtë s'kanë vend!
Për nder' edhe lavdimn e tu.