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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.

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

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



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