Pe-al nostru steag

Pe-al nostru steag e scris: Unire!
Unire-n cuget si'n simtiri
Si sub mareata lui umbrire,
Vom înfrunta orice loviri.

Acela-n lupta grea se teme,
Ce însusi e ratacitor,
Iar noi uniti în orice vreme,
Vom fi, vom fi, învingatori.

Am înarmat a noastra mâna
Ca sa pazim un scump pamânt.
Dreptatea e a lui stapâna,
Iar Domnu-i adevarul sfânt.

Si-n cartea vesniciei scrie,
Ca tari si neamuri vor pieri,
Iar scumpa noastra Românie,
Etern, etern va înflori.


Historical background:

The melody of this Romanian patriotic song is the same that was later adopted as the national anthem of Albania. It was composed in 1880 by Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883), the text written by Andrei Barseanu (1858-1922). The first line means "On our flag is written: Unity!".

In 1912 (or perhaps a bit earlier, but the first publication was in 1912) the Albanian poet Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (also known as "Asdreni") wrote his poem "Betimi mi flamur" ("Pledge to the Flag") on Porumbescu's music, which later the year became the national anthem of Albania.

Sources:
http://www.moldova.net/showthread.php?t=1900&page=2
http://ingeb.org/songs/pealnost.html