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 North American Basque Organizations
  A federation of organizations to sustain BASQUE culture
 
 


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  Izan ziralako, gara, eta garalako izango dira  
"Because they were, we are, and because we are they will be"
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Eguberri eta
Urte Berri On!

Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year!

Feliz Navidad y
Prospero A
ño Nuevo!

Joyeux No
ël et
Bonne Ann
ée




 

 

 

Euskararen Eguna

For the 2006 celebration of Euskararen Eguna on Dec. 3, 2006, Benito Lertxundi wrote a special song.  You can see the video of this at:

Euskararen Nazioarteko Egunerako Benito Lertxundiren abestia

For this you will require the free download software RealOne player
Basque lyrics (translation from Basque)
Euskara giza ondarea da:
komunikazio eta batasunerako tresna.
Elkar ulertu eta giza helburu gorenera
heltzeko beharrezko baliabidea.
 
The Basque language is part of the human heritage: a tool for communication and unity.
A necessary resource to understand each other and achieve the highest human ideal.
 
Hizkuntzak leuntzen du animalia eta
gizon bilakatzen.
Berak bideratzen elkar laguntza giza
mailan gauzatzeko.
Zentzu horretan hedatzen da herri bakoitzaren beharretara.
 
Language perfects the animal and
turns it into a human being.
It channels mutual aid for it to be realised
in the human level.
In this sense it reaches out
to the needs of each and every people.
 
Hizkuntza ispilu leiala da,
non kondairan zehar, herri baten
baldintza sozialak isladatzen diren.
 
Language is a faithful mirror,
in which a people's social conditions
are reflected throughout history.
 
Hizkuntzak jakinarazten dio belaunaldi bakoitzari oinarrizko kultura guztia.
 
In each generation language teaches
all the basic culture.
 
Bere hizkuntzarekin hautsi duen herriak tradizioa du errausten eta arima epeltzen.
 
A people that breaks away from its language is a people that destroys its tradition and freezes its soul.
 
Hizkuntzak bere baitan, herri baten
mundua ulertzeko era gordetzen du, herritarrek hitzegiten dutenean.
 
Language has in itself the way to understand
the outlook of a people,
when its speakers speak it.
 
Euskara, gure hizkuntza, giza ondarea da.
 
Basque, our language, is part of the human heritage.
 

 

Euskararen Nazioarteko Eguna Benito Lertxundi composed a song exclusively for the International Basque Language Day, Dec.3 (Euskararen Nazioarteko Eguna.)  
 
- Download MP3 song (2.62 MB)
- Listen to the song in Real Audio format
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Watch the video in Real Video format

Thanks to Euskosare that provided a great webpage with the above information.  Go there to find other related information at: http://www.euskosare.org/ene/2006/index_html


 

 

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