Romania
"Trei Culori" (Three Colours)

Words by: unknown
Music by: Ciprian Porumbescu
In use: 1977-1990

"Trei culori", the anthem during the rule of Nicolai Ceausescu's communist government, is based on a Romanian patriotic song with the same title, the same music, but the text was revised to conform with Communist standards. The title refers to the national flag of Romania, which is a tricolour: red, yellow and blue. The composer also wrote the melody for the Albanian anthem.

After the fall of Ceaucescu in late December, 1989, "Trei Culori" remained the official anthem for several months until replaced by the decomcratic government. "Trei culori" was still played for those months in post-Communist Romania, without the Communist verses, and possibly with the original text.

See also: Romania (1881-1947), Romania (1948-1953), Romania (1953-1977), Romania (1990-).