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Ahead of tonight’s Champions’ league final, one of those things I find interesting is the anthem. Many of us are thrilled by this anthem but we don’t know the wordings.

Background:
In 1992, UEFA commissioned Tony Britten to arrange an anthem for the UEFA Champions League which commenced in August 1992. He themed the song after one of George Handel’s compositions. Born in 1685 and died in 1759, George Handel is still the world’s most prominent composer of all time. Handel's compositions include 42 operas, 29 oratorios, more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets, numerous arias, chamber music, a large number of ecumenical pieces, odes and serenatas, and 16 organ concerti. His most famous work, the oratorio Messiah with its "Hallelujah" chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music and has become the centrepiece of the Christmas season.

The song is in UEFA's three official languages: English, French, and German. This is why many people, especially my brothers here in Nigeria, don’t understand the song.
Below is the lyrics of the anthem:

Ce sont les meilleures equipes
Es sind die allerbesten Mannschaften
The main event
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes equipes
The champions!

Une grande reunion
Eine große sportliche Veranstaltung
The main event

Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions

Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes equipes
The champions!

The meaning in English language:

These are the best teams
The very best teams
The main event
The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions!

A large meeting
A great sports event
The main event

They are the best (x2)
These are the champions

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

Written by: NifemiOlu (Admin Olukoni Blog https://nifemiolu..com.ng )

References:
http://genius.com/Uefa-champions-league-uefa-champions-league-anthem-annotated
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League_Anthem

Ala madrid!!!!!na royal we need...

Na mouth I dey shop de sing along.

lifezone247:
Na mouth I dey shop de sing along.

Lol.
You're not alone. Lalasticlala, honeric01 and Seun don't know it too.