LINGUAE VASCONUM PRIMITIAE - Euskaltzaindia

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XIV. CONTRAPAS
1 Basque,
go forth into the world!
Blessed be the Iand of Garazi;
For it has given Basque
the rank it deserves.
Basque,
go forth into the street!
8 Other people thought
it could not be written;
now they have seen
that they were wrong.
Basque,
come forth into the world!
14 Among tongues wert thou
held in Iow esteem;
but now thou art due
honour among them aH.
Basque,
come forth into the whole world!
20 AH the others
are at their zenith.
Now Basque shall rise
aboye all the others!
Basque!
25 AH hold Basques in esteem
though they know Basque noto
Now all wiII Iearn
what Basque is.
Basque!
30 If hitherto thou hast been
unprinted,
henceforth shalt thou speak
throughout the world.
Basque!