Ch 9 · Lesson 24

Song: La Espero

Play it, read along word by word, then answer the questions. Every word is at your level - the song page teaches the few that are new.

Play the song and read along - tap any word you don't know. Then answer the questions underneath and the lesson completes itself.

La Espero

The Hope

Lyrics

Strofo 1

,

;

oj

.

;

.

Strofo 2

as ,

.

;

os ,

aj.

Strofo 3

,

,

.

os,

os.

New words in this song

Comprehension drill

4 questions on what you just read. Get one wrong and the story will show you where it says otherwise.

Words by L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), published 1890; the standard melody by Félicien Menu de Ménil (1860-1930), published 1909 and canonical by the 1920s - it was on the first Esperanto music records, released in August 1926 by the Esperanto Institute in Welwyn Garden City (spoken-word records came earlier). Both creators dead well over 70 years. Source text. Translation ours.

Open the full song page for the background to the song.

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