Editing Ons Heemecht (section)

== History ==
Luxembourgish poet [[Michel Lentz]] wrote the poem ''Ons Heemecht'' in 1859, and it was set to music by Luxembourgish composer [[Jean Antoine Zinnen]] in 1864. The song was first performed in public in [[Ettelbruck]], a town at the confluence of the [[Alzette]] and [[Sauer]] rivers (both of which are mentioned in the song), on 5 June 1864.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=Record attempt planned to celebrate Luxembourg national anthem's 150 anniversary|url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/luxembourg/record-attempt-planned-to-celebrate-luxembourg-national-anthem-s-150-anniversary-602d40b4de135b92364288d3|access-date=2022-02-02|website=[[Luxembourg Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

"Ons Heemecht" competed for a while with {{Interlanguage link|De Feierwon|lt="De Feierwon"|lb}}, a song based on another poem by Lentz, for the status of the national anthem. The last line of the chorus of "De Feierwon" became the origin of Luxembourg's national motto.<ref name=":1" />

The first and last stanzas of "Ons Heemecht" were adopted as Luxembourg's national anthem on 17 June 1993, when it was added as one of the official national emblems, alongside the [[Flag of Luxembourg|national flag]], the [[Coat of arms of Luxembourg|national coat of arms]] and the [[Grand Duke's Official Birthday]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Day: Celebrations of the Grand Duke's birthday {{!}} Cour grand-ducale|url=https://monarchie.lu/en/head-state/national-day|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg|language=en}}</ref>