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 Initiative 2025 
An anthem for the European Day of Languages!

Help to create (and perform) a multilingual anthem for the 25th anniversary of the European Day of Languages!

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Initiative 2025: An anthem for the European Day of Languages!

Help to create (and perform) a multilingual anthem for the 25th anniversary of the European Day of Languages!

With the help of artificial intelligence we have generated the text of a song in English entitled ‘Voices of Europe’ (see below).

We now invite schools, organisations, associations and, of course, other language enthusiasts to make it a truly multilingual work — either by translating/adapting the text into a language they speak, or even to go a step further and develop their own version of an anthem.

For the initiative we invite videos of the resulting anthem being performed as well as the song text in the language used for the performance — a truly multilingual version of the song will be developed from the submissions!

Who knows, maybe we will end up with a chart-topping hit on our hands!

Submission form coming soon

Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2025

Listen to the EDL song (in English) here


Title: "Voices of Europe"

Verse 1: In every heart, a voice is found,
A melody that knows no bound.
From mountains high to oceans wide,
Our words unite, our hearts collide.

Through languages, we learn, we grow,
A world of wonders we come to know.
Together we sing, together we strive,
A symphony of tongues alive.

Chorus: Voices of Europe, strong and free,
A tapestry of unity.
Through every word, a bridge we build,
With love and peace, our dreams fulfilled.

Verse 2: Each language holds a story deep,
Of laughter shared and tears we weep.
From past to future, hand in hand,
We celebrate this vibrant land.

Let’s cherish all, from old to new,
The tones, the rhythms, every hue.
A rainbow’s glow, a starry light,
A world of voices shining bright.

Chorus: Voices of Europe, strong and free,
A tapestry of unity.
Through every word, a bridge we build,
With love and peace, our dreams fulfilled.

Bridge: No borders can divide our song,
In every voice, we all belong.
Let’s celebrate diversity,
Our shared and rich identity.

Chorus: Voices of Europe, strong and free,
A tapestry of unity.
Through every word, a bridge we build,
With love and peace, our dreams fulfilled.

Outro: So raise your voice, let’s sing as one,
Our journey’s just begun.
In harmony, we’ll always stay,
On this European Language Day.

The lyrics as well as the music was created using artificial intelligence.

Music files

Original song (mp3)

Instrumental version (mp3)

Vocal version (mp3)

Music sheets

Music sheet in English (pdf)

Music sheet empty (pdf)

Music sheet editable (pdf)

Requirements

Create a video where you or your group/class/school sing the EDL song. 

We will create a music video of the song where we will try to include as many of your submitted videos as possible.

Be creative: you can dance, perform, film close-ups, sing alone or in a group,... the more creative you are, the more likely your video will be included.

We will most likely use a short part of your video, e.g. two lines of the song that rhyme.

The song can be sung in English or you can first translate it into your language. To ensure a truly multilingual song, we will give preference to translated versions . For this, you can also send us parts of the song that you recorded.

Video requirements 
  • Videos need to be filmed in landscape mode, in at least full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • Make sure the audio quality is good. We need to make sure the whole song is at the same volume level, so having your voice(s) in good quality is essential. Ideally (but not necessary) you send us a voice only version that we can merge with the instrumental version of the song. That way we can adjust the volume of the singing voice(s).
  • Please make sure all participants agree to being in the video. Check your country's policy on this.