"God, Protect the Romanians" is a Romanian patriotic song. One of the most famous parts of the song refers to Romania as "you poor, rich country". Famous singers of the song include Veta Biriș, Nicolae Furdui Iancu and Sava Negrean Brudașcu. In August 1988, poet Adrian Păunescu composed a politically sensitive version first performed on stage in 1990, following the Romanian Revolution which overthrew the Romanian communist government. A parody of the song with xenophobic lyrics against Hungarians also exists and was played in 2018 during a match between Juventus București and Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe on a stadium of the former. Both had members of Romania's Hungarian minority. "Doamne, ocrotește-i pe români" was also sung by ethnic Romanians during an ethnic incident between Hungarians and Romanians in Valea Uzului in 2019. The lyrics of the song are the following:
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