Belgian National Day on 21 July each year, combining the words of the anthem in all three of Belgium's official languages, similar to the bilingual version of "O Canada". The lyrics are from the 4th verse of the anthem. 2007 Yves Leterme incident On the 2007 Belgian national day (21 July), Flemish politician Yves Leterme, who would become Prime Minister two years later, was asked by a French-speaking reporter if he also knew the French lyrics of the Belgian national anthem, whereupon he began to sing La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, instead of La Brabançonne. The lyrics are not taught in Belgian schools and many people do not know them. In 2018, the Minister of Education of Wallonia and Brussels proposed to make it mandatory for students to be taught the lyrics at school. See also "De Vlaamse Leeuw" "Le Chant des Wallons" Place des Martyrs, Brussels "Vers l'avenir" Notes References External links Belgium: La Brabançonne – Audio of the national anthem of Belgium, with information and lyrics (archive link) Les Arquebusiers History, versions (text and audio) and illustrations Belgium National Anthem instrumental File MIDI (5ko) Belgium National Anthem instrumental (better) File AU (570ko) ; Helmut Lotti, in French, Dutch and German, before King Albert II Belgian anthems French-language Belgian songs Dutch-language Belgian songs Belgian patriotic songs National symbols of Belgium Belgian Revolution 1830 songs National anthems European anthems National anthem compositions in B-flat major