 On the occasion of the first train from Luxembourg to Thionville on 4 October 1859, the national poet Michel Lentz wrote the words and music for "De Feierwon", a patriotic song with the famous line "Mir welle bleiwe wat mir sin" (We want to remain as we are).In the middle of the 19th century, music and singing societies became increasingly popular.A series of local composers wrote vocal music and light pieces to be performed by the brass bands and choirs which were also emerging everywhere.