(EN) An HID lamp with a canted arc tube including a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp with an outer envelope (1) having a neck portion (34) and a lamp axis (32); a frame (9) having first frame section (9a), second frame section (9b), third frame section (9c), the first frame section (9a) being pivotably connected to the second frame section (9b) in a first connection, and the second frame section (9b) being pivotably connected to the third frame section (9c) in a second connection; and an arc tube (4) having an arc tube axis (33) attached to the second frame section (9b). At least one of the first connection and the second connection is a deformable connector (130, 132) paired with a rotary joint (21, 23); and the arc tube axis (33) forms a predetermined angle with the lamp axis (32) when the frame (9) is in a final configuration.