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Thread #91087 Message #1730341
Posted By: katlaughing
30-Apr-06 - 12:03 AM
Thread Name: US Nat'l Anthem in Spanish?
Subject: LYR ADD: US Nat'l Anthem in Spanish - Nuevos Himno
I like the words they chose, slightly different from the orginal. If they want to sing it as a protest song, in the language of their choice, why not...it doesn't mean they don't know or aren't learning English. Or, that they don't know the English version. 61% of English speakers don't even know all of the words according to a recent poll. We need more protest songs to reach the people and galvanise them to action against this administration. There are a lot more important things to be concerned about than what language a person prefers to use. Here are the lyrics in both languages.
Lyrics to 'Nuestro Himno' ('Our Hymn')
Amanece, lo veis?, a la luz de la aurora? lo que tanto aclamamos la noche caer? sus estrellas sus franjas flotaban ayer en el fiero combate en señal de victoria, fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertada. Por la noche decían: "Se va defendiendo!" Oh decid! Despliega aún Voz a su hermosura estrellada, sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada? Sus estrellas, sus franjas, la libertad, somos iguales. Somos hermanos, en nuestro himno. En el fiero combate en señal de victoria, Fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertada. Mi gente sigue luchando. Ya es tiempo de romper las cadenas. Por la noche decían: "!Se va defendiendo!" Oh decid! Despliega aún su hermosura estrellada sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada?
English translation:
By the light of the dawn, do you see arising, what we proudly hailed at twilight's last fall? Its stars, its stripes yesterday streamed above fierce combat a gleaming emblem of victory and the struggle toward liberty. Throughout the night, they proclaimed: "We will defend it!" Tell me! Does its starry beauty still wave above the land of the free, the sacred flag? Its stars, its stripes, liberty, we are the same. We are brothers in our anthem. In fierce combat, a gleaming emblem of victory and the struggle toward liberty. My people fight on. The time has come to break the chains. Throughout the night they proclaimed, "We will defend it!" Tell me! Does its starry beauty still wave above the land of the free, the sacred flag?