National Anthem of Colombia
National Anthem of Colombia
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| Country | Colombia |
| Anthem | National Anthem of Colombia |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| Format | MP3 |
| License | Public Domain |
Spanish & English Translation
:O unfading glory!
¡Oh gloria inmarcesible!O immortal joy!
¡Oh júbilo inmortal!In furrows of pain
¡En surcos de doloresgoodness germinates now
El bien germina yagoodness germinates now.
El bien germina ya.O unfading glory!
¡Oh gloria inmarcesible!O immortal joy!
¡Oh júbilo inmortal!In furrows of pain
¡En surcos de doloresgoodness germinates now.
El bien germina ya.
Cesó la horrible nocheThe horrible night has ceased,
La libertad sublimethe sublime liberty
Derrama las aurorasspills the auroras
De su invencible luz.of its invincible light.
La humanidad entera,All humanity,
Que entre cadenas gime,moans within its chains,
Comprende las palabrasunderstands the words
Del que murió en la cruzof He who died on the Cross.
“Independencia” grita“Independence!” cries
El mundo americano:the American world;
Se baña en sangre de héroessoaked in blood of heroes
La tierra de Colón.the land of Columbus.
Pero este gran principio:Still, one great principle,
“El rey no es soberano”“The king is not sovereign”,
Resuena, Y los que sufrenresounds, and those who suffer
Bendicen su pasión.bless their passion.
Del Orinoco el cauceThe Orinoco’s bed
Se colma de despojos,fills with the remains,
De sangre y llanto un ríoof blood and tears a river
Se mira allí correr.is there seen flowing.
En Bárbula no sabenIn Bárbula they don’t know
Las almas ni los ojosthe souls nor the eyes,
Si admiración o espantoif admiration or horror
Sentir o padecer.feel or suffer.
A orillas del CaribeOn the shores of the Caribbean,
Hambriento un pueblo luchafamished, the people fight,
Horrores prefiriendohorrors preferring
A pérfida salud.to treacherous health.
iexcl;Oh, sí! de CartagenaO, aye! for Cartagena
La abnegación es mucha,the abnegation is much,
Y escombros de la muerteand the shambles of death
desprecian su virtud.its courage despises.
De Boyacá en los camposFrom Boyacá in the fields,
El genio de la gloriathe genius of glory,
Con cada espiga un héroefor every ear a hero
invicto coronó.undefeated crowned.
Soldados sin corazaSoldiers without breastplate
Ganaron la victoria;won victory;
Su varonil alientotheir virile breath
De escudo les sirvió.as shield served.
Bolívar cruza el AndeBolivar crosses the Andes
Que riega dos océanosthat two oceans bathe,
Espadas cual centellasswords as sparks
Fulguran en Junín.shine in Junín.
Centauros indomablesUntameable centaurs
Descienden a los llanosdescend to the plains,
Y empieza a presentirseand a prescience begins to be felt,
De la epopeya el fin.of the epic the end.
La trompa victoriosaThe victorious trumpet
Que en Ayacucho truenain Ayacucho thunders,
En cada triunfo crecethat in every triumph grows
Su formidable son.its formidable sound.
En su expansivo empujeIn its expansive thrust
La libertad se estrena,Liberty is worn for the first time,
Del cielo Americanofrom the American sky
Formando un pabellón.a pavilion forming.
La Virgen sus cabellosThe virgin her hairs
Arranca en agoníapulls out in agony
Y de su amor viudaand from her beloved widowed
Los cuelga del ciprés.hangs them on a cypress.
Lamenta su esperanzaRegretting her hope
Que cubre losa fría;covered by a cold headstone,
Pero glorioso orgullobut glorious pride
circunda su alba tez.hallows her fair skin.
La Patria así se formaThus the motherland is formed,
Termópilas brotando;Thermopylaes are breaking forth;
Constelación de cíclopesconstellation of cyclops
Su noche iluminó;its night brightened.
La flor estremecidaThe trembling flower
Mortal el viento hallandofinding the wind mortal,
Debajo los laurelesunderneath the laurels
Seguridad buscósafety sought.
Mas no es completa gloriaBut it’s not complete glory
Vencer en la batalla,to defeat in battle,
Que al brazo que combatethat the arm that fights
Lo anima la verdad.is encouraged by truth.
La independencia solaIndependence alone
El gran clamor no acalla:The great clamour doesn’t silence;
Si el sol alumbra a todosif the sun illuminates everyone,
Justicia es libertad.justice is liberty.
Del hombre los derechosFrom men the rights
Nariño predicando,Nariño’s preaching,
El alma de la luchathe soul of struggle
Profético enseñó.prophetically taught.
Ricaurte en San MateoRicaurte in San Mateo,
En átomos volandoin atoms flying,
“Deber antes que vida”,“Duty before life,”
Con llamas escribió.with flames he wrote.
Romanization
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