National Anthem of Peru
National Anthem of Peru
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| Country | Peru |
| Anthem | National Anthem of Peru |
| Duration | 3:09 |
| Format | MP3 |
| License | Public Domain |
Spanish & English Translation
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre,We are free! May we always be so, may we always be so!
y antes niegue sus lucesand let the sun rather deny its light
sus luces, sus luces el solits lights, its lights…the sun!
que faltemos al voto solemneBefore allow us to break the solemn vow
que la patria al eterno elevó.which the motherland elevated to the Eternal
que faltemos al voto solemneBefore allow us to break the solemn vow
que la patria al eterno elevó.which the motherland elevated to the Eternal
que faltemos al voto solemneBefore allow us to break the solemn vow
que la patria al eterno elevó.which the motherland elevated to the Eternal.
For a long time the oppressed Peruvian
Largo tiempo el peruano oprimidodragged the ominous chain;
la ominosa cadena arrastró;sentenced to a cruel servitude
condenado a una cruel servidumbrefor a long time, for a long time
largo tiempo, largo tiempofor a long time in silence he moaned.
largo tiempo en silencio gimió.But as soon as the sacred cry
Más apenas el grito sagrado“Liberty!” was heard on its coasts,
¡Libertad! en sus costas se oyó,he shook off the indolence of slavery,
la indolencia de esclavo sacude,the humiliated, the humiliated
la humillada , la humilladathe humiliated neck he raised
la humillada cerviz levantóthe humiliated neck he raised
cerviz levantó.the neck he raised!.
Y al estruendo de broncas cadenasNow the roar of rough chains
que escuchamos tres siglos de horror,that we had heard for three centuries of horror
de los libres al grito sagradofrom the free, at the sacred cry
que oyó atónito el mundo, cesó.that the world heard astonished, ceased.
Por doquier San Martín inflamado,Everywhere the inflamed San Martín
libertad, libertad, pronunció,“Liberty”, “Liberty” pronounced;
y meciendo su base los andesand the Andes, rocking their base,
la anunciaron, también, a una voz.announced it as well, in unison.
Con su influjo los pueblos despiertanWith its influx the peoples woke up,
y cual rayo corrió la opinión;and like lighting ran the opinion;
desde el istmo a las tierras del fuegofrom the Isthmus to Tierra del Fuego,
desde el fuego a la helada región.and from Tierra del Fuego to the icy region.
Todos juran romper el enlaceEveryone vowed to break the link
que natura a ambos mundos negó,that Nature denied to both worlds,
y quebrar ese cetro que España,and break the sceptre that Spain
reclinaba orgulloso en los dos.had reclined, proud, on both.
Lima, cumple ese voto solemne,Lima fulfilled this solemn vow,
y, severa, su enojo mostró,and, severe, her anger showed
al tirano impotente lanzandoby throwing out the powerless tyrant,
que intentaba alargar su opresión.who had been trying to extend his oppression.
A su esfuerzo saltaron los grillosOn her endeavor the shackles cracked,
y los surcos que en sí reparó,and the furrows that she had repaired in herself
le atizaron el odio y venganzastirred up her hatred and vengeance,
que heredara de su Inca y Señor.inherited from her Inca and Lord.
Compatriotas no más, verla esclavaCountrymen, may we see her a slave no more.
si humillada tres siglos gimió,If for three centuries she moaned, humiliated,
para siempre jurémosla libreforever may we vow that she be free,
manteniendo su propio esplendor.maintaining her own splendor.
Nuestros brazos, hasta hoy desarmadosOur arms, until today unarmed,
estén siempre cebando el cañón,be they always readying the cannon,
que algún día las playas de Iberia,that some day the beaches of Iberia
sentirán de su estruendo el terror.will feel the horror of its roar.
Excitemos los celos de EspañaMay we arouse the jealousy of Spain
pues presiente con mengua y furorsince it has a premonition, with want and furor,
que en concurso de grandes nacionesthat in a contest of great nations
nuestra patria entrará en parangón.our country will enter in comparison.
En la lista que de éstas se formeOn the list formed by these
llenaremos primero el reglónwe shall fill the line first,
que el tirano ambicioso Iberino,ahead of the ambitious Iberian tyrant,
que la América toda asoló.who devastated all of America.
En su cima los andes sostenganOn its summit may the Andes sustain
la bandera o pendón bicolorthe two-color flag or standard,
que a los siglos anuncie el esfuerzomay it announce to the centuries the effort
que ser libres, por siempre nos dio.that being free gave us forever.
A su sombra vivamos tranquilos,Under its shadow may we live calmly
y al nacer por sus cumbres el sol,and, at the sun’s birth over its summits,
renovemos el gran juramentomay we renew the great oath
que rendimos al Dios de Jacob.we rendered to the God of Jacob.
Romanization
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