Listen to The Star Spangled Banner in Espanol

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5369145

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?

I should add... it sounds good.

Edited April 28, 2006 by Agent Smith

[Carola 0]

Ohhh Beautiful song, heart touching!

[sukie175 1]

I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

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I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

[Rocio 0]

i speak spanish

lovely song

[Carola 0]

I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

I was going to say so!

[mercuryroad 0]

I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

everything sounds better en espanol

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I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

everything sounds better en espanol

merc, I saw your name down below and was expecting you to give the singer a porno name

[sukie175 1]

I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

My thoughts exactly

[Carola 0]

I'm still listening it's really good song...

[almaty 19]

heart wenching

[Traviesa 0]

wow wave of emotions...I thought it was beautiful.

especially the part where he said...somos iguales (we are the same)

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After saying he did not consider the anthem sung in Spanish to have the same value as the anthem sung in English, Mr. Bush said: "I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English. And they ought to learn to sing the anthem in English."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/us/28cnd-anthem.html

[almaty 19]

After saying he did not consider the anthem sung in Spanish to have the same value as the anthem sung in English, Mr. Bush said: "I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English. And they ought to learn to sing the anthem in English."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/us/28cnd-anthem.html

he needs to sing along ...

[mercuryroad 0]

I heard it on the radio and President Bush comments:

'If you want to live in this country you ought to speak English'

Basically he doesn't like it at all

Who cares. It's a good song and I don't understand a single word:P

everything sounds better en espanol

merc, I saw your name down below and was expecting you to give the singer a porno name

oh....I was tempted for sure.

I'm trying to be more mature now.