Former national anthem of Nicaragua | |
| Lyrics | Fernando Álvarez |
|---|---|
| Music | José del Carmen Vega |
| Adopted | 1876 |
| Relinquished | 1889 |
| Succeeded by | " Marcha Roberto Sacasa" |
| Audio sample | |
“Nicaragua” (instrumental) | |
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“Nicaragua” [1] or “La patriótica” [2] was the first national anthem of Nicaragua, premiered during a tertulia in Masaya in 1876 and adopted by the government of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro in the same year. [3]: 7 [4]: 15 It was composed by José del Carmen Vega, with lyrics written by Fernando Álvarez. [5]: 104 [3]: 8 It was used until 1889, when it was replaced by Marcha Roberto Sacasa. [4]: 17
During the early years of José Santos Zelaya’s administration, readoption of the music of this anthem was taken into consideration, [4]: 17 but ultimately a different anthem, Hermosa Soberana, has been adopted. [4]: 19
Lyrics
| Spanish original | English translation | |
|---|---|---|
| Version I [4]: 17 | Version II [2] | Version I [5]: 105–106 |
Coro: I De septiembre la luz se levanta Coro |
Coro: I De setiembre la luz se levanta Coro II La virtud solamente o el vicio Coro |
Chorus: I From September, the light rises Chorus |
References
- ^ Historia de los himnos nacionales (Video) (in Spanish). Nicaragua Educa. 2016-09-12. Event occurs at 13:21–13:58. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ a b de Baratta, María (1951). Cuzcatlán típico : ensayo sobre etnofonía de El Salvador : folklore, folkwisa y folkway. Segunda parte (in Spanish). San Salvador: Publicaciones del Ministerio de Cultura. p. 519 (125 in PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-13 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ a b Biografías de Compositores Nicaragüenses. II Tomo (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Education of Nicaragua. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ a b c d e Ibarra Mayorga, Salomón (2019-09-08) [First published 1955-05]. Monografía del himno nacional de Nicaragua (PDF). Colección Cívica y Patriótica 2019 (in Spanish). Vol. 10. Managua: Ministry of Education of Nicaragua. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ a b Gordillo, Bernard Joseph (September 2019). "Canto de marte: The Nicaraguan National Anthem under Intervention". Luis A. Delgadillo and the Cultural Occupation of Nicaragua under U.S.-American Intervention (PhD thesis). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.