Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem).

If you're interested, NPR did a story about the Spanish version of the Star-Spangled Banner, named Nuestro Himno. They have the audio of the full version, if you're willing to use Spyware Supreme! RealPlayer to listen. Actually, it's very beautiful how it turned out...except I could have done without the screaming into the mike near the end which came from Wyclef Jean, I think (the man can sing, so why scream?). It's probably just me...the screaming really broke up the melody to me.

Here are the translated lyrics:

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 senal de victoria,

fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertada.

Por la noche decian:

"Se va defendiendo!"

Oh decid! Despliega aun

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 senal de victoria,

Fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertada.

Mi gente sigue luchando.

Ya es tiempo de romper las cadenas.

Por la noche decian: "!Se va defendiendo!"

Oh decid! Despliega aun su hermosura estrellada,

sobre tierra de libres,

la bandera sagrada?

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?

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