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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A" title="نشيد غواتيمالا الوطني – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نشيد غواتيمالا الوطني" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B" title="Гімн Гватэмалы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гімн Гватэмалы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Химн на Гватемала – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Химн на Гватемала" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%8D%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Εθνικός ύμνος της Γουατεμάλας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Εθνικός ύμνος της Γουατεμάλας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymne_national_du_Guatemala" title="Hymne national du Guatemala – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hymne national du Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B3%BC%ED%85%8C%EB%A7%90%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80" title="과테말라의 국가 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="과테말라의 국가" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagu_Kebangsaan_Guatemala" title="Lagu Kebangsaan Guatemala – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lagu Kebangsaan Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inno_nazionale_del_Guatemala" title="Inno nazionale del Guatemala – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Inno nazionale del Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%92%D7%95%D7%90%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%94" title="המנון גואטמלה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המנון גואטמלה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_Feliz" title="Guatemala Feliz – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Guatemala Feliz" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gvatemalos_himnas" title="Gvatemalos himnas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gvatemalos himnas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_himnusza" title="Guatemala himnusza – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Guatemala himnusza" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%89" title="نشيد جواتيمالا الوطنى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نشيد جواتيمالا الوطنى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagu_Kebangsaan_Guatemala" title="Lagu Kebangsaan Guatemala – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lagu Kebangsaan Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_Feliz" title="Guatemala Feliz – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Guatemala Feliz" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A2%E3%83%86%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E6%AD%8C" title="グアテマラの国歌 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="グアテマラの国歌" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_Gwatemali" title="Hymn Gwatemali – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hymn Gwatemali" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_Feliz" title="Guatemala Feliz – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Guatemala Feliz" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B" title="Гимн Гватемалы – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гимн Гватемалы" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_Guatemala" title="National anthem of Guatemala – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="National anthem of Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_Feliz" title="Guatemala Feliz – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Guatemala Feliz" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2" title="เพลงชาติกัวเตมาลา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เพลงชาติกัวเตมาลา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Гімн Гватемали – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Гімн Гватемали" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_de_Guatemala" title="Himno Nacional de Guatemala – Yoruba" 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href="/wiki/File:Himnonacional1897.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Himnonacional1897.jpg/250px-Himnonacional1897.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Himnonacional1897.jpg/330px-Himnonacional1897.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Himnonacional1897.jpg/500px-Himnonacional1897.jpg 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="483" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-weight:bold;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />National anthem of <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lyrics</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Palma" title="José Joaquín Palma">José Joaquín Palma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Bonilla_Ruano" class="mw-redirect" title="José María Bonilla Ruano">José María Bonilla Ruano</a>, 1896 (modified in July 1934 by the latter)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rafael Álvarez Ovalle (page does not exist)">Rafael Álvarez Ovalle</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle" class="extiw" title="es:Rafael Álvarez Ovalle">es</a>]</span>, 1896</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">19 February 1897<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1897-2-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #E6E8FA">Audio sample</th></tr><tr class="haudio"><td 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.hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:National_anthem_of_Guatemala,_by_the_U.S._Navy_Band.oga" title="File:National anthem of Guatemala, by the U.S. Navy Band.oga">file</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">help</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Anthem of Guatemala</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Himno Nacional de Guatemala</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an initiative of the government of General <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Reina_Barrios" title="José María Reina Barrios">José María Reina Barrios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its music was composed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rafael Álvarez Ovalle (page does not exist)">Rafael Álvarez Ovalle</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle" class="extiw" title="es:Rafael Álvarez Ovalle">es</a>]</span> and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet and diplomat <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Palma" title="José Joaquín Palma">José Joaquín Palma</a>, in the context of the cultural and industrial event <a href="/wiki/Exposici%C3%B3n_Centroamericana" title="Exposición Centroamericana">Exposición Centroamericana</a> of 1897. </p><p>The anthem was particularly warmongering and reflected the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_War_of_Independence" title="Cuban War of Independence">Cuban War of Independence</a> more than the <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_Central_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of Central America">independence of Central America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to this, by a 1934 order of President <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Ubico" title="Jorge Ubico">Jorge Ubico</a> some changes to the lyrics were made by pedagogue <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Bonilla_Ruano" class="mw-redirect" title="José María Bonilla Ruano">José María Bonilla Ruano</a>. </p><p>The lyrics and score were printed for the first time in the culture magazine <i><a href="/wiki/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_Guatemalteca" title="La Ilustración Guatemalteca">La Ilustración Guatemalteca</a></i>, where the original author of the lyrics appeared as "Anonymous".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was not until 1910, shortly before his death, that Palma confessed being the author. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1879, the El Porvenir Literary Society unsuccessfully attempted to create a national anthem for <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1887, the president of Guatemala, General <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Lisandro_Barillas_Berci%C3%A1n" class="mw-redirect" title="Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián">Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián</a>, called for a competition to choose music that would complement the lyrics of the "<a href="/w/index.php?title=People%27s_Anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="People's Anthem of Guatemala (page does not exist)">National Anthem</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Popular_de_Guatemala" class="extiw" title="es:Himno Popular de Guatemala">es</a>]</span>" written by poet Ramón P. Molina. Distinguished composers took part in this competition, and the triumph was awarded to music presented by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rafael Álvarez Ovalle (page does not exist)">Rafael Álvarez Ovalle</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle" class="extiw" title="es:Rafael Álvarez Ovalle">es</a>]</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Primera_Parte_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primera_Parte-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Competition_organized_by_Reina_Barrios">Competition organized by Reina Barrios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Competition organized by Reina Barrios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Exposici%C3%B3n_Centroamericana" title="Exposición Centroamericana">Exposición Centroamericana</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TeatroColon1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/TeatroColon1.jpg/200px-TeatroColon1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/TeatroColon1.jpg/300px-TeatroColon1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/TeatroColon1.jpg/400px-TeatroColon1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="546" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Theatre_(Guatemala)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colón Theatre (Guatemala)">Colón Theatre</a> after its remodelling in 1892. The National Anthem of Guatemala was premiered here on 14 March 1897.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1896, the government of General <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Reina_Barrios" title="José María Reina Barrios">José María Reina Barrios</a> called for a new competition, "considering that Guatemala lacks a National Anthem, since the one known to this day by that name not only suffers from notable defects, but also has not been officially declared as such; and that it is convenient to provide the country with an anthem that, through its lyrics and music, responds to the lofty purposes for which all educated people lend this kind of composition."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this new competition, Rafael Álvarez Ovalle's work was chosen again, this time musicalising a poem written under the pseudonym "Anonymous". </p><p>The victory granted again to the teacher Álvarez Ovalle cost him the most bitter moments of his existence, as there was discontent among those who did not win, who even sent their complaint to the president. Reina Barrios, in the presence of the members of his cabinet, other figures and teachers of musical art, listened again to all the compositions that competed in the competition, and Álvarez Ovalle's was unanimously selected again.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With respect to the lyrics, the qualifying jury determined the following:<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"Guatemala, 27 October 1896. Mr. Minister of Public Instruction. Present. </p><p>In compliance with the honorable commission with which you favored us, taking charge of the qualification of the 'national anthems' presented to this secretariat, by virtue of the competition opened by the agreement of the 24th of last July, we have examined the twelve compositions that with such objective you were kind enough to send us on the 15th of the current. Encouraged by best wishes, and with a view to making the appointment required by the aforementioned agreement, we have met several times, and after a long and careful examination, we have the honor to inform you that, in our opinion, the anthem that begins with the words <i>Guatemala feliz</i> and carries at the bottom the lyrics of 'Anonymous' in parentheses is the one that best responds to the conditions of the call and deserves, therefore, the prize offered. Thus we have the honor of issuing the report that the secretariat of your worthy position requested of us, writing to us with all consideration and appreciation, the minister, very attentive and reliable servants. </p><p> José Leonard, J. J. Palma, F. Castañeda."</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Text of the report submitted by the qualifying jury of the literary competition, made up of F. Castañeda, J. Joaquín Palma and José Leonard.</cite></div></blockquote> <p>As can be seen, Cuban poet <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Palma" title="José Joaquín Palma">José Joaquín Palma</a> was a member of the qualifying jury.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Palma's lyrics were officially adopted on 28 October 1896, while Álvarez Ovalle's music was officially adopted on 19 February 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The premiere of the National Anthem took place in the literary lyrical act held at the <a href="/wiki/Col%C3%B3n_Theatre_(Guatemala)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colón Theatre (Guatemala)">Colón Theatre</a> on the night of Sunday, 14 March 1897, as one of the main points of the programme of celebrations of the <a href="/wiki/Exposici%C3%B3n_Centroamericana" title="Exposición Centroamericana">Exposición Centroamericana</a>, with Álvarez Ovalle being decorated with a medal of gold and diploma of honor.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Palma_confesses_to_being_the_author">Palma confesses to being the author</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Palma confesses to being the author"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The author of the lyrics of the National Anthem of Guatemala remained a deep mystery until 1910, when it was discovered that its author was Cuban poet José Joaquín Palma, since he revealed on his deathbed that he was the author of the lyrics of the anthem.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government of <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Estrada_Cabrera" title="Manuel Estrada Cabrera">Manuel Estrada Cabrera</a> awarded both him and Rafael Álvarez Ovalle with gold laurel wreaths at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fiestas_Minervalias&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fiestas Minervalias (page does not exist)">Fiestas Minervalias</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiestas_Minervalias" class="extiw" title="es:Fiestas Minervalias">es</a>]</span> that year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics">Lyrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lyrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_lyrics_(1897–1934)"><span id="Original_lyrics_.281897.E2.80.931934.29"></span>Original lyrics (1897–1934)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Original lyrics (1897–1934)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Himnoguate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Himnoguate.jpg/200px-Himnoguate.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Himnoguate.jpg/300px-Himnoguate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Himnoguate.jpg/400px-Himnoguate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="586" data-file-height="897" /></a><figcaption>Facsimile of the original lyrics by J.J. 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See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg/250px-JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg/330px-JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/JoseJoaquinPalma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="381" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption>Cuban poet and hero <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Palma" title="José Joaquín Palma">José Joaquín Palma</a>, author of the original lyrics of the anthem</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alvaarezovalle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Alvaarezovalle.jpg/200px-Alvaarezovalle.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Alvaarezovalle.jpg/300px-Alvaarezovalle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Alvaarezovalle.jpg/400px-Alvaarezovalle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="493" data-file-height="483" /></a><figcaption>Guatemalan composer <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rafael Álvarez Ovalle (page does not exist)">Rafael Álvarez Ovalle</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_%C3%81lvarez_Ovalle" class="extiw" title="es:Rafael Álvarez Ovalle">es</a>]</span>, composer of the music of the anthem. Photo from <a href="/wiki/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_Guatemalteca" title="La Ilustración Guatemalteca">La Ilustración Guatemalteca</a>, 1897.</figcaption></figure> <p>The original lyrics of the Guatemalan anthem written by José Joaquín Palma were warlike, since Palma was inspired more by the political situation his native Cuba was going through than that Guatemala experienced during its independence: while Central America separated from <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish Empire</a> peacefully, Cuba was <a href="/wiki/Cuban_War_of_Independence" title="Cuban War of Independence">waging a fierce war</a> against Spain at the time Palma wrote the anthem. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Spanish original<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> ¡Guatemala feliz…! ya tus aras<br /> No sangrienta feroz el verdugo,<br /> No hay cobardes que laman el yugo<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Ni tiranos que escupan tu faz.<br /> <br /> Si mañana tu suelo sagrado<br /> Lo profana invasión extranjera<br /> Tinta en sangre tu hermosa bandera<br /> De mortaja al audaz servirá.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro I:</b></span><br /> Tinta en sangre tu hermosa bandera<br /> De mortaja al audaz servirá,<br /> Que tu pueblo con ánima fiera<br /> Antes muerto que esclavo será.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> De tus viejas y duras cadenas<br /> Tu fundiste con mano iracunda<br /> El arado que el suelo fecunda,<br /> Y la espada que salva el honor.<br /> <br /> Nuestros padres lucharon un día<br /> Encendidos en patrio ardimiento,<br /> Te arrancaron del potro sangriento<br /> Y te alzaron un trono de amor.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro II:</b></span><br /> Te arrancaron del potro sangriento<br /> Y te alzaron un trono de amor.<br /> Que de patria al enérgico acento<br /> Muere el crimen y se hunde el error.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <br /> <b>III</b><br /> Es tu enseña pedazo de cielo<br /> Entre nubes de nítida albura<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Y ¡ay de aquel que con mano perjura<br /> Sus colores se atreva a manchar!<br /> <br /> Que tus hijos valientes y altivos<br /> Ven con gozo en la ruda pelea<br /> El torrente de sangre que humea<br /> Del acero al vibrante chocar.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro III:</b></span><br /> El torrente de sangre que humea<br /> Del acero al vibrante chocar,<br /> Que es tan sólo el honor su presea<br /> Y el altar de la patria, su altar.<br /> <br /> <b>IV</b><br /> Recostada en el ande soberbio<br /> De dos mares al ruido sonoro<br /> Bajo el ala de grana y de oro<br /> Te adormeces del bello quetzal.<br /> <br /> Ave indiana que vive en tu escudo,<br /> Paladión que protege tu suelo<br /> ¡Ojalá que remonte su vuelo<br /> Más que el cóndor y el águila real!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro IV:</b></span><br /> ¡Ojalá que remonte su vuelo<br /> Más que el cóndor y el águila real,<br /> Y en sus alas levante hasta el cielo,<br /> Guatemala, tu nombre inmortal!</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> Merry Guatemala…! Your altars<br /> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">The fierce executioner</a> no longer bloodies,<br /> There are no cowards who lick the yoke<br /> Nor tyrants who spit on your face.<br /> <br /> If tomorrow your sacred ground<br /> Is profaned by foreign invasion<br /> Stained in blood, your beautiful flag<br /> Will serve as a shroud for the bold.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus I:</b></span><br /> Stained in blood, your beautiful flag<br /> Will serve as a shroud for the bold,<br /> May your people with fierce spirit<br /> Be rather dead than a slave.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> From your old and hard chains<br /> You smelted with an angry hand<br /> The plough that fertilizes the soil,<br /> And the sword that saves honor.<br /> <br /> Our fathers fought one day<br /> Burning with national ardor,<br /> They tore you from the bloody rack<br /> And lifted you a throne of love.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus II:</b></span><br /> They tore you from the bloody rack<br /> And lifted you a throne of love.<br /> May from fatherland to the energetic focus<br /> Crime die and error sink.<br /> <br /> <b>III</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Guatemala" title="Flag of Guatemala">Your ensign</a> is a piece of heaven<br /> Between clouds of clear whiteness<br /> And woe to he who perjures with hand<br /> Dares to stain its colors!<br /> <br /> May your brave and proud children<br /> See with joy in the rough fight<br /> The torrent of blood that emanates<br /> From the steel to the vibrant clash.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus III:</b></span><br /> The torrent of blood that emanates<br /> From the steel to the vibrant clash,<br /> Which is only the honor of their medal<br /> And the altar of the fatherland, their altar.<br /> <br /> <b>IV</b><br /> Lying on the superb Andes<br /> From two seas to the sonorous noise<br /> Under the wing of scarlet and gold<br /> You fall asleep to the beautiful <a href="/wiki/Resplendent_quetzal" title="Resplendent quetzal">quetzal</a>.<br /> <br /> Indian bird that lives on <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Guatemala" title="Coat of arms of Guatemala">your coat of arms</a>,<br /> Palladium that protects your soil<br /> May it take its flight<br /> More than the condor and the golden eagle!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus IV:</b></span><br /> May it take its flight<br /> More than the condor and the golden eagle,<br /> And on its wings lift up to the sky,<br /> Guatemala, your immortal name! </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_lyrics_(1934–present)"><span id="Current_lyrics_.281934.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Current lyrics (1934–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current lyrics (1934–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Himno_Guatemala.pdf" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Himno_Guatemala.pdf/page1-220px-Himno_Guatemala.pdf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Himno_Guatemala.pdf/page1-330px-Himno_Guatemala.pdf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Himno_Guatemala.pdf/page1-440px-Himno_Guatemala.pdf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="1650" /></a><figcaption>Modern musical score</figcaption></figure> <p>For not reflecting Guatemalan reality, Palma's lyrics were modified by Guatemalan poet and pedagogue <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Bonilla_Ruano" class="mw-redirect" title="José María Bonilla Ruano">José María Bonilla Ruano</a> in 1934,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to the Government Decree of 26 July 1934 by the government of General <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Ubico_Casta%C3%B1eda" class="mw-redirect" title="Jorge Ubico Castañeda">Jorge Ubico Castañeda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are the lyrics sung today. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Spanish original<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> ¡Guatemala feliz…! que tus aras<br /> no profane jamás el verdugo;<br /> ni haya esclavos que laman el yugo<br /> ni tiranos que escupan tu faz.<br /> <br /> Si mañana tu suelo sagrado<br /> lo amenaza invasión extranjera,<br /> libre al viento tu hermosa bandera<br /> a vencer o a morir llamará.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro I:</b></span><br /> Libre al viento tu hermosa bandera<br /> a vencer o a morir llamará;<br /> que tu pueblo con ánima fiera<br /> antes muerto que esclavo será.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> De tus viejas y duras cadenas<br /> tú forjaste con mano iracunda,<br /> el arado que el suelo fecunda<br /> y la espada que salva el honor.<br /> <br /> Nuestros padres lucharon un día<br /> encendidos en patrio ardimiento,<br /> y lograron sin choque sangriento<br /> colocarte en un trono de amor.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro II:</b></span><br /> Y lograron sin choque sangriento<br /> colocarte en un trono de amor,<br /> que de patria en enérgico acento<br /> dieron vida al ideal redentor.<br /> <br /> <b>III</b><br /> Es tu enseña pedazo de cielo<br /> en que prende una nube su albura,<br /> y ¡ay! de aquel que con ciega locura<br /> sus colores pretenda manchar.<br /> <br /> Pues tus hijos valientes y altivos,<br /> que veneran la paz cual presea,<br /> nunca esquivan la ruda pelea<br /> si defienden su tierra y su hogar.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro III:</b></span><br /> Nunca esquivan la ruda pelea<br /> si defienden su tierra y su hogar,<br /> que es tan sólo el honor su alma idea<br /> y el altar de la patria su altar.<br /> <br /> <b>IV</b><br /> Recostada en el ande soberbio,<br /> de dos mares al ruido sonoro,<br /> bajo el ala de grana y de oro<br /> te adormeces del bello Quetzal.<br /> <br /> Ave indiana que vive en tu escudo,<br /> paladión que protege tu suelo;<br /> ¡ojalá que remonte su vuelo,<br /> más que el cóndor y el águila real!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Coro IV:</b></span><br /> ¡Ojalá que remonte su vuelo,<br /> más que el cóndor y el águila real!<br /> y en sus alas levante hasta el cielo,<br /> Guatemala, tu nombre inmortal.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> Merry Guatemala…! That your altars<br /> Never be profaned by the tormentor,<br /> Nor there be slaves who lick the yoke<br /> Nor tyrants who spit on your face.<br /> <br /> If tomorrow your sacred ground<br /> Is threatened by foreign invasion<br /> Free to the wind, <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Guatemala" title="Flag of Guatemala">your beautiful flag</a><br /> To victory or death it will call.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus I:</b></span><br /> Free to the wind, your beautiful flag<br /> To victory or death it will call;<br /> That your people with fierce spirit<br /> Rather dead than slave become.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> From your old and hard chains<br /> You forged with an angry hand<br /> The plough that fertilizes the soil,<br /> And the sword that saves honor.<br /> <br /> Our fathers fought one day<br /> Burning with patriotic fervor,<br /> And <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Central_America" title="Act of Independence of Central America">managed without a bloody clash</a><br /> To place you on a throne of love.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus II:</b></span><br /> And managed without a bloody clash<br /> To place you on a throne of love,<br /> Which from fatherland in energetic focus<br /> Gave life to the redemptive ideal.<br /> <br /> <b>III</b><br /> A piece of heaven your ensign is<br /> In which a cloud enlightens its alabaster<br /> And… woe to him who with blind madness<br /> Its colors intends to stain!<br /> <br /> Because your brave and proud children,<br /> Who venerate peace as a prized gift,<br /> Never dodge the rough fight<br /> If they defend their land and their home.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus III:</b></span><br /> Never dodge the rough fight<br /> If they defend their land and their home,<br /> That honor is their guiding cry<br /> And the altar of the fatherland their altar.<br /> <br /> <b>IV</b><br /> Leaning on the proud alp<br /> From two seas to the sonorous noise<br /> Under the wing of scarlet and gold<br /> You are dazzled by the beautiful <a href="/wiki/Resplendent_quetzal" title="Resplendent quetzal">quetzal</a>.<br /> <br /> Indian bird that lives in <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Guatemala" title="Coat of arms of Guatemala">your shield</a>,<br /> <a href="/wiki/Palladium_(classical_antiquity)" title="Palladium (classical antiquity)">Palladium</a> that protects your land<br /> May it take its flight<br /> Higher than the <a href="/wiki/Condor" title="Condor">condor</a> and the golden eagle!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Chorus IV:</b></span><br /> May it take its flight<br /> <a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_by_flight_heights" title="List of birds by flight heights">Higher</a> than the condor and the golden eagle,<br /> And on its wings lift up to the sky,<br /> Guatemala, your immortal name! </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Certifications">Certifications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Anthem of Guatemala has been considered by Carlos Labin, a member of the Americanist Society of Paris and the Musicology Society of France, as the "most original" of all the anthems of the American continent.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The anthem is often erroneously titled <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Guatemala Feliz!</i></span>, from its opening lyrics, but it has no official name and is only referred to in the country as <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Himno Nacional</i></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">President Manuel Lisandro Barillas had previously selected a different anthem a decade earlier but it was considered defective by President Reyna and replaced.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">José Joaquín Palma had actively participated in the Cuban independence effort.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The stanza corresponds more to the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_War_of_Independence" title="Cuban War of Independence">Cuban War of Independence</a> than the situation by which Guatemala became independent from Spain. Palma lived in Guatemala after being exiled from Cuba for his participation in the independence movement,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking advantage of the fact that the government of <a href="/wiki/Justo_Rufino_Barrios" title="Justo Rufino Barrios">Justo Rufino Barrios</a> had recognised the independent government in exile in Cuba. Along with Palma, several distinguished Cubans settled in Guatemala, among them <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%AD" title="José Martí">José Martí</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Apparently, this stanza is based on the death of Cuban hero <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%AD" title="José Martí">José Martí</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This stanza is direct in its criticism of the Spanish administration in America.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This stanza was modified to imply that the national flag was white, blue and white.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Another reference to the situation in Cuba in 1897</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_anthem_of_Guatemala&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBran_Azmitia1972" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Bran Azmitia, Rigoberto (1972). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=KuERHQAACAAJ"><i>Historia del Himno nacional de Guatemala</i></a> (in Spanish). Guatemala: Comité Nacional Procentenario "Rafael Alvarez Ovalle,".</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historia+del+Himno+nacional+de+Guatemala&rft.place=Guatemala&rft.pub=Comit%C3%A9+Nacional+Procentenario+%22Rafael+Alvarez+Ovalle%2C%22&rft.date=1972&rft.aulast=Bran+Azmitia&rft.aufirst=Rigoberto&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DKuERHQAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+anthem+of+Guatemala" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBonilla_Ruano1935" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Bonilla Ruano, Jose Maria (1935). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7417218W/Anotaciones_cr%C3%ADticodid%C3%A1cticas_sobre_el_poema_del_himno_nacional_de_Guatemala"><i>Anotaciones críticodidácticas sobre el poema del himno nacional de Guatemala</i></a> (in Spanish). 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