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April 28, 2006
Disgracing The National Anthem
I heard that Spanish version of our National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" on the radio this morning while driving to work.
UPDATE:
The Conservative Voice looks at the changes made to the "spanish version" of our National Anthem.
U.S. English, Inc. Chairman Condemns new 'Spanish National Anthem'
Verse 1
Oh say can you see, a la luz de la aurora/Lo que tanto aclamamos la noche al 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!"
Coro: Oh, decid! Despliega aun su hermosura estrellada,/Sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada?
Chant:
It's time to make a difference the kids, men and the women/Let's stand for our beliefs, let's stand for our vision/What about the children los ninos como P-Star
These kids have no parents, cause all of these mean laws.
See this can't happen, not only about the Latins.
Asians, blacks and whites and all they do is adding
more and more, let's not start a war
with all these hard workers,
they can't help where they were born.
Verse 2
Sus estrellas, sus franjas, la libertad, somos iguales
Somos hermanos, es nuestro himno.
En el fiero combate en senal de victoria,/Fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertada,/Por la noche decian: "Se va defendiendo!"
Coro: Oh, decid! Despliega aun su hermosura estrellada,/Sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada?
Posted by Aaron at April 28, 2006 12:17 PM
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Does anyone have the lyrics in spanish or english? I have been looking for them but cannot find them..
It's my understanding they've changed the lyrics (and thier meaning) significantly.
Posted by MJohnson ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.pardonmyenglish.com//nav-commenters.gif)
at April 28, 2006 12:48 PM
Disgusting.
Posted by Richard Frankel at April 28, 2006 02:02 PM
Its just like the bible - it was written in english for a reason! Any other language is a disgrace!
Posted by daftright at April 29, 2006 08:15 AM
MJ, Michelle Malkin has the lyrics and audio.
Posted by Lisa at April 29, 2006 10:28 AM
Thank you PME for continuing to render satire obsolete.
The US Gov't commissioned a Spanish version of the Star Spangled Banner in 1917
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1911431&page=1
The sheet music can be found here:
http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100000007/pageturner.html?page=1§ion=
and looky here, the United States Government's State Department website has multiple spanish translations on the State Department website:
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/us_society_values/national_symbols/anthem_spanish.html
You guys are priceless.
Hey, where's your review of the Colbert monologue at the White House Press Corps Dinner ??
Posted by TRF at May 2, 2006 03:55 PM
Oops, The link for the State Dept website got cut off, here you go:
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/us_society_values/national_symbols/anthem_spanish.html
Read it and weep, or go back to burning Neil Young CD's, you have zero credibility.
Posted by TRF at May 2, 2006 03:57 PM
I don't know why, but the web address keeps getting cut off.
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/us_society_values/national_symbols/anthem_spanish.html
Posted by TRF at May 2, 2006 04:09 PM
Jesus, this is annoying, go to
http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/topics/us_society_values/national_symbols.html
And click on "Himno Nacional"
Posted by TRF at May 2, 2006 04:13 PM
"The US Gov't commissioned a Spanish version of the Star Spangled Banner in 1917 "
So?
You're awful quick to declare we've rendered satire obsolete.
So what?
Now you're insinuating that everything the US government has done is automatically correct?!??
You know the US Government put "under God" into the pledge of allegiance in the 1950's, so it MUST not violate the seperation clause after all....
Posted by MJohnson at May 4, 2006 03:27 PM
At any rate, I don't care if they sing the national anthem in spanish.
I care if they change the meaning of the song, however, to fit thier political goals. English or Spanish, either way that is wrong.
Posted by MJohnson at May 4, 2006 03:28 PM
Come to think of it, were you satirizing Russ with that post TRF?
Posted by MJohnson at May 4, 2006 03:29 PM
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