Himno Nacional Mexicano

Himno Nacional Mexicano
country	Mexico
Usage period	1943 - today
text	Francisco González Bocanegra
melody	Jaime Nunó
Sheet of music	Sheet of music 1 , sheet of music 2
Audio files	[1]

The Himno Nacional Mexicano has been the officially confirmed Mexican national anthem since 1943 . The first line of the text is often used as the title: Mexicanos, al grito de guerra ("Mexicans, on the call to war"). The hymn has been in official use since 1854 .

The text has five stanzas of four lines each and a four-line refrain. On official occasions only the first two stanzas are usually sung.

Emergence

The text calling for the defense of the country and reporting on the Mexican victories was written by the poet Francisco González Bocanegra in 1853 while he was locked in a room by his fiancée. The music was created in 1854 by the composer Jaime Nunó to the text of Bocanegra.

The final national anthem is the result of a competition on November 12, 1853 with more than 15 participants, which was announced by the President General Mariano Arista . The song was officially introduced as the new national anthem on September 16, 1854 at the celebrations of Mexican independence.

text

Original text	German translation
Coro: Mexicanos, al grito de guerra the acero aprestad and the bridon. |: Y retiemble en sus centros la tierra, al sonoro rugir del cañón. : |	Refrain: Mexicans, on the call to war the iron and bridle ready |: May the earth tremble within by the thundering sound of the cannon (s). : |
Estrofa I: Ciña ¡oh Patria! tus sienes de oliva de la paz el arcángel divino, que en el cielo tu eterno destino por el dedo de Dios se escribió. Mas si osare un extraño enemigo profanar con su planta tu suelo, piensa ¡oh Patria querida! que el cielo |: un soldado en cada hijo te dio. : |	Verse I: It wreaths, O fatherland, your forehead with the olive branches of peace from the Divine Archangel. Your eternal destiny was in heaven written by the finger of God. And dares a foreign enemy to desecrate your ground with his foot, beloved fatherland, remember that heaven is yours |: has given a soldier in every son. : |

grades

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  Sheet music, page 1

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  Sheet music, page 2

See also

• List of national anthems
• Cielito lindo (a kind of unofficial "second" Mexican national anthem)

Web links

• Himno Nacional Mexicano with all stanzas Website of the Mexican government (Spanish)