Venezuela National Anthem
Gloria al Bravo Pueblo
Glory to the Brave People
1810
1881
Vicente Salias
Juan Jose Landaeta
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Key Facts
- 1. Venezuela was the first Spanish American colony to formally declare independence, on July 5, 1811, and its anthem reflects this pioneering revolutionary spirit
- 2. The lyricist Vicente Salias was executed by Spanish royalist forces in Puerto Cabello in 1814; accounts of the composer Juan Jose Landaeta's death differ, with some historians saying he died in the Caracas earthquake of 1812 and others that royalists executed him in Cumaná in 1814
- 3. The anthem's authorship has been debated; some historians attribute the music to Lino Gallardo rather than Landaeta, and the words to Andrés Bello rather than Salias
Venezuela National Anthem Lyrics
[Coro]
¡Gloria al bravo pueblo
Que el yugo lanzó,
La Ley respetando,
La virtud y honor!
¡Abajo cadenas! (bis)
Gritaba el señor; (bis)
Y el pobre en su choza
Libertad pidió.
A este santo nombre
Tembló de pavor
El vil egoísmo que otra vez triunfó.
[Coro]
Gritemos con brío: (bis)
¡Muera la opresión! (bis)
Compatriotas fieles,
La fuerza es la unión;
Y desde el empíreo,
El Supremo Autor
Un sublime aliento
Al pueblo infundió.
[Coro]
Unida con lazos (bis)
Que el cielo formó, (bis)
La América toda
Existe en nación;
Y si el despotismo
Levanta la voz,
Seguid el ejemplo
Que Caracas dio.
[Coro]
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten by Vicente Salias with music attributed to Juan Jose Landaeta, the anthem dates from 1810, making it one of the oldest in Latin America. It was officially adopted in 1881. The anthem commemorates the events of April 19, 1810, when Caracas began its movement toward independence from Spain. Venezuela was the first South American colony to declare independence.
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