National Anthem Comparison
Argentina vs Brazil
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Same mood
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Same continent
Comparison Analysis
Argentina and Brazil, both South America nations, take distinct approaches to their national anthems. Argentina's "Argentine National Anthem" was written in 1812, while Brazil's "Brazilian National Anthem" dates to 1822.
Both anthems share themes of freedom, independence and flag. Argentina additionally explores battle / war, while Brazil also touches on nature and love of homeland.
Both anthems carry a majestic tone, creating a similar emotional register despite their geographic distance.
Argentina changed its national anthem in 1900, reflecting a shift in the nation's identity or political landscape.
Shared themes
Argentina
🕊 Freedom 🗽 Independence ⚔ Battle / War 🚩 Flag
Brazil
🌿 Nature 🗽 Independence ❤ Love of homeland 🕊 Freedom 🚩 Flag
Shared themes:
🕊 Freedom 🗽 Independence 🚩 Flag
Metadata
| Argentina | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1812 | 1822 |
| Adopted | 1813 | 1922 |
| Lyricist | Vicente López y Planes | Joaquim Osório Duque-Estrada |
| Composer | Blas Parera | Francisco Manuel da Silva |
| Language | es | pt |
| Region | South America | South America |
Lyrics Side by Side
Argentina
Himno Nacional Argentino
Original
Oíd, Mortales, el grito sagrado:
¡Libertad! ¡Libertad! ¡Libertad!
¡Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenas:
ved en trono a la noble Igualdad!
Ya su trono dignísimo abrieron
las Provincias Unidas del Sud
y los libres del mundo responden:
¡Al gran Pueblo Argentino salud!
[Coro]
Sean eternos los laureles
que supimos conseguir:
coronados de gloria vivamos
o juremos con gloria morir.
Translation
Hear, mortals!, the sacred cry:
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
Hear the sound of broken chains;
See noble equality enthroned.
Now their most worthy throne have opened
the United Provinces of the South!
And the free peoples of the world reply:
To the great Argentine people, hail!
[Chorus]
May the laurels be eternal
that we knew how to win:
crowned in glory let us live,
or let us swear to die with glory.
Brazil
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
Original
Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo heróico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da liberdade, em raios fúlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da pátria nesse instante.
Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, ó liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a própria morte!
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vívido
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso céu, risonho e límpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.
Gigante pela própria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.
Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!
Do que a terra, mais garrida,
Teus risonhos, lindos campos têm mais flores;
"Nossos bosques têm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores."
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, de amor eterno seja símbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro dessa flâmula
– "Paz no futuro e glória no passado."
Mas, se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a própria morte.
Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
Translation
The placid banks of the Ipiranga heard
The resounding cry of a heroic people,
And the sun of liberty, in shining beams,
Shone in the homeland's sky at that instant.
If the pledge of this equality
We succeeded in conquering with strong arm,
In your bosom, O Liberty,
Our breast defies death itself!
O beloved,
Idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
Of love and hope descends to earth,
If in your beautiful sky, smiling and limpid,
The image of the Southern Cross blazes.
Giant by your own nature,
You are beautiful, strong, a fearless colossus,
And your future mirrors this greatness.
Adored land,
Among a thousand others,
You are the one, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
Of the children of this soil you are gentle mother,
Beloved homeland, Brazil!
Lying eternally in a splendid cradle,
To the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky,
You shine, O Brazil, flower of the Americas,
Illuminated by the sun of the New World!
Your smiling, lovely fields have more flowers
Than the most brightly adorned land;
"Our forests have more life,"
"Our life" in your bosom "more loves."
O beloved,
Idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, may the symbol of eternal love be
The starry banner that you display,
And let the green and gold of this pennant say:
"Peace in the future and glory in the past."
But if you raise the strong club of justice,
You will see that a son of yours does not flee the fight,
Nor does one who adores you fear death itself.
Adored land,
Among a thousand others,
You are the one, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
Of the children of this soil you are gentle mother,
Beloved homeland, Brazil!
Interesting facts
Argentina
- 1. In 1990, rock musician Charly García released his own rock version of the anthem on the album 'Filosofía barata y zapatos de goma'. A complaint denounced it as disrespectful, and the album's release was delayed until the courts authorised the version.
- 2. The anthem opens with a long, elaborate instrumental introduction that mixes fanfare-like and songlike motifs; musicologist Carol A. Hess likens it to the kind of introduction heard in an opera.
- 3. May 11, the date of the anthem's adoption, is celebrated annually in Argentina as 'Día del Himno Nacional Argentino' (National Anthem Day).
Brazil
- 1. The lyrics borrow lines from Gonçalves Dias's Romantic poem 'Canção do exílio' (Song of Exile), including 'Nossos bosques têm mais vida' (Our groves have more life)
- 2. The melody's first lyrics, written in 1831 by the poet and judge Ovídio Saraiva de Carvalho to celebrate Pedro I's abdication, attacked the Portuguese and even proposed renaming Rio de Janeiro 'Rio de Abril', after 7 April, the day of the abdication
- 3. When the Republic was proclaimed in 1889, the new government held a contest for a new anthem, but Deodoro da Fonseca, head of the provisional government, kept the old melody, reportedly saying 'I prefer the old one'; it then had no official lyrics until 1922
- 4. The lyrics mention the Southern Cross ('a imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece'), the constellation that also appears among the stars on the national flag
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