"" ("Hail to thee, Nicaragua") is the national anthem of Nicaragua. It was approved October 20, 1939, and officially adopted August 25, 1971. The lyrics were written by Salomón Ibarra Mayorga, and it was composed by Ernesto o Anselmo Castinove, with arrangement by Luis A. Delgadillo. Vocally, its key signature is an E major.

History

The music dates back to the 18th century, when it was used as a liturgical anthem by a Spanish monk, Fr. Ernesto o Anselmo Castinove, when the country was a province of Spain. During the initial years of independence, it was used to salute the justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Nicaragua, then a member of the Central American Federation.

The anthem was eventually replaced by three other anthems during periods of political upheaval or revolution, but it was restored on April 23, 1918 at the fall of the last liberal revolution. A contest was opened to the public, for new lyrics for the national anthem. The lyrics could only mention peace and work, as the country had just ended a civil war. As a result, the Nicaraguan state anthem is one of the only state anthems in Latin America that speaks of peace instead of war.

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|<poem>Hail to thee, Nicaragua! On thy land

roareth the voice of the cannon no more,

𝄆 nor doeth the blood of brothers now stain

thy glorious bicolor banner. 𝄇

Let peace shine beautifully in thy sky,

and nothing dimmeth thine immortal glory,

for labor is thy well-earned laurel

and honor is thy triumphal emblem,

is thy triumphal emblem!</poem>

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References

Notes

  • Nicaragua: Salve a ti, Nicaragua - Audio of the national anthem of Nicaragua, with information and lyrics (archive link)