National Anthem of Chile
"How Pure, Chile, is Your Blue Sky" is the national anthem of Chile. First adopted in 1828, the national anthem originally did not have any words in it. The melody of the song was composed by Ramón Carnicer. Later, the Chilean government wanted words for the song, so eventually, a poet by the name of Eusibio Lillo wrote the lyrics to the national anthem in September 1847.[1][2][3][4][5]
National anthem of | Chile |
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Also known as | "Canción Nacional" English: "National Song" or "Puro, Chile, es tu cielo azulado" English: "How pure, Chile, is your blue sky" |
Lyrics | Eusebio Lillo,
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Music | Ramón Carnicer,
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Adopted | 23 December 1828 |
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History
After Chile won its independence from Spain, the Chilean government demanded that there be a national anthem with lyrics (words) and music. The first version of Canción Nacional was written by Eusebio Lillo in 1819, and Ramón Carnicer composed the music a year later. While Carnicer was exiled in England, he composed the second (and current) version until he returned to Barcelona, Spain in 1827. A year later, Carnicer's new anthem premiered in Santiago, Chile. Then in 1847, Eusebio Lillo wrote the new lyrics, which was then revised (changed for the better) in 1909.[6]
Lyrics
Words of the song in Spanish | Pronunciation of these words using the IPA | Translation of these words into Simple English |
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Puro, Chile, es tu cielo azulado. |
[ˈpu.ɾo̞ ˈt͡ʃi.le̞‿e̞s t̪u ˈsje̞.lo̞‿a̠.su.ˈla̠.ð̞o̞ ǁ] |
How pure, Chile, is your blue sky |
Related pages
References
- ↑ Canción Nacional de Chile: Edición crítica de la letra (1960). Canales Toro, Clemente. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ↑ Capítulo segundo: La Canción Nacional (1964). Silva Castro, Raúl; Lillo, Eusebio (1826–1910). Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. pp. 28-46.
- ↑ Chubrétovich A., Carlos (1991). Canción Nacional de Chile (1.ª edición). Santiago, Chile: Editorial La Noria. pp. 26-54.
- ↑ Decreto 6476: Establece texto oficial de la letra y música de la Canción Nacional de Chile (1980-08-21). Ministerio de Educación. Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ↑ Decreto 260: Establece estrofas del Himno Nacional, en actos o ceremonias (1990-03-30). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Ministerio del Interior.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chile (1819-1847). http://www.nationalanthems.info/cl-47.htm Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine NationalAnthems.info.
- ↑ www.guerradelpacifico1879.cl Medallas Condecoraciones de la Guerra del Pacifico Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved on 2012-07-08 (in Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.icarito.cl/2009/12/406-1026-9-el-primer-himno-nacional-de-chile.shtml/ El primer Himno Nacional de Chile – Icarito.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130525025033/http://www.chilesomostodos.gov.cl/sobre-chile/18-solos-patrios/34-himno-nacional.html Himno Nacional. Gobierno de Chile. Retrieved 10 March 2011. Archived 25 May 2013.