National Anthem of Peru

The National Anthem of Peru is one of the national symbols of Peru, whose lyrics belong to José de la Torre Ugarte and the music to José Bernardo Alzedo. It was adopted in 1821 with the title of National March of Peru.

Lyrics

Short version

Spanish original English translation

Coro:
¡Somos libres!
¡seámoslo siempre, seámoslo siempre!
y antes niegue sus luces
sus luces, ¡sus luces el Sol!
Que faltemos al voto solemne
que la patria al Eterno elevó,
Que faltemos al voto solemne
que la patria al Eterno elevó.
Que faltemos al voto solemne
que la patria al Eterno elevó.
 
En su cima los Andes sostengan
la bandera o pendón bicolor,
que a los siglos anuncie el esfuerzo
que ser libres, que ser libres
que ser libres por siempre nos dio.
A su sombra vivamos tranquilos,
y al nacer por sus cumbres el Sol,
renovemos el gran juramento
que rendimos, que rendimos,
que rendimos al Dios de Jacob,
al Dios de Jacob
que rendimos al Dios de Jacob,
al Dios de Jacob.
 
Coro

Chorus:
We are free!
May we always be so, may we always be so!
And may the Sun renounce its light,
its light, its light,
Before we break the solemn vow
that the Fatherland lifted up to the Eternal,
Before we break the solemn vow
that the Fatherland lifted up to the Eternal.
Before we break the solemn vow
that the Fatherland lifted up to the Eternal.
 
On its summits may the Andes sustain
the two-color flag or standard,
may it announce to the centuries the effort
that being free, that being free,
that being free gave us forever.
Under its shadow may we live calmly
and, at birth of the sun in its summits,
may we all renew the great oath
that we rendered, that we rendered,
that we rendered to the God of Jacob,
the God of Jacob.
that we rendered to the God of Jacob,
the God of Jacob.

Chorus