AllNational Anthems's video: National Anthem Of Uruguay

Words by: Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa Music by: Francisco José Debali Adopted: 1848 After Uruguay's independence in 1828 without a national anthem, the poet Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa offered to write one for the government, and it was accepted as a draft anthem in 1830 and officially approved by the government three years later. However, like many anthems of the era at the time, it had violent diatribes against Spain (the colonial power over Uruguay) and Portugal and Brazil (Uruguay's neighbour who annexed the area after a revolt against Spain). The final version debuted in 1845. Acuña de Figueroa's text had 11 verses, but today only the first verse and the chorus is sung. The music, typical for a Latin American epic anthem is operatic in nature, reminiscent of works by Italian composers Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini or Rossini, but the music was composed by Francisco José Debali, a Hungarian who had moved to Uruguay in 1838 after having served as a military band master in the Piedmont area of Italy. After having Acuña de Figueroa's words being set to music by a composer named de Barros, but in 1848 it was set to Debali's work. The extended grandeur of the music makes it run very long, even though only one verse is performed today; at 105 bars and almost five minutes in length (if the musical introduction is included), Uruguay's anthem is the longest in the world. Spanish lyrics CHORUS: Orientales la Patria o la Tumba! Libertad o con gloria morir! Orientales la Patria o la Tumba! Libertad o con gloria morir! Es el voto que el alma pronuncia, Y que heroicos sabremos cumplir! Es el voto que el alma pronuncia, Y que heroicos sabremos cumplir! Que sabremos cumplir! Es el voto que el alma pronuncia, Y que heroicos sabremos cumplir! Que sabremos cumplir! Sabremos cumplir! Sabremos cumplir! Sabremos cumplir! Libertad, libertad Orientales! Este grito a la Patria salvó. Que a sus bravos en fieras batallas De entusiasmo sublime inflamó. Libertad, libertad Orientales! Este grito a la Patria salvó. Que a sus bravos en fieras batallas De entusiasmo sublime inflamó. De este don sacrosanto la gloria Merecimos: tiranos temblad! Tiranos temblad! Tiranos temblad! Libertad en la lid clamaremos, Y muriendo, también libertad! Libertad en la lid clamaremos, Y muriendo, también libertad! Y muriendo, también libertad! También libertad! Tambén libertad! Chorus English translation CHORUS: Eastern landsmen, our country or the grave! Freedom, or with glory to die. Eastern landsmen, our country or the grave! Freedom, or with glory to die. This is the vow that our souls take And which we know how, courageously, to fulfil, This is the vow that our souls take And which we know how, courageously, to fulfil, Know how to fulfil, This is the vow that our souls take And which we know how, courageously, to fulfil, Know how to fulfil! Know how to fulfil! Know how to fulfil! Freedom, freedom, eastern landsmen, This cry saved our country, Inflaming its brave men With enthusiasm in fierce battles. Freedom, freedom, eastern landsmen, This cry saved our country, Inflaming its brave men With enthusiasm in fierce battles. We merited the glory of this sacred gift. Let tyrants tremble! Let tyrants tremble! Let tyrants tremble! Ah, in the fight we shall clamour for freedom And, dying still cry for it, And, dying still cry for it, Still cry for it, Still cry for it.