March of the Malvinas
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The Marcha de las Malvinas (March of the Malvinas) is a patriotic anthem of Argentina
. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands
and was prominently broadcast by the military government-controlled media during the Falklands War
. On March 3, 1948, it was premiered by the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
.
The lyrics were written by the Argentine poet Carlos Obligado and the music was composed by José Tieri. They won a 1939 contest organised by the Junta de Recuperación de las Malvinas (Malvinas Recovery Commission).
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
and was prominently broadcast by the military government-controlled media during the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
. On March 3, 1948, it was premiered by the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
The Argentine National Symphony Orchestra is the state symphony of Argentina, and is based in Buenos Aires.-Overview:Established as the State Symphony Orchestra, on November 20, 1948, via a bill signed by President Juan Perón, the orchestra was created that it could "constitute the pitch of...
.
The lyrics were written by the Argentine poet Carlos Obligado and the music was composed by José Tieri. They won a 1939 contest organised by the Junta de Recuperación de las Malvinas (Malvinas Recovery Commission).
Lyrics
| Spanish lyrics | English translation |
| ¡Tras su manto de neblinas, no las hemos de olvidar! ¡Las Malvinas, argentinas! clama el viento y ruge el mar. |
Behind their misty quilt we will not forget them! Argentine Malvinas! cries out the wind and roars the sea. |
| Ni de aquellos horizontes Nuestra enseña han de arrancar, pues su blanco está en los montes Y en su azul se tiñe el mar. |
From those horizons our ensign will not be ripped either as its white is on the hills and the sea is tinted on its blue |
| Por ausente, por vencido bajo extraño pabellón, ningún suelo más querido de la Patria en la extensión. |
Absent and defeated under an alien banner, no land is more beloved on the whole Fatherland. |
| ¿Quién nos habla aquí de olvido, de renuncia, de perdón? ¡Ningún suelo más querido de la Patria en la extensión! |
Who is talking here of neglect, of renouncement, of forgiveness? no land is more beloved on the whole Fatherland |
| ¡Rompa el manto de neblinas, como un sol, nuestro ideal; Las Malvinas, argentinas en dominio ya inmortal! |
Do break the quilt of mist as a sun, ideal of ours; Argentine Malvinas under an already immortal dominion! |
| Y ante el sol de nuestro emblema. Pura, nítida y triunfal, brille, ¡oh Patria!, en tu diadema la perdida perla austral. |
And facing the sun of our flag, pure, distinct and victorious shalt it shine O Fatherland! in your crown the lost Southern pearl. |
| Coro ¡Para honor de nuestro emblema, para orgullo nacional, brille, ¡oh Patria!, en tu diadema la Argentina perla austral! |
Chorus To honor our flag, for the national pride, shalt it shine O Fatherland! in your crown the argentinian Southern pearl. |