SPANISH LYRICS

Al combate, corred, bayameses,
Que la Patria os contempla orgullosa;
No temáis una muerte gloriosa,
Que morir por la Patria es vivir.
En cadenas vivir, es vivir
En afrenta y oprobio sumido;
Del clarín escuchad  el sonido;
¡A las armas, valientes, corred!
En cadenas vivir, es vivir
En afrenta y oprobio sumido;
Del clarín escuchad  el sonido;
¡A las armas, valientes, corred!

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
Hasten to battle, men of Bayamo,
For the homeland looks proudly to you.
You do not fear a glorious death,
Because to die for the country is to live.
To live in chains
Is to live in dishonour and ignominy.
Hear the clarion call,
Hasten, braves ones, to battle!


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Cuba
"La Bayamesa" (The Bayamo Song)

Words by:Pedro Figueredo
Music by:Pedro Figueredo
Adopted:1940

"La Bayamesa" (The Bayamo Song) was first performed in 1868 during the battle
of Bayamo, and the author of the song played a leading part in the battle. Two
years later, he was captured by the Spaniards and executed by a firing squad.
Officially adopted in 1940 (using only the first two verses out of the much
longer, anti-Spanish work), the anthem was retained even after the communist
revolution in 1959.

Special thanks to:Arian Albear for some of this information.
