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

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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.

CHORUS

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Uruguay
"Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!" (Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!)

Words by:Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa
Music by:Francisco José Debali
Adopted:1845

Adopted in 1845, "Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!" is a typical example of a
"Latin_American_epic_anthem", the original poem has eleven verses. These type
of anthems are very operatic in nature, not only does the opening of this
anthem resemble Verdi's style, the chorus and the solo part resembles a
Donizetti or Bellini opera.

The version of the anthem usually performed starts with the chorus, then the
first verse, then the chorus again, however, most lines are repeated several
times within the song, making the song quite long (another feature of "Latin
American epic anthems"), Uruguay's anthem is often performed at well over 3
minutes, four or five minute performances of the commonly sung version are not
uncommon.

Both the lyricist and composer (who composed the music several decades after
the words were composed) also wrote the anthem for Paraguay. "Orientales",
mentioned in the lyrics and the title, is a common name for Uruguayans, and it
can be literally translated as "people of the East"

Special thanks to:Sandra for providing some of this information.

MUSIC
