SPANISH LYRICS

CHORUS:
Gloria al bravo pueblo
Que el yugo lanzó,
La Ley respetando
La virtud y honor.

¡Abajo Cadenas! 
¡Abajo Cadenas!
Gritaba el Señor;
Gritaba el Señor.
Y el pobre en su choza,
Libertad pidió.
A este santo nombre
Tembló de pavor,
El vil egoismo
Que otra vez triunfó; 
A este santo nombre,
A este santo nombre
Tembló de pavor,
El vil egoismo
Que otra vez triunfó,
El vil egoismo
Que otra vez triunfó.

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Gritemos con brío:
Muera la opresión!
Compatriotas fieles,
La fuerza es la unión. 
Y desde el Empíreo,
El supremo Autor,
Un sublime aliento
Al pueblo infundió. 

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Unida con lazos 
Que el cielo formó,
La América toda
Existe en Nación.
Y si el despotismo
Levanta la voz,
Seguid el ejemplo
Que Caracas dio.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
CHORUS:
Glory to the brave nation 
Which shook off the yoke,
Respecting law, virtue and honour. 

"Off with the chains! Off with the chains!" 
Cried the Lord, cried the Lord, 
And the poor man in his hovel 
Implored freedom.
At this holy name, there trembled
The vile selfishness that had triumphed,
The vile selfishness that had triumphed.

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Let's cry out aloud:
Down with oppression!
Faithful countrymen, your strength
Lies in your unity;
And from the heavens
The supreme Creator
Breathed a sublime spirit
Into the nation.

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United by bonds
Made by heaven,
All America exists
As a Nation;
And if tyranny
Raises its voice,
Follow the example
Given by Caracas.

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Venezuela
"Gloria al bravo pueblo" (Glory to the Brave Nation)

Words by:Vicente Salias
Music by:Juan José Landaeta
Adopted:1881

The anthem was written and composed, with the lyrics beign written first and
the music added later, under the inspiration of the first attempt of the
Venezuelans to win their independence in the 1810s. The revolt was put down,
and Salias and Landaeta, both ardent patriots, were executed by a firing squad.

Different from most other anthems of the area (known in this site as "Latin
American_epic_anthems"), the Venezuelan anthem has been known as the
"Venezuelan Marseillaise", possibly due to its origins.

MUSIC
