Gloria al Bravo Pueblo
| English: "Glory to the Brave People" | |
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National anthem of  Venezuela | |
| Also known as | La Marsellesa Venezolana (English: Venezuelan Marseillaise) |
| Lyrics | Vicente Salias, 1810 |
| Music | Juan José Landaeta |
| Adopted | 1881 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy band rendition | |
"Glory to the Brave People" is the national anthem of Venezuela. A President of Venezuela, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, made it the country's national anthem on May 25, 1881. A while before that, lyrics and music were made for it. The words of the song were written by a journalist named Vicente Salias in 1810, and the melody for his words was later composed by a musician named Juan José Landaeta. It is said, however, that the melody has been known since 1840 as "The Venezuelan Marseillaise", in reference the French national anthem.[1][2]
Some recent investigations have suggested that the real author of the anthem was Andrés Bello, and not Salias, to whom it was originally credited, and the music was composed by another musician named Lino Gallardo.[source?] However, this theory has yet to be proven, and lacks any real recognition among the general Venezuelan population, historians, or otherwise.
Venezuela also has a flag anthem, titled "Himno a la Bandera de Venezuela".[3]
Lyrics
[change | change source]| Words of the song in Spanish[4] | Pronunciation of these words using the IPA | Translation of these words into English |
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Coro: |
[ˈko̞.ɾo̞] |
Chorus: |
In local languages
[change | change source]| Wayuu translation[5] | Warao translation[6] | Pemon translation[7] |
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Coro: |
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Usage
[change | change source]The Venezuelan national anthem is played every day on radio and television broadcasts at 12:00 am, 6:00 am and 12:00 pm (either the full version or the chorus, first stanza and chorus) on all national TV networks. On radio broadcasts, the state anthem is played after the national anthem, which is also the case in state TV stations. [source?]
In most occasions, only the chorus, first stanza and the chorus are played or even the chorus itself. Sometimes the chorus is played twice in the beginning, and once in the rest of the anthem. In formal events (if the anthem will be played by either a military band, concert band or orchestra) the format is: Chorus (2x), First verse and Chorus (2x), with the optional introduction. If played in full the chorus is sung twice, with or without the introductiory notes.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Efemérides: 25 de mayo de 1881, Himno Nacional de Venezuela[permanent dead link]. Procuradoria General de la República.
- ↑ Autores e inicios del Himno Nacional de Venezuela. Alcaldía del Municipio Urdaneta (Estado Lara).
- ↑ https://lyricstranslate.com/es/himno-la-bandera-paean-flag.html
- ↑ https://www.oas.org/sap/peacefund/VirtualLibrary/NationalAnthems/VENEZUELA.pdf
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=ylSLdDURgJIlaU08&v=MXTsSwpGw5M&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfS2hMCnjI&pp=ygUbaGltbm8gZGUgdmVuZXp1ZWxhIGVuIHdhcmFv
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=tr4g6FLbE6Aq54zt&v=QtztSnd4RUs&feature=youtu.be
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
[change | change source]- Efemérides Venezolanas Archived 2020-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, for detailed information. (in Spanish)
- Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (1810) Archived 2012-12-25 at Archive.today (in Spanish)
- Venezuela: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo - Audio of the national anthem of Venezuela, with information and lyrics
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