"At the shout of war!
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And may the earth shake at its core
To the resounding roar of the cannon~
Gird, oh country, your brow with olive
The divine archangel of peace,
For your eternal destiny was written
In the heavens by the hand of God.
But if some strange enemy should dare
To profane your ground with his step,
Think, oh beloved country, that heaven
Has given you a soldier in every son.
War, war without truce to any who dare
To tarnish the country's coat-of-arms!
War, war! Take the national pennants
And soak them in waves of blood.
War, war! In the mountain, in the valley,
The cannons thunder in horrid unison
And the resonant echoes
Cry out Union,
Liberty!
Oh country, 'ere your children
Defenseless bend their neck to the yoke,
May your fields be watered with blood,
May they trod upon blood.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
Collapse with horrid clamor,
And their ruins live on to say:
This land belonged to a thousand heroes.
Oh, country, country, your children swear
To breathe their last in your honor,
If the trumpet with warlike accent
Should call them to fight with courage.
For you the olive branches!
A reminder for them of glory!
A laurel of victory for you!
For them a tomb with honor!
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
Prepare the steel and the steed,
And may the earth shake at its core
To the resounding roar of the cannon!"
It's so bloody and beautiful.
I remember singing this back in June or July during the Olympic's men's soccer finals. :'D -
That is AWESOME.
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Yes~ It's Mexico's national anthem.
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