National Anthem of Honduras

The "National Anthem of Honduras" (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Honduras) was adopted under presidential decree 42 in 1915.[1] The lyrics were written by Augusto Constantino Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling.

Himno Nacional de Honduras

English: National Anthem of Honduras
National anthem of  Honduras
Also known as	Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo (English: Your flag is a splendor of sky)
Lyrics	Augusto Constancio Coello
Music	Carlos Hartling
Adopted	1915
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In its entirety, the anthem is a brief chronology of Honduran history. The anthem consists of the chorus and seven solos. For official acts, only the chorus and the seventh are sung. The chorus, which is sung before and after the seventh solo, is a description of Honduras' chief national symbols, the flag and the coat of arms. The eighth verse, is a patriotic call to duty to Hondurans to defend the flag and the nation.

By the time Hondurans complete their sixth year of elementary education, they will have memorised and been taught the meaning of all eight stanzas. Unofficially, the anthem is sometimes called "Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo" (Spanish for "Your flag is a splendour of sky") which is also the first line of the chorus. For Graduations in middle school, High school, University, or another type of graduation, an exam will be done based on a questionnaire of the National Anthem.

Lyrics

Official Spanish lyrics	English Solution
Coro Tu bandera, tu bandera es un lampo de cielo Por un bloque, por un bloque de nieve cruzado; Y se ven en su fondo sagrado Cinco estrellas de pálido azul; En tu emblema, que un mar rumoroso Con sus ondas bravías escuda, De un volcán, de un volcán tras la cima desnuda Hay un astro, hay un astro de nítida luz.	Chorus Your flag is a splendour of sky Crossed with a band of snow; And there can be seen, in its sacred depths, Five pale blue stars. In your emblem, which a rough sea With its wild waves protects, Behind the bare summit of a volcano, A star brightly shines.
India virgen y hermosa dormías De tus mares al canto sonoro, Cuando echada en tus cuencas de oro El audaz navegante te halló; Y al mirar tu belleza extasiado Al influjo ideal de tu encanto, La orla azul de tu espléndido manto Con un beso de amor consagró.	Like an Indian maiden you have been sleeping, Lulled by the resonant song of your seas, When, set in your golden valleys, The bold navigator found you; And on seeing, enraptured, your beauty, And feeling your enchantment, He dedicated a kiss of love to the blue hem of your splendid mantle.
De un país donde el sol se levanta, Mas allá del Atlante azulado, Aquel hombre te había soñado Y en tu busca a la mar se lanzó. Cuando erguiste la pálida frente, En la viva ansiedad de tu anhelo, Bajo el dombo gentil de tu cielo Ya flotaba un extraño pendón.	From a country where the sun rises, Beyond the blue Atlantic, That man who had dreamt you In search of you he launched to sea. When you raised your pale forehead, In the lively anxiousness of your hope, Under the gentle dome of your sky Already floated a strange banner.
Era inutil que el indio tu amado Se aprestara a la lucha con ira, Porque envuelto en su sangre Lempira, En la noche profunda se hundió; Y de la épica hazaña, en memoria, La leyenda tan sólo ha guardado De un sepulcro el lugar ignorado Y el severo perfil de un peñón.	It was useless that your beloved Indian Rushed into the fight with ire, Because, covered with his blood, Lempira, In the deep night he sank; And of the heroic deed, in memory, The legend alone has kept A sepulcher in a forgotten place, And the severe profile of a mountain peak.
Por tres siglos tus hijos oyeron El mandato imperioso del amo; Por tres siglos tu inútil reclamo En la atmosfera azul se perdió; Pero un día gloria tu oído Percibió, poderoso y distante, Que allá lejos, por sobre el Atlante, Indignado rugía un León.	For three centuries your children heard The imperious mandate of the master; For three centuries your useless complaint In the blue atmosphere was lost But one glorious day your ear Perceived, powerful and distant, That there, far away, over the Atlantic, Indignantly, a lion roared.
Era Francia, la libre, la heroica, Que en su sueño de siglos dormida Despertaba iracunda a la vida Al reclamo viril de Dantón: Era Francia, que enviaba a la muerte La cabeza del Rey consagrado, Y que alzaba soberbia a su lado, El altar de la diosa razón.	It was France, the free, the heroic, Which in its dreams of centuries slept, Awoke irate to life At the virile protest of Danton: It was France, who sent to the death The head of the consecrated King, And which built up proudly at its side, The altar of the goddess of Reason.
Tú también, ¡oh mi patria!, te alzaste De tu sueño servil y profundo; Tú también enseñaste al mundo Destrozado el infame eslabón. Y en tu suelo bendito, tras la alta Cabellera del monte salvaje, Como un ave de negro plumaje, La colonia fugaz se perdió.	You also, oh my country!, arose From your servile deep sleep; You also showed the world The infamous shackle destroyed. And in your blessed soil, behind the tall Hair of the wild jungle, Like a bird of black feathers, The fleeting colony was lost.
Por guardar ese emblema divino, Marcharemos Oh! Patria a la muerte, Generosa será nuestra suerte, Si morimos pensando en tu amor. Defendiendo tu santa bandera Y en tus pliegues gloriosos cubiertos, Serán muchos, Honduras tus muertos, Pero todos caerán con honor.	To guard this sacred emblem We shall march, oh fatherland, to our death; Our death will be honoured If we die thinking of your love. Having defended your holy flag, And shrouded in its glorious folds, Many, Honduras, shall die for you, But shall fall in honour.

See also

• Flag of Honduras
• Coat of arms of Honduras

References

1. Honduras Universal Himnos del Pais

External links

• Honduras: Himno Nacional de Honduras - Audio of the national anthem of Honduras, with information and lyrics