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The "Mexican National Anthem", [a] also known by its incipit "Mexicans, at the Cry of War", [b] is the official national anthem of the United Mexican States.Its lyrics, composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra after a Federal contest in 1853, allude to historical Mexican victories in battle and cries of defending the homeland.
In September 2012 the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History highlighted another Spanish translation of the national anthem, commissioned in 1945 by the U.S. State Department for use in Latin America. Two prior Spanish translations of the anthem were considered difficult to sing to the music of the English version.
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[2] [3] [4] It is commonly referred to as the "second national anthem of Mexico." The piece was presented for the first time in the city of New York. However, Mexican ethnologist Jesús Jáuregui claims that throughout its history the song has undergone modifications and arrangements that can hardly be attributed to a single author or epoque. [5]
"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin ".
"Ons Heemecht" (formerly "Ons Hémecht", pronounced [ons ˈheːməɕt]; lit. ' Our Homeland ') is the national anthem of Luxembourg.Written by Michel Lentz in 1859 and set to music by Jean Antoine Zinnen in 1864, it is performed at national celebrations, while the grand ducal anthem "De Wilhelmus" is performed at entrances or exits of members of the Grand Ducal Family.
During the Third Republic, the name of the national anthem was changed to "l'UNITÉ NATIONALE". [6] This was the state anthem written by the party of Rally of the Togolese People that, between 1979 and 1992, replaced "Terre de nos aïeux". It was replaced by the old anthem in 1992, due to concerns that patriotism was equated with loyalty to the ...
"Salve, Oh Patria!" (English: "Hail, Oh Fatherland!") is the national anthem of Ecuador.The lyrics were written in 1865 by poet Juan León Mera, under request of the Ecuadorian Senate; the music was composed by Antonio Neumane.