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On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then-President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
Por amor is a 1968 bolero by Rafael Solano a native from the Dominican Republic. The song was first and most famously sung by Niní Cáffaro, [1] and has been covered by Lucho Gatica, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Vicki Carr, Jon Secada, Gloria Estefan and Plácido Domingo. The lyrics commence: [2]
The first Bayamesa was composed in 1851 by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and José Fornaris at the request of their friend Francisco Castillo Moreno, who is sometimes also credited with the lyrics. [4] After 1868, during the Cuban war, a "mambí" version of "La Bayamesa" became popular. It has the same melody but different lyrics. [5]
The song's lyrics, inspired by this motif, described the Dominican mission of spreading the gospel. [5] The album drew positive reviews from Matthew Becklo of the Catholic media organization Word on Fire, C. C. Pecknold of the Christian magazine First Things, and Rod Dreher of The American Conservative.
The UST Hymn is the alma mater song of the University of Santo Tomas. The lyrics were written by Dr. Jose Ma. Hernandez to music composed by the UST Conservatory of Music's first director, Dean Julio Esteban Anguita, and orchestrated by Manuel P. Maramba, O.S.B. [49] Today, only the chorus of the original hymn is being sung and being played. [50]
The chanté mas (masquerade song) tradition is based around pre-calypso Carnival music performed in a responsorial style by partygoers. The Dominican Carnival masquerade lasted for two days of parading through the streets, with a singer dancing backwards in front of the drummer on a tanbou lélé. Chanté mas lyrics are traditionally based on ...
"Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour" is the popular title for the national anthem of Dominica. [1] It was adopted upon the island gaining statehood in 1967 and again with Dominica's independence in 1978. The lyrics are by Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond (1912–1985), and the music was composed by Lemuel McP
The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). [2] The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. [3] In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.