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Mexico national anthem

Himno Nacional Mexicano ("Mexican National Anthem") is the national anthem of Mexico, with words by Francisco González Bocanegra and music by Jaime Nunó. It was adopted in 1943.

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Lyrics

Himno Nacional Mexicano

CoroMexicanos, al grito de guerra
El acero aprestad y el bridón;
Y retiemble en sus centros la tierra
Al sonoro rugir del cañón.

Primera estrofaCiña ¡oh Patria! tus sienes de oliva
De la paz el arcángel divino,
Que en el cielo tu eterno destino
Por el dedo de Dios se escribió.
Mas si osare un extraño enemigo
Profanar con su planta tu suelo,
Piensa ¡oh Patria querida! que el cielo
Un soldado en cada hijo te dio.

English translation

ChorusMexicans, at the cry of war,
Prepare the steel and the steed;
And let the earth tremble to its core
At the resounding roar of the cannon.

Verse IGird, O Homeland, your temples with olive
By the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
Was written by God’s own hand.
But should a foreign enemy dare
To profane your soil with his step,
Think, O beloved Homeland, that heaven
Gave you a soldier in every son.

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