National Anthem of Mexico: Himno Nacional Mexicano
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra,
el acero aprestad y el bridón;
Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,
al sonoro rugir del cañón.
Ciña ¡Oh Patria! Tus sienes de olivo,
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.
¡Un soldado en cada hijo te dio!
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra,
el acero aprestad y el bridón;
Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,
al sonoro rugir del cañón.
¡Guerra, guerra! Sin tregua al que intente,
de la patria manchar los blasones.
¡Guerra, guerra! Los patrios pendones,
en las olas de sangre empapad.
¡Guerra, guerra! En el monte, en el valle,
los cañones horrísonos truenen.
Y los ecos sonoros resuenen,
con las voces de “¡Unión! ¡Libertad!”.
Con las voces de “¡Unión! ¡Libertad!”.
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra,
el acero aprestad y el bridón;
Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,
al sonoro rugir del cañón.
Antes, Patria, que inermes tus hijos,
bajo el yugo su cuello dobleguen.
Tus campiñas con sangre se rieguen,
sobre sangre se estampe su pie.
Y tus templos, palacios y torres,
se derrumben con hórrido estruendo.
Y sus ruinas existan diciendo;
de mil héroes la patria aquí fue.
¡De mil héroes la patria aquí fue!
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra,
el acero aprestad y el bridón;
Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,
al sonoro rugir del cañón.
¡Patria! ¡Patria! Tus hijos te juran,
Exhalar en tus aras su aliento.
Si el clarín con su bélico acento,
los convoca a lidiar con valor.
¡Para ti las guirnaldas de olivo,
Un recuerdo para ellos de gloria.
¡Un laurel para ti de victoria!
¡Un sepulcro para ellos de honor!
¡Un sepulcro para ellos de honor!
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra,
el acero aprestad y el bridón;
¡Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra,
al sonoro rugir del cañón!
National Anthem of Mexico: Mexican National Anthem
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
make ready the steel and the bridle;
And may the Earth tremble at its center,
at the resounding roar of the cannon.
Let gird Oh Fatherland! Your brow with olive,
by the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny,
was written by the finger of God.
But if some foreign enemy should dare,
to profane your ground with his sole,
Think Oh beloved Fatherland! That heaven
has given you a soldier in every son.
Has given you a soldier in every son!
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
make ready the steel and the bridle;
And may the Earth tremble at its center,
to the resounding roar of the cannon.
War, war! Without quarter to any who dare,
to tarnish the coat of arms of the country.
War, war! Let the national banners,
be soaked in waves of blood.
War, war! In the mountain, in the valley,
let the cannons thunder in horrid unison.
And may the sonorous echoes resound,
with cries of “Union! Liberty!”.
With cries of “Union! Liberty!”.
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
make ready the steel and the bridle;
And may the Earth tremble at its center,
at the resounding roar of the cannon.
Before, Fatherland, your children are disarmed,
bend their necks beneath the yoke.
May your fields be watered with blood,
may their feet be printed in blood.
And may your temples, palaces and towers,
collapse with horrid clamour.
And may their ruins continue on, saying:
of a thousand heroes, here was the Fatherland.
Of a thousand heroes here was the Fatherland!
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
make ready the steel and the bridle;
And may the Earth tremble at its center,
at the resounding roar of the cannon.
Fatherland! Fatherland! Your children swear,
to breathe their last for your sake.
If the bugle with its bellicose accent,
calls them together to battle with courage.
For you, olive wreaths,
a memory for them of glory.
For you, a laurel of victory!
A tomb for them of honour!
A tomb for them of honour!
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
make ready the steel and the bridle;
And may the Earth tremble at its center,
at the resounding roar of the cannon!
National Anthem of Mexico: Himno Nacional Mexicano
The “Mexican National Anthem” (Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano, pronounced [‘imno nasjo’nal mexi’kano]; Nahuatl languages: Mexihcaletepetlacuicalt), also known by its incipit “Mexicans, at the cry of war” (Spanish: Mexicanos, al grito de guerra), is the national anthem of Mexico. The anthem was first used in 1854. The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to historical Mexican military victories in the heat of battle and including cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra after a Federal contest in 1853. Later, in 1854, he asked Jaime Nunó to compose the music that now accompanies González’s poem. The national anthem, consisting of ten stanzas and a chorus, effectively entered into use on September 16, 1854.
Officially since 1943, the full national anthem consists of the chorus and first, fifth, sixth, and tenth stanzas (with the chorus interspersed between each stanza and performed again at the end). The modification of the lyrics was ordered by President Manuel Ávila Camacho in a decree printed in the Diario Oficial de la Federación.