Himno Nacional de Guatemala

National Anthem of Guatemala

Himno Nacional de Guatemala

Guatemala, so happy, may your altarsGuatemala feliz, que tus aras
Never be profaned by the executionerNo profane jamás el verdugo
Nor have slaves who lick the yokeNi haya esclavos que laman el yugo
Nor tyrants who spit on your faceNi tiranos que escupan tu faz
If tomorrow your sacred groundSi mañana tu suelo sagrado
Is threatened by foreign invasionLo amenaza invasión extranjera
Free in the wind your beautiful flagLibre al viento tu hermosa bandera
Will call to conquer or to dieA vencer o a morir llamará

Free in the wind your beautiful flagLibre al viento tu hermosa bandera
Will call to conquer or to dieA vencer o a morir llamará
For your people with fierce spiritQue tu pueblo con ánima fiera
Would rather die than be a slaveAntes muerto que esclavo será

From your old and heavy chainsDe tus viejas y duras cadenas
You forged with an angry handTú forjaste con mano iracunda
The plow that enriches the soilEl arado que el suelo fecunda
And the sword that saves your honorY la espada que salva el honor

Our fathers fought one dayNuestros padres lucharon un día
Fueled by patriotic fervorEncendidos en patrio ardimiento
And achieved without bloody clashY lograron sin choque sangriento
To place you on a throne of loveColocarte en un trono de amor

And achieved without bloody clashY lograron sin choque sangriento
To place you on a throne of loveColocarte en un trono de amor
That from the homeland, in a strong toneQue de patria, en enérgico acento
Gave life to the redemptive idealDieron vida al ideal redentor

Your banner, a piece of heavenEs tu enseña pedazo de cielo
Where a cloud catches its whitenessEn que prende una nube su albura
And woe to him who with blind madnessY ay, de aquel que con ciega locura
Attempts to stain its colorsSus colores pretenda manchar

For your brave and proud childrenPues tus hijos valientes y altivos
Who cherish peace as a treasureQue veneran la paz cual presea
Never shy away from the rough fightNunca esquivan la ruda pelea
If they defend their land and their homeSi defienden su tierra y su hogar

Never shy away from the rough fightNunca esquivan la ruda pelea
If they defend their land and their homeSi defienden su tierra y su hogar
For only honor is their soul's ideaQue es tan solo el honor su alma idea
And the altar of the homeland is their altarY el altar de la patria su altar

Resting on a majestic ridgeRecostada en un ande soberbio
Between two seas with a loud soundDe dos mares al ruido sonoro
Under the wing of crimson and goldBajo el ala de grana y de oro
You slumber with the beautiful quetzalTe adormeces del bello quetzal

Indian bird that lives in your shieldAve indiana que vive en tu escudo
Guardian that protects your soilPaladión que protege tu suelo
I hope it soars higherOjalá que remonte su vuelo
Than the condor and the royal eagleMás que el cóndor y el águila real

Free in the wind your beautiful flagLibre al viento tu hermosa bandera
Will call to conquer or to dieA vencer o a morir llamará
For your people with fierce spiritQue tu pueblo con ánima fiera
Would rather die than be a slaveAntes muerto que esclavo será

I hope it soars higherOjalá que remonte su vuelo
Than the condor and the royal eagleMás que el cóndor y el águila real
And on its wings lift to the skyY en sus alas levante hasta el cielo
Guatemala, your immortal nameGuatemala, tu nombre inmortal