Thursday May 11, 2023 | 8:58 a.m.
On May 11, 1813, the Constituent General Assembly sanctioned the patriotic march written by Vicente López y Planes with music by Blas Parera as a “Hymn”.
The first interpretation of the Argentine National Anthem took place at the house of Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, who sang the first chords.
How the Argentine national anthem came to be
On July 22, 1812, the First Triumvirate suggested to the Cabildo of Buenos Aires the composition of a march of the homeland to be interpreted at the beginning of the theatrical performances and in schools at the end of classes each day, with the public having to listen to it standing up. and discovered. The following year, the General Constituent Assembly of the Year XIII entrusted Vicente López y Planes with the lyrics of the hymn and Blas Parera with the composition of new music. On May 11, 1813, it was approved as Patriotic March.
Verses of the Argentine National Anthem
Hear mortals the sacred cry
freedom, freedom, freedom!
hear the noise of broken chains
see the throne to noble equality.
They already opened their dignified throne
the United Provinces of the South,
and the free of the world respond
Cheers to the great Argentine people!
May the laurels be eternal,
that we knew how to achieve,
crowned with glory let us live,
Or let us swear with glory to die.
Changes from its original version to the current one
Throughout its history, the homeland song underwent several changes. It became a national patriotic song, a patriotic song until a copy -published in 1847- called it the Argentine National Anthem, a name it retains to this day.
The original lyrics were markedly pro-independence and anti-Spanish in keeping with the spirit of the times. Some time later, the Assembly of the year XIII requests a “fix” in the letter with the idea of maintaining a political rapprochement with Spanish diplomats.
In 1860 Juan Pedro Esnaola made some changes to the music, based on the composer’s handwritten notes, creating a richer orchestrated version from the harmonic point of view. The original version of him is 20 minutes long. In 1900, it was regulated by decree of the Executive Power to use a reduced version of the march for official and public acts. In 1924, it was shortened to between 3 minutes 30 seconds and 3 minutes 53 seconds.
Listen to the version of the Argentine National Anthem, made by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation, played with native instruments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FnPMIy42_4 (Click here)
