I will give you a very rough translation of it:
Nationalist Republican Alliance of El Salvador
Nationalist Republican Alliance of El Salvador
Present, present for the fatherland (patria/country)
Liberty is written with blood, work, and with sweat
Let us join together sweat and blood, but first EL Salvador//
When in the beloved fatherland strange voices were heard
The nationalists rose up saying this:
Yes to the fatherland, No to communism (patria si, comunismo no)
Yes to the fatherland, No to communism
Liberty is written with blood, work, and with sweat
Let us join sweat and blood, but first EL Salvador//
El Salvador is the tomb where the reds will end-up…
In this way saving America, our immortal America
I am particularly struck by the line that says: "El Salvador is the tomb where the reds will end." I am by no means a communist but, the violence of that symbolism strikes me. It's unbelievable and I would want to think that this anthem is sorely out of date. I certainly don't know. I'm curious to find out what the FMLN anthem sounds like.
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