Salve, Oh Patria

Salve, Oh Patria! since 1886, is the national anthem of Ecuador. The author of the text, Juan León Mera was later President of the Senate of Ecuador, and is considered one of the most important writers of his country in the 19th century. The music was composed by Antonio Neumane. The official text is in addition to the chorus of six stanzas, of which usually only the reproduced here second is sung.

Chorus: Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces! ¡ Oh Patria Gloria a ti! Gloria a ti! Ya tu pecho tu pecho, rebosa Gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa; Y tu frente, frente do radiosa Más que el sol contemplamos lucir. ( Wh )

Los primeros, los hijos del suelo, Que, soberbio, el Pichincha decora, Te aclamaron por siempre señora Y su sangre por ti vertieron. Dios y miró Acepto el holocausto Y esa fue sangre germen Fecundo De otros héroes que el mundo atónito Vio en torno a tu millares surgir. (2x Wh )

Chorus: Hail, O Fatherland, a thousand times! O Fatherland, you should glory! To you be glory! And your chest, your chest flowing over of bliss and peace flows over your chest; and on the forehead, your radiant brow, see we shine more than the sun. ( Wh )

The first, the sons of the earth, the Pichincha so splendidly adorned, have you ever collected for the mistress, and shed their blood for you. God saw it and took to the victim. And this blood was fertile seed other heroes who amazed the world in your area saw rise in their thousands. (2x Wh )