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Himno a Len
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The 'Himno a Len' was composed by the musician Odn Alonso, director of the 'Orfen Leons' in 1934. The lyrics were written by J. Pinto Maestro. It was composed o commemorate the fifth centennial of the epic 'El Paso Honroso'.
Since 1978, it is the official anthem of the city of Len, Spain, and it is often used as the anthem of the Province of Len.
:Sin Len no hubiera Espaa,
:que antes que Castilla leyes,
:concilios, fueros y reyes,
:dieron prestigio a Len.
:La fama cant su hazaa
:con clarines de victoria:
:Len escribi la historia
:de Covadonga a Coln!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasn
:y en sus labios cobr vida
:el hermoso lenguaje espaol.
:Viva Len!
:Tierra hidalga, tierra ma:
:estrofas del romancero,
:desde Guzmn a don Suero,
:van tremolando el honor.
:Es Len!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasn
:y en sus labios cobr vida
:el hermoso lenguaje espaol.
:Viva Len!
:De piedra una plegaria
:la catedral semeja,
:sobria y gentil refleja
:el alma de Len.
:De historia milenaria,
:de santidad osario,
:del arte relicario
:y de la fe expresin.
:Tierra hidalga, tierra ma:
:estrofas del romancero,
:desde Guzmn a don Suero,
:va tremolando el honor.
:Es Len!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasn
:y en sus labios cobr vida
:el hermoso lenguaje espaol.
:Viva Len!
:Gloria a ti, pueblo sin par;
:a mi labio el corazn
:se asoma para gritar:
:Viva Len! Viva Len!
Category:Spanish anthems
Category:Regional songs
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:1934 songs
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