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Zulia State Anthem
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Wikipedia article
The anthem of Zulia State, Riding the Waves, became official by Executive Order of August 15, 1909. It was the result of a public competition sponsored by the then Governor of the State, Jose Ignacio Lares Baralt, who on April 29 of that year, held a lyric and musical contest to select the words and melody of such treasured lyrical piece. The winner of the lyrical category was the famed poet laureate, Udn Perez; in the musical category, the winner was the equally renowned author, Jose Antonio Chves. The winning entries were officially recognized on the above date, during a ceremony headed by the illustrious governor, but it was not until February 18, 1910 that the anthem was finally distributed throughout the various departments and offices of the State. With its beautiful melody, and a theme built around the ideas of freedom, peace, and hope, the anthem has remained a favorite of the people. It still speaks a revolutionary language - highly critical of dictatorship - and continues to communicate the States age-old abhorrence of centralist powers.
Lyrics in Spanish
'Chorus'
Sobre palmas y lauros de oro
yergue el Zulia su limpio blasn;
y flamea en su plaustro sonoros
del progreso el radiante pendn.
I
La luz con el relmpago
tenaz del Catatumbo,
del nauta fija el rumbo,
cual lmpido farol;
el alba de los trpicos,
la hoguera que deslumbra
cuando al znit se encumbra
la cuadriga del sol
no emulan de tus glorias
el flgido arrebol
II
En la defensa olmpica
de los nativos fueros
tus hijos, sus aceros
llevaron al confn;
ciendo lauros mltiples
los viste, con arrobo,
del Lago a Carabobo,
del vila a Junn;
y en Tarqui y Ayacucho
vibraron su clarn.
III
Erguido como Jpiter,
la diestra en alto armada,
fulgurante la mirada
de rabia y de rencor;
las veces que los strapas
quisieron tu mancilla:
mirarte de rodilla
sin prez y sin honor
cay sobre sus frentes
tu rayo vengador.
IV
Y luego que la clera
de tu justicia calmas,
va en pos de nuevas palmas
tu espritu vivaz;
en aulas de arepagos,
cabildos y liceos;
te brindan sus trofeos
el numen de la paz;
y vese en blanca aureola
resplandecer tu faz.
V
En tu carroza algera
que tiran diez corceles,
de cantos y laureles
guirnaldas mil se ven.
All del arte el smbolo
del sabio la corona,
de Temis y Pomona
la espada y el lairn.
La ensea del trabajo
y el lbaro del bien.
VI
Jams, jams, los dspotas
o la invasin taimada,
la oliva por la espada
te obliguen a trocar;
y sigas a la cspide;
triunfante como eres,
rumores de talleres
oyendo sin cesar
en vez de los clarines
y el parche militar.
See also
* List of anthems of Venezuela
Category:Anthems of Venezuela
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Zulia
Category:1909 songs
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