The Costa Rica National Anthem - Words

Ever wondered what the Costa Ricans sang in their national anthem? Below is the lyrics for the Costa Rica national anthem in both Spanish and translated into English.

English

Noble country, our lives
Are revealed in your flying flag;
For in peace, white and pure, we live tranquil
Beneath the clear limpid blue of your sky.

And their faces are ruddy with hard work
In the fields beneath the life giving sun.
Though your sons are but farm workers, their labors eternal
Esteem, renown, and honor have won.

Hail, oh land of our birth!
Hail, oh gracious land we love!

If an enemy seeking to slander you or
Harms your name, then we will abandon our farms
And arise with fervor to take up our arms.

Oh, dear country, our refuge and shelter;
How fertile your life-giving soil!
May your people contented and peaceful
Unmolested continue their hard work.

Spanish

¡Noble Patria!, tu hermosa bandera,
expresión de tu vida nos da:
bajo el límpido azul de tu cielo,
blanca y pura descansa la paz.

En la lucha tenaz de fecunda labor
que enrojece del hombre la faz,
conquistaron tus hijos -labriegos sencillos-
eterno prestigio, estima y honor. (bis)

¡Salve, oh tierra gentil!
¡Salve, oh Madre de amor!

Cuando alguno pretenda tu gloria manchar,
verás a tu pueblo valiente y viril,
la tosca herramienta en arma trocar.

¡Salve, oh Patria! tu pródigo suelo
dulce abrigo y sustento nos da.
Bajo el límpido azul de tu cielo
¡Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz!

This article was written by Caroline Wilson a specialist Consultant for Holidays in Costa Rica.

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