National Anthem of El Salvador - English Translation

English Translation

CHORUS

Let us salute, the Motherland, proudly

To be its children, called we can

And let us swear our lives spiritedly

Without rest to its good, consecrate!

FIRST VERSE

Of peace enjoyed in perfect happiness

El Salvador always nobly dreamed.

To achieve this has been Her eternal proposition,

To keep it, Her greatest glory.

With inviolable faith, the path of progress

She strives to follow

To fulfil Her great destiny

And conquer a happy future.

A stern barrier protects Her

Against the clash of vile disloyalty,

Ever since the day when Her soaring Flag,

Wrote Freedom with Its blood.

CHORUS

SECOND VERSE

Freedom is Her dogma and Her guide;

A thousand times She has defended it,

And as many times has She repelled

The hateful power of atrocious tyranny.

Her history has been bloody and sad,

Yet at the same time sublime and brilliant,

A source of legitimate glory

And a great lesson in Spartan pride.

Her innate bravery shall not waver:

In every man there is an immortal hero

Who knows how to maintain the level

Of the proverbial valour of old.

CHORUS

THIRD VERSE

All are self-denying and faithful

To the tradition of warlike ardour

With which they have always reaped fame

By saving the Motherland's honour.

To respect the rights of others

And base Her actions on right and justice

Is for Her, without infamous intrigue,

The constant and most firm ambition.

And in following this line She persists,

Dedicating her tenacious efforts

In giving hard battle for battle;

Her happiness is found in peace.

CHORUS

Although there are three verses, only the chorus and first verse are commonly sung.