Parque de Bombas - Homage To Firefighters

Homage To Firefighters

The city erected a monument at Cementerio Civil to the memory of its firefighters. The inscription at the entrance of the monument reads as follows:

"Hay algo en este grave monumento
Que eleva nuestros ojos a la altura.
!En las entrañas la piedra dura
El valor y el deber tienen su asiento!
Tras la breve jornada de un momento
Aqui yacen en noble sepultura
los heroes de una vida de amargura
que a las llamas quitaron su ardimiento
Amargo es el vivir de los mortales
Que lucharon por curar ajenos males
Al mandato divino siempre fieles
Por eso estos funebres umbrales
Reza el mundo sus preces fraternales
Y entreteje la Gloria sus laureles".
"There is something in this grave monument
That raises our eyes to the heights.
In the depths of the hard stone,
valour and duty have their throne!
After a brief one day's work,
here lay in noble rest
the heroes of a bitter life
who took away the fire from the flames.
It's bitter the life of the mortals
who fought to cure others' burdens:
to the divine command always faithful.
This is why these sober passways
the world prays its fraternal prayers
and Heavens weaves its laurels."

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