U.S. Anthem in Spanish

Are they supporting LEGAL or ILLEGAL migrants?

Just Migrants Woiyo.

People are people, there is no reason to make any distinctions.

They are apparently supporting humanity, not jingoist hate.

Well, if they're not for jingoism, I hate them.

Back to the topic....

People are already making the obvious connection with Jimmy Hendrix's version.

Can anyone find the lyrics in Spanish?

The Hendricks version was instrumental, therefore, any comparision would be false.

The reaction to Hendrix's performance, however, is very similar to your reaction to this performance.

I am still waiting to see the lyrics.

I see no problem with the National Anthem being sung in Spanish. It's still the National Anthem and now Spanish speakers can now it and appreciate it. We have no "official" language in the US and, hopefully, we never will. I see NO harm in this at all other then the media exploiting for it's 15 minutes of controversy.

McG.

This post from you is impressive.

Well done.

I second the praise for McG...

I see no problem with the National Anthem being sung in Spanish. It's still the National Anthem and now Spanish speakers can now it and appreciate it. We have no "official" language in the US and, hopefully, we never will. I see NO harm in this at all other then the media exploiting for it's 15 minutes of controversy

Well said. The recording will be with us from now on, and beyond the immediate controversy.

I'm kinda' surprised that it has taken this long to translate the Star Spangled Banner. The Internationale, after all, has been translated into over seventy languages. But that's a catchier tune.

Unbelievable even for Bushie. "Bush pans Spanish "Star-Spangled Banner"
Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:55 PM ET

By Matthew Robinson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "Star-Spangled Banner" debuted on Friday with new Latin beat and Spanish lyrics but it did not win a glowing review from President George W. Bush, who said the cherished national anthem should be sung in English.

Latin American artists recorded "Nuestro Himno" (Our Anthem) to stir immigrants to turn out for a national boycott and marches for rights across the country on May 1. Instead they stirred up the ire of those who see it as further polarizing Americans. One Internet columnist dubbed it "The Illegal Alien Anthem."

Bush told reporters at a White House Rose Garden news conference the anthem would not have the same value sung in Spanish.

"The national anthem ought to be sung in English. And I think people who want to be citizens of this country ought to learn it in English. They ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."

The artists on the song include Gloria Trevi, Ivy Queen, Carlos Ponce as well as Haitian American singer Wyclef Jean. It was released through Urban Box Office.

The buildup to the May 1 immigrants' rights event has fueled a debate that has divided Congress, the Republican Party, and public opinion.

Conservatives want the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants deported and a fence built along the border with Mexico. Bush has risked the ire of his own Republican party by supporting a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship.

SPANISH TRANSLATION

The idea of translating the U.S. national anthem into Spanish followed an April rally for immigrants in Washington when Spanish-speakers were handed cards printed with the words to the anthem printed in English and with a phonetic pronunciation guide underneath.

"We wanted to teach the anthem and the Pledge (of Allegiance), so we came up with the idea of the national anthem in Spanish," said Juan Carlos Ruiz, the general coordinator of the National Capital Immigration Coalition, which will receive a portion of the proceeds from the CD the song will appear on.

"There are people who are going to attack us no matter what we do. We want to be a part of this country," Ruiz said. "We want to improve America."

He said the Spanish version attempts to convey the meaning of the lyrics rather a direct translation.

"We tried to show the meaning of the song," he said. "It has a Latin beat and a Reggaeton beat which are basically our cultural music," Ruiz added.

Internet columnist Michelle Malkin, who has called it the "The Illegal Alien Anthem" in blogs this week, and others complain that that the lyrics are rewritten, adding phrases like "We are brothers, that's our anthem."

The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812 with Britain and was sung to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven," a British drinking song. It became the national anthem in 1931.

"The national anthem ought to be sung in English. And I think people who want to be citizens of this country ought to learn it in English. They ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."

I agree and disagree with this. All Americans should know how to sing the National Anthem in English, but I see no harm in also knowing it in Spanish.

And that's how you do the Republican 2-Step....

Jose can you see?

And what reaction have I made?

The Star Spangled Banner in Spanish:

And these are the people that claim to be contributing to the United States. Sickening.

Sickening to sing the national anthem? Strange logic.