U.S. Anthem in Spanish

Baldimo,

The "Today we march, Tomorrow we vote!" signs were for citizens. I carried one of those signs at the march.

You are wrong to think that this fight is Americans vs. illegals-- it is not. There are many American citizens who are fighting to win a path to earned citizenship. It is our votes and our political cloud that will ultimately win this battle.

I am a citizen who is registered to vote.

The demonstration is in May. The elections are in November, hence "Today we march, tomorrow we vote". From what I've heard, most of the marchers were citizens, either natural born or naturalized, or immigrants on their way to naturalization. I'm natural-born. Come November, I'm not going to be voting for the deportation zealots. Not that we get suchlike nutballs running for office often in Massachusetts. Thank god. But I'm gonna make sure I vote for my reps to counter the nutball voices.

Send me your tired, your poor,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty, written by Emma Lazarus

Too bad more people don't go and take a look at the Lady of the Harbor, and read her. She's the American promise

If we pass the McCain-Kennedy bill, they won't be here illegally any more.

How about it-- we can both be happy with that.

They do the jobs you won't do. They work two and three jobs to support their fammilies because they get sh*t pay. They grow and harvest our food, they tend those goddam unecological lawns you love so much, they do the piecework so your clothes don't cost an arm and a leg. They do your scutwork. The country would collapse without them. They're the ones who actually try to live the American dream, not just live off the fat of the land. Legalize them now.

I will post it here just so you know what it really says.

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

They do the jobs you won't do. They work two and three jobs to support their fammilies because they get sh*t pay. They grow and harvest our food, they tend those goddam unecological lawns you love so much, they do the piecework so your clothes don't cost an arm and a leg. They do your scutwork. The country would collapse without them. They're the ones who actually try to live the American dream, not just live off the fat of the land. Legalize them now.

Those cheap clothes you buy are the ones they make, baldimo. You'd better start buying Armani--you gonna back up your statements with action?

They do the jobs you won't do. They work two and three jobs to support their fammilies because they get sh*t pay. They grow and harvest our food, they tend those goddam unecological lawns you love so much, they do the piecework so your clothes don't cost an arm and a leg. They do your scutwork. The country would collapse without them. They're the ones who actually try to live the American dream, not just live off the fat of the land. Legalize them now.

Amanece - ¿lo véis a la luz de la aurora?
Lo que tanto aclamamos la noche al caer;
sus estrellas, sus franjas flotaban ayer,
en el fiero combate, en señal de victoria.
Fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertad,
por la noche decían: «¡Se va defendiendo!»
¡Oh, decid! ¿Despliega aún su hermosura estrellada,
sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada?



Sus estrellas, sus franjas, la libertad, somos iguales.
Somos hermanos, es nuestro himno.
En el fiero combate, en señal de victoria,
fulgor de lucha... (Mi gente, ¡sigue luchando!)
...al paso de la libertad (¡Ya es tiempo de romper las cadenas!)
Por la noche decían: «¡Se va defendiendo!»
¡Oh, decid! ¿Despliega aún su hermosura estrellada,
sobre tierra de libres, la bandera sagrada?
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English translation
It should be noted that just like any translation, the Spanish lyrics of Nuestro Himno cannot be translated literally, word for word. For example, the Spanish word "libertad" means both "freedom" and "liberty". Because of this, this translation can never be exact, and will always be subject to differing interpretations.

Do you see it arising, by the light of the dawn,
That which we hailed so much when the night fell?
Its stars, its stripes were streaming yesterday
In the fierce combat, as a sign of victory,
The brilliance of battle, in step with freedom,
Throughout the night they said: "It will be defended!"
Oh say you! Does it still wave, its starred beauty,
Over the land of the free, the sacred flag?



Its stars, its stripes, liberty, we are equal.
We are brothers, it is our anthem.
In the fierce combat, as a sign of victory,
The brilliance of battle... (My people, keep fighting!)
...in step with freedom, (Now is the time to break the chains!)
Throughout the night they said: "It will be defended!"
Oh say you! Does it still wave, its starred beauty,
Over the land of the free, the sacred flag?

Translation, as a matter of practicallity, cannot be precisely literal, although the essential meaning can be preserved.

It's funny how liberals - those contemptuous individuals who tout their "cultural" awareness so - prove themselves to be so blatantly hypocritical when the issue suits them. If we began broadcasting English translations of Islamic call to prayers in Iraq the liberals would be outraged at the "lack of cultural sensitivity", the "affront to Muslims" and the like.

Hypocrites. Sickening.

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You're really doing a great job establishing yourself as a non-partisan voice of reason early on in your posting career.

Cycloptichorn