HIMNO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Quisqueyanos valientes alcemos
nuestro canto con viva emoción
y del mundo a la faz ostentemos
nuestro invicto glorioso pendón
Salve el pueblo que intrépido y fuerte
a la guerra a morir se lanzó
cuando en bélico reto de muerte
sus cadenas de esclavo rompió
Ningú n pueblo ser libre merece
si es esclavo, indolente y servil
si en su pecho la llama no crece
que templó el heroismo viril
Mas Quisqueya la indómita y brava
siempre altiva la frente alzará
que si fuere mil veces esclava
otras tantas ser libre sabrá.
Isle of beauty, isle of splendour,
Isle to all so sweet and fair,
All must surely gaze in wonder
At thy gifts so rich and rare.
Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
All these gifts we do extol.
Healthy land, so like all fountains,
Giving cheer that warms the soul.
Dominica, God hath blest thee
With a clime benign and bright,
Pastures green and flowers of beauty
Filling all with pure delight,
And a people strong and healthy,
Full of godly, rev'rent fear.
May we ever seek to praise Thee
For these gifts so rich and rare.
Come ye forward, sons and daughters
Of this gem beyond compare.
Strive for honor, sons and daughters,
Do the right, be firm, be fair.
Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
We must prosper! Sound the call,
In which ev'ry one rejoices,
"All for Each and Each for All."
Flag History | The cross stands for the Catholic faith, blue is for liberty, and red is for blood. |
Flag Date of Adoption | 6 November 1844 |
Flag Symbolism | a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon |
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