Dominican Republic National Anthem

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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.

Anthem Lyrics English

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."

Dominican Republic Flag

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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