The Marcha de las Malvinas (in English: ''March of the Falklands'') is a patriotic anthem of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...
(in Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and was prominently broadcast by the
military government (controlled media during the
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
).
On March 3, 1948, it was premiered by the
Argentine National Symphony Orchestra.
Since 2017, it is also the official anthem of
.
The lyrics were written by the Argentine poet
Carlos Obligado and the music was composed by
José Tieri. They won a 1939 contest organised by the ''Junta de Recuperación de las Malvinas'' (''Falklands Recovery Commission'').
Lyrics
References
External links
MP3 at the Argentine website "El Malvinense"
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Argentine military marches
1939 songs
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
Songs about South America
Songs about Argentina