The "Paraguayan National Anthem" ( es, Himno Nacional Paraguayo, gn, Tetã Paraguái Momorãhéi) is the
national anthem of
Paraguay. The lyrics were written by
Francisco Acuña de Figueroa
Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa (September 3, 1791 – October 6, 1862) was a Uruguayan poet and writer. He was born in Montevideo, on September 3, 1791 and died on October 6, 1862. He was the son of the Treasurer of the Royal Treasury, Jac ...
(who also wrote "
Orientales, la Patria o la tumba", the national anthem of
Uruguay) under the presidency of
Carlos Antonio López, who at the time delegated Bernardo Jovellanos and Anastasio González to ask Figueroa to write the anthem (Jovellanos and González were commissioners of the Paraguayan government in Uruguay).
History
The lyrics to the song were officially finished by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa on May 20, 1846.
It still remains unclear who was responsible for the creation of the music. Some sources claim that Frenchman
Francisco Sauvageot de Dupuis was the composer, while others claim it to be the work of the Hungarian-born
Francisco José Debali
Francisco José Debali (26 July 1791 – 13 January 1859), born Debály Ferenc József, was a Hungarian-born composer who emigrated to Uruguay in 1838. He authored the national anthem of Uruguay and, possibly, the tune to '' Paraguayos, Repúbli ...
(Debály Ferenc József), who composed the music for the
Uruguayan national anthem. What it is known for sure is that it was the Paraguayan composer
Remberto Giménez
Remberto Giménez was a Paraguayan musician. He was born in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay the February 4 of 1898 as a son of Ciriaco Giménez and Ana Bella Benítez.
Beginnings
As he concluded his military service he studied singing and violin theor ...
who in 1933 arranged and developed the version of the national anthem that remains in use by Paraguay today.
Lyrics
Though the national anthem has many verses, usually only the first verse followed by the chorus are sung on most occasions. Due to the song's length, the wordless introductory section and the latter half of the first verse are often omitted for brevity when the national anthem is played before a sporting event such as a soccer game.
References
External links
Paraguay: ''Paraguayos, República o Muerte'' - Audio of the national anthem of Paraguay, with information and lyricsarchive link
MP3 fileParaguayos
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National anthem compositions in F major