The Himno a León was composed by the musician
Odón Alonso
Odón Alonso Ordás (28 February 1925 – 21 February 2011) was a Spanish conducting, conductor and composer, best known for his film scores.
Alonso was born at La Bañeza, León, Spain. He studied in Madrid, Siena, Salzburg and Vienna. His fir ...
, director of the ''Orfeón Leonés'' in 1934. The lyrics were written by
J. Pinto Maestro. It was composed o commemorate the fifth centennial of the epic ''El Paso Honroso''.
Since 1978, it is the official
anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to sho ...
of the city of
León, Spain
León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), ...
, and it is often used as the anthem of the
Province of León
León (, ; ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the c ...
.
:Sin León no hubiera España,
:que antes que Castilla leyes,
:concilios, fueros y reyes,
:dieron prestigio a León.
:La fama cantó su hazaña
:con clarines de victoria:
:¡León escribió la historia
:de Covadonga a Colón!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasón
:y en sus labios cobró vida
:el hermoso lenguaje español.
:¡Viva León!
:Tierra hidalga, tierra mía:
:estrofas del romancero,
:desde Guzmán a don Suero,
:van tremolando el honor.
:¡Es León!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasón
:y en sus labios cobró vida
:el hermoso lenguaje español.
:¡Viva León!
:De piedra una plegaria
:la catedral semeja,
:sobria y gentil refleja
:el alma de León.
:De historia milenaria,
:de santidad osario,
:del arte relicario
:y de la fe expresión.
:Tierra hidalga, tierra mía:
:estrofas del romancero,
:desde Guzmán a don Suero,
:va tremolando el honor.
:¡Es León!
:Con su sangre a torrentes vertida
:dio a la Patria preciado blasón
:y en sus labios cobró vida
:el hermoso lenguaje español.
:¡Viva León!
:Gloria a ti, pueblo sin par;
:a mi labio el corazón
:se asoma para gritar:
:¡Viva León! ¡Viva León!
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