Paraguayos, República o Muerte

Infobox Anthem
title = Paraguayos, República o Muerte
english_title = Paraguayans, Republic or Death


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prefix = National
country = PRY
author = Francisco Acuña de Figueroa
lyrics_date = 1846
composer = Remberto Giménez
music_date = 1933
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"Paraguayos, República o Muerte" is the national anthem of Paraguay. The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa (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). The anthem was officially finished by Figueroa on May 20, 1846.

It still remains unclear who was responsible for the music. Some sources Who|date=July 2007 claim that Frenchman Francisco de Dupuis was the composer, while others cite Francisco Acuña de Figueroa as the composer. Other sources Who|date=July 2007 claim that the music was composed by Francisco José Debali, repeating the team of the Uruguayan national anthem. What it is known for sure is that in 1933, the Paraguayan composer Remberto Giménez re-arranged and developed the final version of the anthem. [ [http://www.alternativabolivariana.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=167 República del Paraguay] , ALBA (Alternative Bolivariana para nuestra América). Paragraph beginning "Sobre la música del himno aún hoy existen divergencias…" There is no mention of who holds what view. Accessed 9 March 2007.]

Lyrics

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External links

* [http://www.mre.gov.py/paginas/himno%20nacional%20-%20paraguay.mp3 MP3 file]
* [http://www.paraguayos.com.es Paraguayos]