IF you’re familiar with the Word Cup, you’ll know that all teams will have the chance to sing their national anthems ahead of kick-off. And SunSport have been taking a look at what they all mean.
Mexico have qualified for the World Cup 17 times in their history, and are hoping to make it past the round of 16 for the first time in over 35 years.
However it won’t be an easy task, with South American giants Argentina standing in their way as favourites of Group C.
Manager Gerardo Martino gets his campaign underway against Poland, where viewers can hear the Mexican fans belt out the age-old anthem.
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What are the lyrics to Mexico’s national anthem?
The Himno Nacional Mexicano is a cry of war.
It was first written in 1854 by poet Francisco Gonzales Bocanegra, and composed by the Spaniard Jaime Nuno.
Here’s how the anthem, steeped in patriotism, reads in English.
Chorus
Mexicans, at the cry of war,
Assemble the steel and the bridle,
And the earth trembles to it’s core
To the resounding roar of the cannon.
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Verse 1
Encircle Oh Fatherland! Your temples with olives,
Peace by the divine archangel,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
By the finger of God it was written.
If, however, a foreign enemy would dare,
To profane your ground with their sole,
Think, Oh beloved Fatherland!
That heaven has given a soldier in every son.
Verse 2
War, war! With no mercy to any who shall try to tarnish the coats of arms of the Fatherland!
War, war! The national banners
Shall be drenched in the waves of blood.
War, war! On the mountain, in the valley,
The cannons thunder in horrid unison
And the sonorous echoes resound
With bellows of Union! Liberty!
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