This week we put the spotlight on Chile! When I lived in Venezuela, my best friend was a Chilean kid named Mauricio Muñoz. Que fue, hermanazo! Chile's National Anthem titled Himno Nacional Chileno, and also referred to as Cancion Nacional, has one of the more interesting stories I've encountered. Turns out, Chile has had two National Anthems.
"The National Anthem of Chile (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Chile) is also known as Canción Nacional (National Song). It has a history of two lyrics and two melodies that made up three different versions."How's that for scandalous?
The version used today was composed by Ramón Carnicer, with lyrics by Eusebio Lillo. I recommend you read the wikipedia entry on Cancion Nacional. There's a whole thing about Pinochet re-instating a third Verse because it exalted the armed forces.
Ciao, Erik Barragan
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