El Anthem of Cuba (La Bayamesa or Himno de Bayamo) was composed by Pedro “Perucho” Figueredo and set to music by Manuel Muñoz Cedeño in mid-1867, it owes its original name to the fact that it was played for the first time in the current municipality of Bayamo, capital of the Granma province. , Cuba.
It was heard publicly in June 1868 during the Te Deum held in the Iglesia Mayor de Bayamo and in the presence of illustrious figures from the colonial government of Spain. On October 18, 1868, the taking of Bayamo took place and it was then that the hymn became more popular among the Cuban people, being considered a combat song, a call to defend the homeland and even offer one's life for freedom.
Upon the Cuban independence, El Bayamo anthem It was made official as the National Anthem of Cuba and, in order not to hurt sensibilities within the Spanish people, it was decided to eliminate the last two stanzas of it.
The current lyrics of "La Bayamesa" are:
Bayameses run into combat,
May the country be proud of you;
Do not fear a glorious death,
That dying for the country is living!
In chains to live is to live
In shame and shame plunged.
Hear the sound of the clarion;
to arms, Braves, run! (Bis)
In the following video you can listen to the lyrics and music of "La Bayamesa" (Anthem of Cuba):
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