"Salve Marinera" is the official anthem of the Spanish Navy. Its meaning can be loosely translated as "Salutation of the seas" or "Praise song of the seas".
Lyrics[]
Despite its popularity in Catalonia[1] and Galicia, the Salve Marinera has only a Castilian Spanish version; it does not exist in any of the other languages of Spain.
The present music accompanying the hymn was adapted in 1942 by Jesús Montalbán Vizcón, then director of the Spanish Navy's training facilities' musical band (Banda de Música de la Escuela Naval).[2] Template:Clear
| Salve Marinera | |
| Praise song of the seas | |
| ¡Salve! Estrella de los mares, | Hail! Star of the seas, |
| de los mares iris, de eterna ventura. | Of the gleaming seas, of eternal blessing. |
| ¡Salve! Oh Fénix de hermosura, | Hail! Oh Phoenix of beauty, |
| Madre del Divino Amor. | Mother of the Divine Love |
| De tu pueblo, a los pesares | From your people, to their sorrows |
| Tu clemencia dé consuelo | May your mercy give comfort |
| Fervoroso llegue al Cielo | Fervently arrive at heaven |
| y hasta Ti, y hasta Ti nuestro clamor | And unto you, and unto you our cries |
| ¡Salve! ¡Salve! Estrella de los mares | Hail, hail! Star of the ocean, |
| ¡Salve! Estrella de los mares | Hail! Star of the seas |
| Sí, fervoroso llegue al Cielo | Indeed, fervently arrive at heaven |
| y hasta Ti, y hasta Ti nuestro clamor | And unto you, and unto you our cries |
| ¡Salve! ¡Salve! Estrella de los mares | Hail, hail! Star of the ocean, |
| ¡Salve! ¡Salve! ¡Salve! Salve! | Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! |