around our flag, united we stand; we are armed with weapon in hand; a sacred oath in defending our motherland; noble empire, to you our hearts, to you our arms. o fatherland, to you our blood ! we all swear ! you shall live ! Take arms, citizens ! let's form our battalions ! let's march ! let's march ! so their impure blood, water our furrows ! to keep that divine emblem, let us march to death ! defending our holy flag from them, who wants to cut our throats and breath ! all will fall with honor; to save their father and mother;
national anthem
English
patriotic, defiant, and heroic
military ceremonies, national holidays, and political rallies
uses strong imagery and imperative verbs to evoke a sense of urgency and collective action, employs a march-like rhythm suitable for anthemic singing.
around our flag, united we stand; we are armed with weapon in hand; a sacred oath in defending our motherland; noble empire, to you our hearts, to you our arms. o fatherland, to you our blood ! we all swear ! you shall live ! Take arms, citizens ! let's form our battalions ! let's march ! let's march ! so their impure blood, water our furrows ! to keep that divine emblem, let us march to death ! defending our holy flag from them, who wants to cut our throats and breath ! all will fall with honor; to save their father and mother;
Mahal ko ang Pilipinas, sa puso ko'y buhay, Sa nasyonalismo, sama-sama'y magtagumpay, Ang bayan ko’y aking ipagmalaki, Pag-ibig sa bayan, laging buhay! Sa bawat hakbang, tayo'y magkasama, Bilang isang bansa, magkakapit-bisig, Pagka-Pilipino, proud na proud, Sa pagkabansa, magkaisa't lumigaya! Kasarinlan, ang ating tagumpay, Walang hadlang, tayo'y malaya, Bilang isang bayan, may lakas at tapang, Kasarinlan, ang ating pangarap!
Mahal ko ang Pilipinas, sa puso ko'y buhay, Sa nasyonalismo, sama-sama'y magtagumpay, Ang bayan ko’y aking ipagmalaki, Pag-ibig sa bayan, laging buhay! Sa bawat hakbang, tayo'y magkasama, Bilang isang bansa, magkakapit-bisig, Pagka-Pilipino, proud na proud, Sa pagkabansa, magkaisa't lumigaya! Kasarinlan, ang ating tagumpay, Walang hadlang, tayo'y malaya, Bilang isang bayan, may lakas at tapang, Kasarinlan, ang ating pangarap!
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?