National Anthem of Colombia

Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia

English: National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia
Front page of the sheet music to the National Anthem of Colombia
National anthem of  Colombia
Lyrics	Rafael Núñez, 1850, 1883
Music	Oreste Sindici, 1887
Adopted	28 October 1920 (1920-10-28)
Audio sample
¡Oh, gloria inmarcesible! by the US Navy Band (two choruses and one verse) file help

The "National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia" (Spanish: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia, pronounced [ˌimno nasjoˈnal de la reˌpuβlika ðe koˈlombja]) is the official name of the national anthem of Colombia. It was originally written as a poem in 1850 by future President Rafael Núñez as an ode to celebrate the independence of Cartagena. The music was composed by Italian-born opera musician Oreste Síndici, at the request of Bogotan^[1] actor José Domingo Torres, during the presidency of Núñez, and with lyrics refined by Núñez himself, it was presented to the public for the first time on 11 November 1887. The song became very popular and was quickly adopted, albeit spontaneously, as the national anthem of Colombia.

It was made official through Law 33 of 18 October 1920. Colombian musician José Rozo Contreras [es] reviewed the scores and prepared the transcriptions for symphonic band, which was adopted as an official version by decree 1963 of 4 July 1946. The anthem has been performed in various versions, been the subject of attempted reforms and been widely performed in the arts.

The lyrics of the anthem are composed of a chorus and eleven stanzas, though it is usually sung chorus–first verse–chorus.