5/3/06-5/10/06 Debate: Should the national anthem be sung in spanish?

Inogenius · 05-03-2006, 10:53 AM

Following along with recent news topics, there's been a recent debate over whether or not the United States National Anthem should be sung in spanish as well as English.

Inogenius · 05-03-2006, 10:57 AM

Personally I don't have a problem with it. Seeing as English isn't our declared national language, singing the national anthem in Spanish as well as English isn't any kind of insult to the nation at all. Canada for example, from what I understand sings their national anthem in both English and French, though their declared languages are that; both English and French.

If anything, I think a few people are becoming a little 'over patriotic' and causing a big issue out of something that really shouldn't be one.

Dakstang · 05-03-2006, 11:06 AM

I do have a problem with it. For one, they are not even using the same words as in the English version. I understand that you cannot translate something from English to Spanish word for word, but from the lyrics I saw it was totally different. I have also heard that they are going to make a new version with words in the anthem something like "Don't blame them, they can't help they weren't born here" which would attempt to draw sympathy to plight of the illegal immigrants. That is not acceptable in my opinion.

Also I have a problem with it just being translated into another language. I believe that if they are going to move here, they should learn English. Things like this are going to make it more acceptable for immigrants to not learn English. And we are the ones that are going to be responsible to communicate with these people, because they must be able to communicate to work. Right now a lot of Colleges and Universities are making it a requirement to take 12 hours of foreign language for a Bachelor's Degree. That is just getting ridiculous if you ask me. If they want to move here and work here, they should speak our language.

Inogenius · 05-03-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakstang

I do have a problem with it. For one, they are not even using the same words as in the English version. I understand that you cannot translate something from English to Spanish word for word, but from the lyrics I saw it was totally different. I have also heard that they are going to make a new version with words in the anthem something like "Don't blame them, they can't help they weren't born here" which would attempt to draw sympathy to plight of the illegal immigrants. That is not acceptable in my opinion.

Also I have a problem with it just being translated into another language. I believe that if they are going to move here, they should learn English. Things like this are going to make it more acceptable for immigrants to not learn English. And we are the ones that are going to be responsible to communicate with these people, because they must be able to communicate to work. Right now a lot of Colleges and Universities are making it a requirement to take 12 hours of foreign language for a Bachelor's Degree. That is just getting ridiculous if you ask me. If they want to move here and work here, they should speak our language.

Right, I agree with you on the fact that if they're going to be modifying the words to the national anthem then it is getting to the point that it's quite ridiculous. If they do happen to follow through with changing the words then they're simply be nothing more than babies over the fact that USA is finally enforcing laws that they should have for the past 15 years.

zapphnath · 05-04-2006, 11:23 AM

I've had the pleasure(?) of working with many Hispanic immigrants - being in the construction trade for most of my life. I don't have a problem with them, as a people (some of their women are gorgeous), but it has always struck me as arrogant for someone to move to a city like mine and expect seven million people to learn how to speak his language so that he can communicate with us.
Then again, I have elso experienced - like you've seen on many cop shows - the fact that most of them speak English just fine when it suits them. If they need something from you, it's "Pardon me, can you tell me where...", but if you need something from them, it's "No hablo".
Now, of course, yo hablo. Yo estudio Espaniol para tres anos, but I would refuse to speak it.
The same thing goes for Ebonics, beeyatch!
"My black a$s be pledgin' allegiance, an' sh!t, dog, wassupwitdat
To da YO-nited States of Whitey's America, maw-fuggah"

Tyler Durden · 05-04-2006, 12:24 PM

I have no problem with whatever language anyone wants to sing their national anthem in. If it's a language that's very prevelant in your country then fine.

Your anthem is still the theme from Fame isn't it? Should be cool

Abel · 05-07-2006, 03:36 AM

This whole Spanish anthem thing was just some Brit's way of having a good laugh at our whole immigrant problem.

thirty7 · 05-07-2006, 04:12 AM

I honestly can't say i know a lot about what may be happening in your country at the moment. But really there shouldn't be any problem with a Spanish version of the anthem. It's a tad ridicilous for people who are in uproar to make a complete mountain out of a mole hill.

Dakstang · 05-07-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by thirty7

I honestly can't say i know a lot about what may be happening in your country at the moment. But really there shouldn't be any problem with a Spanish version of the anthem. It's a tad ridicilous for people who are in uproar to make a complete mountain out of a mole hill.

I think that it only promotes immigrants not learning English. If they are going to live here they should speak our language. We should not have to learn theirs.

Mr. Kennedy · 05-07-2006, 05:11 PM

I do not think the anthem should be sung in Spanish. For one, they are not just translating it they are changing it so it's not even the same song.

Second, the immigrants are coming to our country and trying to make us adapt to them and their culture instead of adapting to our culture. What happened to the days when immigrants would want to learn English so they could fit in? Why am I expected to learn Spanish because someone decided to (in some cases illegally) come into our country and decided to not even bother trying to learn the dominant language?