https://insidecostarica.com/2013/09/13/the-interesting-story-of-costa-ricas-national-anthem/ Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 https://insidecostarica.com/2013/09/13/the-interesting-story-of-costa-ricas-national-anthem/#comment-5445 Ken Morris Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:47:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=10916#comment-5445 Actually, I’m fascinated by national anthems, and can’t help noting that almost all of them (including Costa Rica’s) date from the heyday of militaristic nation-building. To my ear, most are jarring, and Costa Rica’s is especially ill-suited to its professed pacifism and other humanitarian positions. You can almost see the military brigades when you hear it. Plus, it doesn’t sound to me like it has any Latin influences. Rather, it sounds like an anthem written to mimic those of other traditions. I bet old Manuel thought, “OK, you guys want a national anthem, I’ll give you a bloody anthem,” and then dashed off a formulaic one in satirical protest. To his surprise, the Ticos liked the thing, and he’s probably still scratching his head from the grave wondering how he pulled off this ruse.

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2013/09/13/the-interesting-story-of-costa-ricas-national-anthem/#comment-5441 mhogan Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=10916#comment-5441 Interesting? There is no story more boring than that which someone tries to convince you otherwise.

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