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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Oh, say can you care?

The flap over a Spanish-language national anthem.
Tim Grieve

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  • Tuesday, May 2, 2006 03:42 PM

    But...the Spanish lyrics are NOT simply a translation of the English lyrics

    I followed a link to the "Spanish anthem". The tune is the same and some of the phrases are the same, but other lyrics (based on my admittedly rusty Spanish) were closer to the French national anthem (a call to arms) than the Star Spangled Banner.

    I wouldn't have much concern about a true translation (with a little massaging for rhythm and rhyme). But that's not what I read...and I am concerned.

    —CBart Read CBart's other letters

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