Venceremos (song)
Encyclopedia
"Venceremos" is a Chile
an song, which was written by Claudio Iturra and composed by Sergio Ortega
for the 1970 election
campaign of Salvador Allende
. The title translates to "We Shall Triumph".
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an song, which was written by Claudio Iturra and composed by Sergio Ortega
Sergio Ortega
Sergio Ortega was a Chilean composer and pianist.- Biography :Ortega was born in Antofagasta, Chile. He studied composition with Roberto Falabella and with Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt in the National Conservatory at the Universidad de Chile...
for the 1970 election
Chilean presidential election, 1970
A presidential election was held in Chile on 4 September 1970. A narrow plurality was secured by Salvador Allende, the candidate of the Popular Unity coalition of leftist parties...
campaign of Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
. The title translates to "We Shall Triumph".
External links
- link to Youtube video of the song with copy of the words
- Lyrics with alternative versions
- Lyrics as sung by Inti-Illimani