Uruguay National Team Fan Chants and National Anthem Lyrics
Letras de los cánticos de la hinchada de la selección uruguaya y el himno nacional - Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026
Himno Nacional de Uruguay (National Anthem)
Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!
¡Libertad o con gloria morir!
¡Libertad o con gloria morir!
Es el voto que el alma pronuncia,
y que heroico sabremos cumplir.
¡Libertad o con gloria morir!
¡Libertad o con gloria morir!
Transliteration:
Oh-ree-en-tah-less, lah Pah-tree-ah oh lah toom-bah!
Lee-behr-tahd oh kohn glo-ree-ah moh-reer!
Lee-behr-tahd oh kohn glo-ree-ah moh-reer!
Ess el vo-toh keh el ahl-mah pro-noon-see-ah,
ee keh eh-roh-ee-koh sah-beh-mohs koo-pleer.
Lee-behr-tahd oh kohn glo-ree-ah moh-reer!
Lee-behr-tahd oh kohn glo-ree-ah moh-reer!
Translation:
Orientals (Uruguayans), the Fatherland or the tomb!
Liberty or to die with glory!
Liberty or to die with glory!
It is the vow that the soul utters,
and which heroically we shall fulfill.
Liberty or to die with glory!
Liberty or to die with glory!
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The Uruguayan anthem is famous for being one of the longest in international football, creating an almost operatic tension in the stadium before the match gets underway. Because the full version is so lengthy, the band usually plays a truncated instrumental, but the fans don't care—they treat the entire duration as an endurance test of volume and passion. The atmosphere is thick with a specific type of intense, South American pride, with the crowd often continuing to belt out the melody even after the music fades. Composed by Francisco José Debali and featuring lyrics by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, the anthem’s epic, sweeping structure acts as a emotional warm-up that transitions the crowd from nervous anticipation into a full-throated, collective roar for La Celeste.
Volveremos otra vez
Volveremos, volveremos
Volveremos otra vez
Volveremos a ser campeones
Como la primera vez
Transliteration:
Vohl-veh-reh-mohs, vohl-veh-reh-mohs
Vohl-veh-reh-mohs oh-trah vehs
Vohl-veh-reh-mohs ah sehr kahm-peh-oh-nehs
Koh-moh lah pree-meh-rah vehs
Ay Celeste Regalame Un Sol
Vida, que vida pobre
Vivirla en este lugar
Se sabe que saben ellos
Que nos renueve la claridad
Hay algo que sigue vivo
Nos renueva la ilusión
Y en el último suspiro
Ay celeste regalame un sol
Ay celeste regalame un sol
Ay celeste regalame un sol
Transliteration:
Vee-dah, keh vee-dah poh-breh
Vee-veer-lah ehn ehs-the loo-gahr
Seh sah-beh keh sah-behn eh-yohs
Keh nohs reh-nweh-veh lah klah-ree-dahd
Ay ahl-goh keh see-gheh vee-voh
Nohs reh-nweh-veh lah ee-loo-syohn
Ee ehn ehl ool-tee-moh soos-pee-roh
Ay seh-lehs-the reh-gah-lah-meh oon sohl
Ay seh-lehs-the reh-gah-lah-meh oon sohl
Ay seh-lehs-the reh-gah-lah-meh oon sohl
Nos cruzamos el mundo pa' verte jugar
Nos cruzamos el mundo pa' verte jugar,
te seguimos a todos lados,
Nunca favoritos, siempre desde atrás
así ganamos los campeonatos
A los jugadores les quiero pedir
que transpiren bien la camiseta
para dar la vuelta y ser campeón
como en 1950 ("diecinueve cinquenta")
Vaaamos Uruguaaay, Uruguaaay, Uruguaaay
Transliteration:
Nohs kroo-sah-mohs ehl moon-doh pah vehr-the khoo-gahr,
theh seh-ghee-mohs ah toh-dohs lah-dohs,
Noon-kah fah-voh-ree-tohs, syehm-preh dehs-deh ah-trahs
ah-see gah-nah-mohs lohs kahm-peh-oh-nah-tohs
Ah lohs khoo-gah-doh-rehs lehs kyeh-roh peh-deer
keh trahns-pee-rehn byehn lah kah-mee-seh-tah
pah-rah dahr lah vwehl-tah ee sehr kahm-peh-ohn
koh-moh ehn dyeh-see-nweh-veh seen-kwehn-tah
Vah-ah-mohs Oo-roo-gwah-ah-ee, Oo-roo-gwah-ah-ee, Oo-roo-gwah-ah-ee
Esta Noche Tenemos Que Ganar
Ponga huevos, huevos la Celeste,
Ponga huevos, huevos sin cesar,
Que esta noche cueste lo que cueste,
Esta noche tenemos que ganar
Transliteration:
Pohn-gah weh-vohs, weh-vohs lah Seh-lehs-the,
Pohn-gah weh-vohs, weh-vohs seen seh-sahr,
Keh ehs-tah noh-cheh kweh-steh loh keh kweh-steh,
Ehs-tah noh-cheh teh-neh-mohs keh gah-nahr
El que no salta es...
Ay ay ay ay,
Ay ay ay ay,
El que no salta,
Es [Opponent name]
Transliteration:
Ay ay ay ay,
Ay ay ay ay,
Ehl keh noh sahl-tah,
Ehs [Oh-poh-nehnt nah-meh]
Soy Celeste, es un sentimiento
Ole, ole, ole,
Ole, ole, ole, ola,
Ole, ole, ole,
Cada día te quiero mas,
Soooy soy Celeste,
Es un sentimiento,
No puedo parar
Transliteration:
Oh-leh, oh-leh, oh-leh,
Oh-leh, oh-leh, oh-leh, oh-lah,
Oh-leh, oh-leh, oh-leh,
Kah-dah dee-ah teh kyeh-roh mahs,
Soh-oh-oy soy Seh-lehs-the,
Ehs oon sehn-tee-myehn-toh,
Noh pweh-doh pah-rahr
And these are all the chants we have listed for the Uruguayan national football team.
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