The anthem of the Aragua State, Venezuela, has lyrics composed by Ramón Bastidas, with music made by Manuel Betancourt. Lyrics in Spanish Chorus I II III IV Lyrics in English Chorus In the book that keeps fame, our name will have an heroic banner; bravery, shall be our beautiful flag, and the only shield will be the heart. I Our weapons, for ever triumphant, humiliated the fierce Spaniard, from trumpet to the martial voices that heard in its mountains the land of the sun. II our people vibrated from courage when enslaved our motherland cried, how it roars, from yoke to rape, with powerful rage proudly the lion. III in the bloody field of Mars freedom to the motherland was offered by the immortal deed of Ricaurte, that in Araguan land his Olimpus found. IV Crowned with glory were our hills when Ribas the sword brandished, and in his Homeric pursuit Victory with oppressing blood its fields sprayed. See also List of anthems of Venezuela Anthems of Venezuela Spanish-language songs Year of song missing