When the Spanish Air Force was created in 1940, an anthem was created, but was changed in 1967 to what is currently sung today. It was created by José María Pemán and Ricardo Dorado and was chosen among 198 other works presented to a competition call by the Spanish Air Ministry.
Spanish Royal Air and Space Force AnthemAlcemos el vueloWe take flightsobre el alto cieloabove the high skylejos de la tierrafar from the earthla esperanza nos lleva detrásthe hope brings us backel Aire en la guerrathe Air during the warcomienza a ser paz.begins to be peaceful Midiendo del Aire la limpia grandezaMeasuring from the air the clean grandeurel alma se llena de luz y de amorthe soul fills itself of light and of lovela vida y la muerte cantan la bellezalife and death sing the beautyde una España más clara y mejorof a clearer and better Spain Volad, alas gloriosas de EspañaFly, glorious wings of Spainestrellas de un cielo radiante de solstars of a radiant sky of sunshiney escribid sobre el viento la hazañaand write about the wind, the deeds,la gloria infinita de ser españolthe infinite glory of being Spanish. A España ofrecida,Offered to Spain,tengo muerte y vidaI have death and lifecomo quien la juegaas anyone who plays iten un lance de gloria y honorin a fight of glory and honorla aurora me levathe dawn weighs mecomo un nuevo amoras a new love Alegre la mano tenaz el empeñoHappy the persistent hand the insistencela rosa del viento tomamos por cruzthe compass we take as a crossjamás bajaremos desde nuestro sueñowe will never come down from our dreama una España sin gloria y sin luzto a Spain without glory and without light volad, alas gloriosas de España Fly, glorious wings of Spainestrellas de un cielo radiante de solstars of a radiant sky of sunshiney escribid sobre el viento la hazañaand write about the wind, the deeds,la gloria infinita de ser españolthe infinite glory of being Spanish.
See also Spanish Air and Space Force
External links Spanish Air Force Anthem (Unofficial site) MP3 file