{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-3-11","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-3-11","heading":"State poem.","body":"The poem \"A Nuevo Mexico\", written by Luis Tafoya in January 1911, is declared to be the official state poem. The poem, with its English translation, is as follows:\n\"Levanta, Nuevo Mexico, esa abatida frente\nque anubla los encantos de tu serena faz,\ny alborozado acoje corona refulgente,\nsimbolo de gloria y de ventura y paz.\nDespues de tantos anos de lucha y de porfia,\ntu suerte se ha cambiado y ganas la victoria,\nllegando a ver por fin el venturoso dia\nque es colmo de tu dicha y fuente de tu gloria.\nHas sido un gran imperio, colmado de riqueza,\ny grandes contratiempos tuviste que sufrir,\nmas ahora triunfo pleno alcanza tu entereza,\ny el premio a tu constancia pudiste conseguir.\nTu pueblo por tres siglos aislado y solitario,\nde nadie tuvo ayuda, de nadie proteccion,\nlucho por su existencia osado y temerario,\nsellando con su sangre dominio y posesion.\nTras tan heroico esfuerzo por fin has merecido\nel bien que procurabas con insistencia tanta\nde que en la Union de Estados fueses admitido\ncon la soberania que al hombre libre encanta.\nObstaculos y estorbos del todo desaparecen,\ny entrada libre tienes a la gloriosa Union,\nen donde los ciudadanos prosperan y florecen,\ncon tantas garantias y tanta proteccion.\nPor tan pasmosa dicha el parabien te damos,\na ti como a tus hijos, de honor tan senalado,\ny que en tu nueva esfera de veras esperamos\nque a fuer de gran imperio seras un gran estado.\nTO NEW MEXICO\nLift, New Mexico, your tired forehead\nThat clouds the enchantment of your peaceful face,\nAnd joyfully receive the bright crown,\nSymbol of glory, venture, and peace.\nAfter so many years of fight and persistence\nYour luck has changed and you gain victory,\nReaching up to see your fortunate day at last\nYou have been a great empire filled with riches,\nAnd many mishaps you had to suffer,\nBut now complete triumph reach up to your integrity,\nAnd reward for your constancy, you were able to achieve.\nYour people for three centuries, isolated and lonely,\nWith help or protection from nobody,\nThey fought for their existence, reckless and daring\nSealing with their blood their dominion and possession.\nAfter such heroic effort finally you deserve\nThe goodness with such an insistence you procure,\nTo be admitted in the state of the union\nWith the sovereignty that is a free man's enchantment.\nObstacles and hindrance for good they disappear,\nAnd free admittance you have to the glorious union,\nWhere the people prosper and flourish\nWith so many guarantees and great protection.\nFor that marvelous satisfaction we welcome you,\nYou and your children such a deserved honor,\nAnd in your new sphere we truly hope","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 3 State Seal, Song and Symbols"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9fcee4d9d99ff070b26127ceecae1a48384629a00e8b78fab0c985252ff69c32","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-3-10","next":"us-nm/12-3-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}