What is The Salvadorian National Anthem?

What is it in English AND Spanish?
What is it about?
Why is it their symbolic song?

"Himno Nacional de El Salvador" (Spanish Language National Anthem of El Salvador) is the national anthem of El Salvador. Written by General Juan Jos茅 Ca帽as and composed by the Italian Juan Aberle in 1856, the anthem was adopted as the national song on September 15, 1879, and officially recognized by the government on December 11, 1953. Commonly, only the first chorus is played and sung at sporting events and official diplomatic ceremonies. The anthem is ended before the slow music section of the first verse end, due to the chorus being the strongest musical part of the anthem, and playing all three verses would be too lengthy.

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Here's in Spanish (translation below):

Saludemos la patria orgullosos
de hijos suyos podernos llamar;
y juremos la vida animosos,
sin descanso a su bien consagrar.

De la paz en la dicha suprema
siempre noble so帽贸 El Salvador;
fue obtenerla su eterno problema,
conservarla es su gloria mayor.
Y con fe inquebrantable el camino
del progreso se afana en seguir;
por llenar su grandioso destino:
conquistarse un feliz porvenir.
Le protege una f茅rrea barrera
contra el choque de ruin deslealtad
desde el d铆a que en su alta bandera
con su sangre escribi贸: !LIBERTAD!

Libertad es su dogma, es su gu铆a
que mil veces logr贸 defender;
y otras tantas, de audaz tiran铆a
rechazar el odioso poder.
Dolorosa y sangrienta es su historia,
pero excelsa y brillante a la vez;
manantial de leg铆tima gloria,
gran lecci贸n de espartana altivez.
No desmaya en su innata bravura,
en cada hombre hay un h茅roe inmortal
que sabr谩 mantenerse a la altura
de su antiguo valor proverbial.

Todos son abnegados, y fieles
al prestigio del b茅lico ardor
con que siempre segaron laureles
de la patria salvando el honor.
Respetar los derechos extra帽os
y apoyarse en la recta raz贸n
es para ella, sin torpes ama帽os
su invariable, m谩s firme ambici贸n.
Y en seguir esta l铆nea se aferra
dedicando su esfuerzo tenaz,
en hacer cruda guerra a la guerra;
su ventura se encuentra en la paz

Here's the translation:

Let us salute the motherland, proudly.
To which her children we can call ourselves.
And spirited we will swear our lives;
devoted without rest for her well-being.

[To Live] In the supreme word of peace,
El Salvador has always nobly dreamed.
To achieve this has been her eternal endeavor,
To keep it, her greatest glory.
With inviolable faith, she eagerly follows
The way of progress
In order to fulfil her high destiny
And achieve a happy future.
A stern barrier protects her
Against the clash of vile disloyalty,
Ever since the day when her lofty banner,
In letters of blood, wrote "Freedom",
Wrote "Freedom", wrote "Freedom".

Freedom is her dogma and her guide;
A thousand times she has defended it,
And as many times has she repelled
The hateful power of atrocious tyranny.
Her history has been bloody and sad,
Yet at the same time sublime and brilliant,
A source of legitimate glory
And a great lesson in Spartan pride.
Her innate bravery shall not waver:
In every man there is an immortal hero
Who knows how to maintain the level
Of the proverbial valour of old.

All are self-denying and faithful
To the tradition of warlike ardour
With which they have always reaped fame
By saving the motherland's honour.
To respect the rights of others
And base her actions on right and justice
Is for her, without infamous intrigue,
The constant and most firm ambition.
And in following this line she persists,
Dedicating her tenacious efforts
In giving hard battle for battle;
Her happiness is found in peace.