Ser Benfiquista
| "Ser Benfiquista" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| English title | Being Benfiquista |
| Published | 16 April 1953 |
| Composer(s) | Paulino Gomes Júnior |
| Lyricist(s) | Paulino Gomes Júnior |
| Language | Portuguese |
"Ser Benfiquista" (Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾ bɐ̃ȷ̃fiˈkistɐ], "Being Benfiquista") is the official hymn of Portuguese club Benfica.
The song acknowledges Benfica's humble beginnings and shows that being a Benfiquista (supporter of Benfica) is more than being a football fan. It is sung before every home match and sometimes during the match.[1] It was created by Paulino Gomes Júnior and was first sung on 16 April 1953 by tenor Luís Piçarra in the presence of 6,000 Benfiquistas at a sarau in Benfica's old arena Pavilhão dos Desportos to raise money with the goal of building the original Estádio da Luz.[1]
The original hymn, composed by Félix Bermudes in 1929, was called "Avante pelo Benfica" ("Onward for Benfica") but was censored by the Estado Novo[2][3] in 1942 because of the political connotation of the word avante.[4]
References
- 1 2 Weiss, Jessica (27 March 2012). "Showing Support in Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ Sousa, Hugo Daniel; Curado, Paulo (25 April 2013). "O futebol é mais instrumentalizado hoje do que foi durante o Estado Novo" [Football today is more orchestrated than it was during the Estado Novo] (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "As verdades deturpadas da história do Benfica" [The twisted truths of Benfica history] (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. p. 20. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Salazar proibiu hino ao Benfica" [Salazar banned Benfica's hymn] (in Portuguese). A Bola. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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