THE CLUB
THE ANTHEM
The hymn of Boca Juniors dates back to 1926, when created by Victoriano “Toto” Cafferena, the only fan to participate in the memorable European tour of 1925. Cafferena asked Italo Goyeche to compose a hymn for the club, which was executed for the first time in the house of Caffarena, played on piano by one of Caffarena’s sisters. The next stage was to put lyrics to the hymn, which were written by the writer Jesus Fernandez Blanco. The march was executed for the first time in public in 1928, in a restaurant in the port of La Boca, after a match between Boca and the British team Motherwell. The hymn was executed in honor of the selection team of Argentina, who had just won the silver medal in the Olympic games in Amsterdam; four players of the selection team were from Boca: Ludovico Bidoglio, Roberto Cherro, Domingo Tarascone, and Segundo Medici).
In that age, football was still a sport for gentleman. That was the idea as brought by Sir Alexander Watson Hutton, the initiator of this sport in our country, when he came from England. However, the hymn of Boca modified this concept to emulate the epic of the battlefield, accompanied by the rhythm of a military march.
Lyrics
Boca Juniors; Boca Juniors;
Grand champion of football,
That woke up in our chest
Enthusiasm, love, and faith
Your flag blue and gold
In Europe trembles
How it teaches to win
Where they want to fight.
Chorus: :
Boca is our shout of love.
Boca never is afraid to fight,
Boca is enthusiasm and value,
Boca Juniors…to triumph…
With your mark victorious
that is of gold and sky blue,
in the stadium they are enthusiastic for
our strong youth…
Electrify your colors
Old Boca victor
and in the fields of combat
Your banner is glorious
Chorus: :
Boca is our shout of love.
Boca is never afraid to fight,
Boca is enthusiasm and value,
Boca Juniors…to triumph…
Letter from J. Fernandez Blanco, Music Italo Goyeche.
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La Bombonera
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The Club
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I Baptize You
One of the founders, Santiago Pedro Sana, spoke English, and it occurred to him that the club name had to be Boca Juniors. The proposition was accepted, in accordance with the trends of the time, to use English words with relation to football. The other names proposed were: Sons of Italy, Star of Italy, and Defender of Boca.
