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List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and
adoption information.
New Mexico Symbols
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New Mexico State Song"Asi es Nuevo Mejico"Words and music by Amadeo LuceroAdopted in 1971."Asi es Nuevo Mejico" was adopted in 1971 as New Mexico's Spanish language state song. "Asi es Nuevo Mejico"Un canto que traigo muy dentro del alma History: 1953 Comp., § 4-14-4.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 178, § 1. Origin of Song:Asi Es Nuevo Mexico, written by contemporary composer Amadeo Lucero, was sung with guitar accompaniment to the assembled members of the 1971 Legislature by Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragon and was promptly adopted as the Spanish-language version of the State Song. Source: New Mexico Blue Book Chapter 12, Article 3 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 12-3-6. Spanish language state song. The words and music of "Asi Es Nuevo Mejico," written by Amadeo Lucero, are declared to be the Spanish language state song subject to the state of New Mexico acquiring ownership and copyright of this song. |
State Songs
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Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or
more state songs, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state.
New Jersey does have an unofficial state song, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, but it has not yet been approved by the state legislature. Some states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, a state anthem, and a state historical song. Also, Virginia does not presently have a state song by that name, but it has given two songs official recognition under other names. Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit Arizona, which it adopted as an alternate. |