Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada

*Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada*
English: This Is Our Well Beloved Motherland
	National anthem of Guinea-Bissau
Lyrics	Amílcar Cabral
Music	Xiao He, 1962
Adopted	1974
Relinquished	1996 (by Cape Verde)
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"Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada" (English: "This Is Our Well Beloved Motherland") is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau.

Composition and history[]

Written by Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973) and composed by Xiao He (1918–2010), it was adopted upon independence in 1974. It was also the national anthem of Cape Verde, a legacy of both countries' joint independence, until 1996, when a new anthem (Cântico da Liberdade) was chosen by Cape Verde.^[1]

Lyrics[]

Portuguese lyrics^[1]	Balanta lyrics	English translation
Sol, suor e o verde e mar, Séculos de dor e esperança; Esta é a terra dos nossos avós! Fruto das nossas mãos, Da flôr do nosso sangue: Esta é a nossa pátria amada. Coro: Viva a pátria gloriosa! Floriu nos céus a bandeira da luta. Avante, contra o jugo estrangeiro! Nós vamos construir Na pátria imortal A paz e o progresso! Nós vamos construir Na pátria imortal A paz e o progresso! Ramos do mesmo tronco, Olhos na mesma luz: Esta é a força da nossa união! Cantem o mar e a terra A madrugada e o sol Que a nossa luta fecundou. Coro		Sun, sweat, verdure, and sea, Centuries of pain and hope; This is the land of our ancestors. Fruit of our hands, Of the flower of our blood: This is our beloved motherland. Chorus: Long live our glorious country! The banner of our struggle Has fluttered in the skies. Forward, against the foreign yoke! We are going to build Peace and progress In our immortal country! Peace and progress In our immortal country! Branches of the same trunk, Eyes in the same light; This is the force of our unity! Sing the sea and the land, The dawn and the sun That our struggle has borne fruit! Chorus

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Berg, Tiago José (2012-11-26). Hinos de todos os países do mundo. Panda Books. p. 178. ISBN 9788578881917.

External links[]

Guinea-Bissau: Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada - Audio of the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau, with information and lyrics

[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Berg, Tiago José (2012-11-26). Hinos de todos os países do mundo. Panda Books. p. 178. ISBN 9788578881917.

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