Esta É a Nossa Pátria Amada
National anthem of Guinea-Bissau
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"Esta É a Nossa Pátria Amada" (English: "This Is Our Beloved Homeland")[1] is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau. Written in 1963 by Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973) and composed by Xiao He (1918–2010), it was adopted upon independence from Portugal in 1974.
| English: This Is Our Beloved Homeland | |
|---|---|
National anthem of Guinea-Bissau Former national anthem of Cape Verde | |
| Lyrics | Amílcar Cabral, 1963 |
| Music | Xiao He, 1963 |
| Adopted | 1974 |
| Relinquished | 1996 (Cape Verde) |
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 adopted by Cape Verde.
History
The anthem was written by independence leader of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Amílcar Cabral. Cabral, a Bissau-Guinean son of Bissau-Guineans and Cape Verdeans, was the leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC).[2]
In 1963, a delegation from then Portuguese Guinea visited China and heard music by composer Xiao He. Cabral asked Xiao to compose a piece that would inspire his people in their struggle for independence.[3][4] Set to a 1963 poem by Cabral, the piece was later adopted by Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde as the national anthem upon their independence from Portugal in 1974.[4][5]
In the 1990s, after the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde allowed multi-party rule, it was decided that Cape Verde should adopt its own national symbols, including a flag and anthem.[2] A new anthem, "Cântico da Liberdade", was adopted in 1996.[5]
Lyrics
| Portuguese original[4][6][7] | IPA transcription[a] | English translation |
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Notes
- See Help:IPA/Portuguese and Guinean Portuguese.