São Tomé and Príncipe National Anthem
Independência Total
Independencia total
Total Independence
1975
1975
Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo
Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida
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Key Facts
- 1. The words are by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo, a poet and independence activist whom the Portuguese authorities imprisoned in 1965; after independence she served as minister of education and culture and as president of the National Assembly.
- 2. São Tomé and Príncipe is the smallest Portuguese-speaking country in the world and the second smallest African country by population, after Seychelles.
- 3. The line about the “guerrilla of the war without weapons in hand” points to how independence was won: the islands had no armed liberation war, and, as Manuel Pinto da Costa, the country's first president, said in 1975, the movement waged a political struggle instead.
São Tomé and Príncipe National Anthem Lyrics
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do povo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.
Dinamismo
Na luta nacional,
Juramento eterno
No país soberano
De São Tomé e Príncipe.
Guerrilheiro da guerra sem armas na mão,
Chama viva na alma do povo,
Congregando os filhos das ilhas
Em redor da Pátria Imortal.
Independência total, total e completa,
Construindo no progresso e na paz,
A Nação mais ditosa da terra,
Com os braços heróicos do povo.
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do povo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.
Trabalhando, lutando, lutando e vencendo,
Caminhamos a passos gigantes
Na cruzada dos povos africanos,
Hasteando a bandeira nacional.
Voz do povo, presente, presente em conjunto,
Vibra rijo no coro da esperança,
Ser herói na hora do perigo,
Ser herói no ressurgir do país.
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do povo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.
Dinamismo
Na luta nacional,
Juramento eterno
No país soberano
De São Tomé e Príncipe.
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialAdopted in 1975 on independence from Portugal, with words by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo and music by Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida. The text used here is the one published by the Presidency of the Republic. A four-line chorus, followed by the “Dinamismo” block, frames four stanzas that move from the guerrilla who fights without weapons to the voice of the people in the choir of hope.
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Sources & References
- Hino Nacional . Presidência da República de São Tomé e Príncipe (2018)
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