National Anthem Comparison
Brazil vs Mozambique
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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180 years apart
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Different continents
Comparison Analysis
Brazil (South America) and Mozambique (Africa) come from different parts of the world, yet both express national identity through song. Brazil's "Brazilian National Anthem" was written in 1822; Mozambique's "Beloved Homeland" in 2002.
Both anthems share themes of love of homeland, freedom and flag. Brazil additionally explores nature and independence, while Mozambique also touches on unity and battle / war.
The emotional tones differ: Brazil's anthem is majestic, while Mozambique's is proud.
Brazil's anthem predates Mozambique's by 180 years, having been written in 1822 compared to 2002.
Mozambique changed its national anthem in 2002, reflecting a shift in the nation's identity or political landscape.
Shared themes
Brazil
🌿 Nature 🗽 Independence ❤ Love of homeland 🕊 Freedom 🚩 Flag
Mozambique
❤ Love of homeland 🕊 Freedom 🤝 Unity ⚔ Battle / War 🚩 Flag
Shared themes:
❤ Love of homeland 🕊 Freedom 🚩 Flag
Metadata
| Brazil | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1822 | 2002 |
| Adopted | 1922 | 2002 |
| Lyricist | Joaquim Osório Duque-Estrada | Salomão J. Manhiça |
| Composer | Francisco Manuel da Silva | Salomão J. Manhiça |
| Language | pt | pt |
| Region | South America | East Africa |
Lyrics Side by Side
Brazil
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
Original
Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo heróico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da liberdade, em raios fúlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da pátria nesse instante.
Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, ó liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a própria morte!
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vívido
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso céu, risonho e límpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.
Gigante pela própria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.
Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!
Do que a terra, mais garrida,
Teus risonhos, lindos campos têm mais flores;
"Nossos bosques têm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores."
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, de amor eterno seja símbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro dessa flâmula
– "Paz no futuro e glória no passado."
Mas, se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a própria morte.
Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
Translation
The placid banks of the Ipiranga heard
The resounding cry of a heroic people,
And the sun of liberty, in shining beams,
Shone in the homeland's sky at that instant.
If the pledge of this equality
We succeeded in conquering with strong arm,
In your bosom, O Liberty,
Our breast defies death itself!
O beloved,
Idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
Of love and hope descends to earth,
If in your beautiful sky, smiling and limpid,
The image of the Southern Cross blazes.
Giant by your own nature,
You are beautiful, strong, a fearless colossus,
And your future mirrors this greatness.
Adored land,
Among a thousand others,
You are the one, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
Of the children of this soil you are gentle mother,
Beloved homeland, Brazil!
Lying eternally in a splendid cradle,
To the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky,
You shine, O Brazil, flower of the Americas,
Illuminated by the sun of the New World!
Your smiling, lovely fields have more flowers
Than the most brightly adorned land;
"Our forests have more life,"
"Our life" in your bosom "more loves."
O beloved,
Idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, may the symbol of eternal love be
The starry banner that you display,
And let the green and gold of this pennant say:
"Peace in the future and glory in the past."
But if you raise the strong club of justice,
You will see that a son of yours does not flee the fight,
Nor does one who adores you fear death itself.
Adored land,
Among a thousand others,
You are the one, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
Of the children of this soil you are gentle mother,
Beloved homeland, Brazil!
Mozambique
Pátria Amada
Original
Na memória da África e do Mundo
Pátria bela dos que ousaram lutar
Moçambique o teu nome é liberdade
O sol de Junho para sempre brilhará brilhará
Moçambique nossa terra gloriosa
pedra a pedra construindo o novo dia
milhões de braços, uma só força
ó pátria amada vamos vencer
Povo unido do rovuma ao Maputo
colhe os frutos do combate pela Paz
cresce o sonho ondolado na bandeira
e vai lavrando na certeza do amanhã
Moçambique nossa terra gloriosa
pedra a pedra construindo o novo dia
milhões de braços, uma só força
ó pátria amada vamos vencer
Flores brotando do chão do teu suor
pelos montes, pelos rios, pelo mar
nós juramos por ti, ó Moçambique:
nenhum tirano nos irá escravizar
Moçambique nossa terra gloriosa
pedra a pedra construindo o novo dia
milhões de braços, uma só força
ó pátria amada vamos vencer
Translation
In the memory of Africa and the World,
Beautiful homeland of those who dared to fight,
Mozambique, your name is freedom,
The June sun will shine forever, will shine.
Mozambique, our glorious land,
Stone by stone building the new day,
Millions of arms, a single force,
O beloved homeland, we shall prevail!
The people, united from the Rovuma to the Maputo,
Reap the fruits of the struggle for peace;
The dream grows, waving on the flag,
And goes on tilling, certain of tomorrow.
Mozambique, our glorious land,
Stone by stone building the new day,
Millions of arms, a single force,
O beloved homeland, we shall prevail!
Flowers springing from the soil of your sweat,
Over the mountains, over the rivers, over the sea,
We swear by you, O Mozambique:
No tyrant shall ever enslave us.
Mozambique, our glorious land,
Stone by stone building the new day,
Millions of arms, a single force,
O beloved homeland, we shall prevail!
Interesting facts
Brazil
- 1. The lyrics borrow lines from Gonçalves Dias's Romantic poem 'Canção do exílio' (Song of Exile), including 'Nossos bosques têm mais vida' (Our groves have more life)
- 2. The melody's first lyrics, written in 1831 by the poet and judge Ovídio Saraiva de Carvalho to celebrate Pedro I's abdication, attacked the Portuguese and even proposed renaming Rio de Janeiro 'Rio de Abril', after 7 April, the day of the abdication
- 3. When the Republic was proclaimed in 1889, the new government held a contest for a new anthem, but Deodoro da Fonseca, head of the provisional government, kept the old melody, reportedly saying 'I prefer the old one'; it then had no official lyrics until 1922
- 4. The lyrics mention the Southern Cross ('a imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece'), the constellation that also appears among the stars on the national flag
Mozambique
- 1. The 2002 law that adopted the anthem did not name its author. After Salomão Júlio Manhiça petitioned parliament in 2011, the Assembly of the Republic amended the law in 2013 to credit him with both the words and the music.
- 2. The title phrase 'Pátria Amada' (Beloved Homeland) also recurs in Brazil's national anthem, each of whose two parts closes with the line 'Pátria amada, Brasil!'
- 3. The official lyrics are in Portuguese, Mozambique's only official language, yet in the 2017 census only 16.5% of Mozambicans named Portuguese as their mother tongue; most grew up speaking one of the country's more than 40 Bantu languages.
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