National Anthem Comparison
Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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8 years apart
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Same continent
Equatorial Guinea
Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
Let Us Tread the Paths of Our Great Happiness
Comparison Analysis
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, both Africa nations, take distinct approaches to their national anthems. Gabon's "The Concord" was written in 1960, while Equatorial Guinea's "Let Us Tread the Paths of Our Great Happiness" dates to 1968.
Both anthems share themes of Unity. Gabon additionally explores Peace, Hope and Ancestors / Heritage, while Equatorial Guinea also touches on Freedom, Independence and Revolution.
The emotional tones differ: Gabon's anthem is Proud, while Equatorial Guinea's is Defiant.
Shared themes
Gabon
🤝 Unity ☮ Peace 🌅 Hope 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage
Equatorial Guinea
🕊 Freedom 🗽 Independence 🤝 Unity 🔥 Revolution
Shared themes:
🤝 Unity
Metadata
| Gabon | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1960 | 1968 |
| Adopted | 1960 | 1968 |
| Lyricist | Georges Aleka Damas | Atanasio Ndongo Miyone |
| Composer | Georges Aleka Damas | Atanasio Ndongo Miyone |
| Language | fr | es |
| Region | Central Africa | Central Africa |
Lyrics Side by Side
Gabon
La Concorde
Original
Uni dans la Concorde et la fraternité,
Éveille-toi Gabon, une aurore se lève,
Encourage l'ardeur qui vibre et nous soulève!
C'est enfin notre essor vers la félicité.
[Chorus]
Éblouissant et fier, le jour sublime monte,
Pourchassant à jamais l'injustice et la honte.
Qu'il monte, monte encore et calme nos alarmes,
Qu'il prône la vertu et repousse les armes.
Oui que le temps heureux rêvé par nos ancêtres
Arrive enfin chez nous, réjouisse les êtres,
Et chasse les sorciers, ces perfides trompeurs.
Qui semaient le poison et répandaient la peur.
[Chorus]
Afin qu'aux yeux du monde et des nations amies,
Le Gabon immortel reste digne d'envie,
Oublions nos querelles, ensemble bâtissons
L'édifice nouveau auquel tous nous rêvons.
[Chorus]
Translation
United in concord and brotherhood,
Awake, Gabon, a dawn is rising,
Encourage the ardor that thrills and uplifts us!
At last we rise toward happiness.
[Chorus]
Dazzling and proud, the sublime day ascends,
Driving away injustice and shame forever.
Let it rise, rise ever higher and calm our fears,
Let it champion virtue and repel the arms.
Yes, may the happy times dreamed of by our ancestors
Finally arrive among us, bringing joy to all beings,
And chase away the sorcerers, those treacherous deceivers
Who sowed poison and spread fear.
[Chorus]
So that in the eyes of the world and of friendly nations,
Immortal Gabon may remain worthy of envy,
Let us forget our quarrels, together let us build
The new edifice of which we all dream.
[Chorus]
Equatorial Guinea
Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
Original
Caminemos pisando las sendas
de nuestra inmensa felicidad.
En fraternidad, sin separación,
¡cantemos Libertad!
Tras dos siglos de estar sometidos,
bajo la dominación colonial,
en fraterna unión, sin discriminar,
¡cantemos Libertad!
[Chorus]
¡Gritemos Viva, libre Guinea!
Y defendamos nuestra Libertad.
Cantemos siempre, libre Guinea,
Y conservemos siempre la unidad.
¡Gritemos Viva, libre Guinea!
Y defendamos nuestra Libertad.
Cantemos siempre, libre Guinea,
Y conservemos siempre la unidad.
[Chorus]
Translation
Let us tread the paths
of our great happiness.
In brotherhood, without separation,
let us sing for Freedom!
After two centuries of being subjugated,
under colonial domination,
in fraternal union, without discrimination,
let us sing for Freedom!
[Chorus]
Let us shout: Long live free Guinea!
And let us defend our Freedom.
Let us always sing, free Guinea,
And let us always preserve our unity.
Let us shout: Long live free Guinea!
And let us defend our Freedom.
Let us always sing, free Guinea,
And let us always preserve our unity.
[Chorus]
Interesting facts
Gabon
- 1. Georges Aleka Damas wrote both the lyrics and the music, making him one of the few sole creators of a national anthem
- 2. Gabon is one of the wealthiest countries in sub-Saharan Africa per capita due to its oil reserves and relatively small population
- 3. The anthem's emphasis on 'concord' reflects the desire for peaceful coexistence among Gabon's more than 40 ethnic groups
Equatorial Guinea
- 1. Equatorial Guinea is the only country in Africa with Spanish as an official language
- 2. Atanasio Ndongo Miyone, who wrote both the lyrics and music, was a prominent independence activist
- 3. The anthem's title is one of the longest of any national anthem in the world
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