National Anthem Comparison
Indonesia vs Timor-Leste
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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51 years apart
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Same continent
Indonesia
Indonesia Raya
Comparison Analysis
Indonesia and Timor-Leste, both Asia nations, take distinct approaches to their national anthems. Indonesia's "Indonesia Raya" was written in 1924, while Timor-Leste's "Fatherland" dates to 1975.
Both anthems share themes of freedom. Indonesia additionally explores unity, identity, nature and hope, while Timor-Leste also touches on independence, battle / war and revolution.
The emotional tones differ: Indonesia's anthem is majestic, while Timor-Leste's is defiant.
Indonesia's anthem predates Timor-Leste's by 51 years, having been written in 1924 compared to 1975.
Shared themes
Indonesia
🤝 Unity 🏛 Identity 🕊 Freedom 🌿 Nature 🌅 Hope
Timor-Leste
🗽 Independence ⚔ Battle / War 🕊 Freedom 🔥 Revolution
Shared themes:
🕊 Freedom
Metadata
| Indonesia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1924 | 1975 |
| Adopted | 1945 | 2002 |
| Lyricist | Wage Rudolf Supratman | Francisco Borja da Costa |
| Composer | Wage Rudolf Supratman | Afonso Redentor de Araújo |
| Language | id | pt |
| Region | Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia |
Lyrics Side by Side
Indonesia
Indonesia Raya
Original
Indonesia tanah airku,
Tanah tumpah darahku,
Di sanalah aku berdiri,
Jadi pandu ibuku.
Indonesia kebangsaanku,
Bangsa dan tanah airku,
Marilah kita berseru,
Indonesia bersatu.
Hiduplah tanahku,
Hiduplah negeriku,
Bangsaku, Rakyatku, semuanya,
Bangunlah jiwanya,
Bangunlah badannya,
Untuk Indonesia Raya.
Indonesia Raya,
Merdeka, merdeka,
Tanahku, negeriku yang kucinta!
Indonesia Raya,
Merdeka, merdeka,
Hiduplah Indonesia Raya.
Translation
Indonesia, my homeland,
The land of my birth,
There it is that I stand,
To be a guide for my motherland.
Indonesia, my nationhood,
My people and my homeland,
Let us proclaim,
Indonesia united.
Long live my land, long live my country,
My nation, my people, all of them,
Awaken its soul, awaken its body,
For the Great Indonesia.
Great Indonesia,
Be free, be free,
My land, my country that I love!
Great Indonesia,
Be free, be free,
Long live the Great Indonesia.
Timor-Leste
Pátria
Original
Pátria, Pátria!
Timor-Leste, nossa Nação,
Glória ao Povo e aos Heróis,
Da nossa libertação.
Vencemos o colonialismo,
Gritamos, abaixo o imperialismo,
Terra livre, Povo livre,
Não, não, não à exploração.
Avante unidos,
Firmes e decididos,
Na luta contra o imperialismo,
O inimigo dos Povos,
Até à vitória final,
Pelo caminho da Revolução.
Pátria, Pátria!
Timor-Leste, nossa Nação,
Glória ao Povo e aos Heróis,
Da nossa libertação.
Translation
Fatherland, fatherland!
Timor-Leste, our nation,
Glory to the people and to the heroes
Of our liberation.
We defeated colonialism,
We cry: down with imperialism,
Free land, free people,
No, no, no to exploitation.
Forward, united,
Firm and determined,
In the struggle against imperialism,
The enemy of the peoples,
Until final victory,
Along the path of the Revolution.
Fatherland, fatherland!
Timor-Leste, our nation,
Glory to the people and to the heroes
Of our liberation.
Interesting facts
Indonesia
- 1. Wage Rudolf Supratman first performed Indonesia Raya on a violin at the 1928 Youth Congress, when he was twenty-five years old.
- 2. Supratman's printed lyrics and the first records sang "Mulia, mulia" ("glorious") in the refrain, but young nationalists sang "Merdeka, merdeka" ("free") instead, the words of today's anthem; questioned by Dutch police, Supratman showed his printed text to argue that "Merdeka" came from the public, not from him.
- 3. The full song has three stanzas. Government Regulation No. 44 of 1958 makes the first stanza, with its refrain sung twice, the usual sung form, and also sets out how all three stanzas are sung when the song is performed in full.
- 4. Supratman wrote both the words and the music; the familiar symphonic arrangement was created by the Dutch composer Jos Cleber in 1950 at the Indonesian government's request and tailored to President Sukarno's wishes.
- 5. After Supratman died in 1938 the rights passed to his heirs, his four sisters; once the song became the national anthem its copyright was treated as state property, with Supratman always named as its creator, and in 1959 his heirs formally handed the copyright to the government.
Timor-Leste
- 1. The anthem is sung in Portuguese, which the constitution makes one of Timor-Leste's two official languages, alongside Tetum.
- 2. On 28 November 2006, the anniversary of the 1975 declaration of independence, the lyricist Francisco Borja da Costa and the composer Afonso Redentor de Araújo were both among the founders of the national liberation movement awarded the Order of Dom Boaventura.
- 3. The 2007 law on national symbols fixes how the anthem is performed: it is sung in unison, with every part of the poem, and a simple instrumental performance must be in C major.
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