All anthems

Timor-Leste

Pátria

Patria

Fatherland

Written 1975
Adopted 2002
Lyrics Francisco Borja da Costa
Music Afonso de Araujo
🗽 Independence ⚔ Battle / War 🕊 Freedom | Defiant

Context

Written in 1975 during the brief independence between Portuguese rule and Indonesian invasion, the anthem's author Francisco Borja da Costa was killed by Indonesian forces just days after Timor-Leste's first declaration of independence.

Lyrics

Pátria, Pátria, Timor-Leste nossa Nação Glória ao povo e aos heróis da nossa libertação Pátria, Pátria, Timor-Leste nossa Nação Glória ao povo e aos heróis da nossa libertação

Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals

Interesting facts

  • • Lyricist Francisco Borja da Costa was killed by Indonesian troops during the 1975 invasion, just days after he helped declare independence
  • • Timor-Leste is the newest country in Asia, having gained full independence only in 2002
  • • The anthem is in Portuguese, one of Asia's only Portuguese-language national anthems