PORTUGUESE LYRICS

CHORUS
Canta, irmão
canta meu irmão
que a Liberdade é hino
e o Homem a certeza.
 
Com dignidade, enterra a semente
no po da ilha nua:
No despenhadeiro da vida
a esperança e do tamanho
do mar que nos abraça.
Sentinela de mares e ventos perseverante
entre estrelas e o Atlântico
entoa o cântico da Liberdade.
 
CHORUS

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

CHORUS
Sing, brother
Sing, my brother
For Freedom is a hymn
And Man a certainty.

With dignity, bury the seed
In the dust of the naked island:
In life ís precipice
Hope is as big as the sea 
Which embraces us.
Unwavering sentinel of the seas and winds
Between the stars and the Atlantic ocean
Sing the Chant of Freedom.

CHORUS
  

  

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Cape Verde
"Cântico da Liberdade" (Song of Freedom)

Words by:Amilcar Spencer Lopes
Music by:Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva
Adopted:1996

From independence in 1975 to 1996, Cape Verde shared the same anthem as Guinea-
Bissau, to reflect a proposed merger of these two Portuguese speaking nations.
However, when that failed to materialize, Cape Verde change her flag and anthem
to have national symbols more unique to their own nation.

Special thanks to:Daniel Picon for providing the lyrics.

MUSIC
