BISLAMA LYRICS

Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se,
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu! 

God i givim ples ia long yumi,
Yumi glat tumas long hem,
Yumi strong moyumi fri long hem,
Yumi brata evriwan! 

Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se,
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu! 

Plante fasin blong bifo i stap,
Plante fasin blong tedei,
Be yumi i olsem wan nomo,
Hemia fasin blong yumi! 

Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se,
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu! 

Yumi save plante wok i stap,
Long ol aelan blong yumi,
God i help em yumi evriwan,
Hemi papa blong yumi. 

Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se,
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu!

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
We are happy to proclaim
We are the People of Vanuatu! 

God has given us this land;
This gives us great cause for rejoicing.
We are strong, we are free in this land;
We are all brothers. 

We are happy to proclaim
We are the People of Vanuatu! 

We have many traditions
And we are finding new ways.
Now we shall be one People,
We shall be united for ever. 

We are happy to proclaim
We are the People of Vanuatu! 

We know there is much work to be done
On all our islands.
May God, our Father, help us! 

We are happy to proclaim
We are the People of Vanuatu!


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Vanuatu
"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" (We, We, We)

Words by:François Vincent Ayssav
Music by:François Vincent Ayssav
Adopted:1980

Vanuatu gained its independence from both Britian and France in 1980. (I assume
that during the colonial period, both anthems were used, however I do not know
how they were performed). Upon independence, the anthem "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi",
written in the native Bislama language (a type of Pigdin English/French
hybrid), was chosen as the national anthem.

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