PORTUGUESE LYRICS

CHORUS:
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do porvo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.
Dinamismo
Na luta nacional,
Juramento eterno
No pais soberano de São Tomé e Príncipe.

Guerrilheiro da guerra sem armas na mão,
Chama viva na alma do porvo,
Congregando os filhos das ilhas
Em redor da Pátria Imortal.

Independência total, total e completa,
Costruindo, no progresso e na paz,
A nação ditosa da Terra,
Com os braços heróicos do povo.

CHORUS:
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do porvo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.

Trabalhando, lutando, presente em vencendo,
Caminhamos a passos gigantes
Na cruzada dos povos africanos,
Hasteando a bandeira nacional.

Voz do porvo, presente, presente em conjunto,
Vibra rijo no coro da esperança
Ser herói no hora do perigo,
Ser herói no ressurgir do País.

CHORUS:
Independência total,
Glorioso canto do porvo,
Independência total,
Hino sagrado de combate.
Dinamismo
Na luta nacional,
Juramento eterno
No pais soberano de São Tomé e Príncipe.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
CHORUS:
Total independence,
Glorious song of the people,
Total independence,
Sacred hymn of combat.
Dynamism
In the national struggle,
Eternal oath
To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Warriors in the war without weapons,
Live flame in the soul of the people,
Congregating the sons of the islands
Around the Immortal Fatherland.

Total independence, total and complete,
Building, in progress and peace,
With the heroic hands of the people,
The happiest nation on earth.

CHORUS:
Total independence,
Glorious song of the people,
Total independence,
Sacred hymn of combat.

Working, struggling, struggling and conquering,
We go ahead with giant steps
In the crusade of the African peoples,
Raising the national flag.

Voice of the people, present, present and united,
Strong beat in the heart of hope
To be a hero in the hour of peril,
A hero of the Nation's resurgence.

CHORUS:
Total independence,
Glorious song of the people,
Total independence,
Sacred hymn of combat.
Dynamism
In the national struggle,
Eternal oath
To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Sao Tome and Principe
"Independência total" (Total Independence)

Words by:Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo
Music by:Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida
Adopted:1975

"Independência total" came for this African island nation in 1975 from
Portugal, when their anthem was adopted. The author of the lyrics held several
governmental positions after independence: minister of Education and Culture,
minister of Information and Culture, president of the National Assembly, and
general secretary of the National Union of Writers and Artists of São Tomé e
Príncipe.

MUSIC

