SURINAMESE LYRICS

Opo kondreman oen opo
Sranan gron e kari oen.
Wans ope tata komopo,
Wi moes seti kondre boen.
Stre de f'stre wi no sa frede
Gado de wi fesiman.
Heri libi te na dede,
Wi sa feti gi Sranan.

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DUTCH LYRICS

God zij met ons Suriname 
Hij verheffe ons heerlijk land 
Hoe wij hier ook samen kwamen 
Aan zijn land zijn wij verpand 
Werkend houden we in gedachten 
recht en waarheid maken vrij 
Al wat goed is te betrachten 
Dat geeft aan ons land waardij. 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
Rise country men, rise
The soil of Suriname is calling you.
Where ever our ancestors came from
We should take care of our country.
We are not afraid to fight
God is our leader
Our whole life until our death,
We will fight for Suriname. 


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Suriname
"God zij met ons Suriname!" (God Be With Our Suriname)

Words by:Cornelis Atses Hoekstra (Dutch), Henry de Ziel (Sranan)
Music by:Johannes Corstianus de Puy
Adopted:1959

The music of the national anthem of this Dutch-speaking nation in South America
was composed in 1876 and the Dutch words were written in 1893. Later, Sranan
(the native language) words were written and the anthem was adopted in 1959.
The Sranan lyrics are actually not a translation of the Dutch, but have their
own meaning.

Special thanks to:Ermano Geuer for the Dutch lyrics.

