PAPIAMENTU LYRICS

Tera di Solo y suave biento
Patria orguyoso Sali for’i lamá
Peublo humilde sèmper contento
Di un kondukta tur pasti gabare
	
Pues lage nos trata tur dia
Pa sèmper nos Bireinu ta menta
Pa nos canta den bon aromania:
Dushi Bonairu nos patria stima

Laga nos tur como Boneireano
Uni nos canto, alsa nos bos
Nos cu ta yiu di un pueblo sano
Semper contentu sperando den

Ningun poder por kita e afecto
Cu nos ta sinti pa e isla di nos
Make chikitu cu su defecto
Nos ta stimele aribu tur cos

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DUTCH LYRICS

Land van zon en zachte bries
Trots land verrezen uit de zee
Bescheiden volk, altijd tevreden
Zich altijd dapper werend

Laat ons elke dag proberen
Bonaire bekend te maken
En we zingen in goede harmonie:
Heerlijk Bonaire, ons geliefd vaderland

Laat ons alleen als Bonaireanen
Allemaal zingen en onze stemmen verheffen
Wij, als kinderen van een gezond ras,
Dios altijd gelukkig, gelovend in God

Geen kracht kan ons deze liefde afnemen
Zoals wij die voelen voor ons eiland
Ondanks dat het klein is en niet volmaakt
Wij houden ervan boven alles

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Land of the sun and soft breeze
proud land resurrected from the sea
modest people, always satisfied
always bravely defending themselves

Let us try every day
to announce Bonaire
And we sing in good harmony:
Delighthful Bonaire, our beloved fatherland

Let us together as Bonaireans
all sing and raise our voices
we, being children of a healthy race
always happy, beleiving in God

No power can take us this love away
as we feel it for our island
although it's small and not perfect
we love it more than anything 

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Bonaire

Words by:unknown
Music by:J. B. A. Palm
Adopted:1964

An island of the Netherlands_Antilles, itself a colony of the Netherlands,
Bonaire, like every island in the Netherlands Antilles, have its own local
anthem, including Bonaire. From 1964-2000, Bonaire's anthem served as the
anthem for the entire Netherlands Antilles (without the lyrics) until a new
anthem was written.

Special thanks to:Ben Cahoon for informing me about this anthem and William
Anthony for the sheet music.

See also: Netherlands, Netherlands_Antilles.
