Cântico da Liberdade

Cântico da Liberdade

English: Song of Freedom
National anthem of Cape Verde
Lyrics	Amílcar Spencer Lopes
Music	Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva
Adopted	1996

"Cântico da Liberdade (in English: Song of Freedom) is the national anthem of Cape Verde. It was made official in 1996, before that the national anthem was the same as that of Guinea-Bissau. The music was composed by Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva, and the lyrics written by Amílcar Spencer Lopes.

Lyrics

Portuguese lyrics	English translation
Canta, irmão canta meu irmão que a Liberdade é hino e o Homem a certeza. Com dignidade, enterra a semente no pó da ilha nua No despenhadeiro da vida a esperança é do tamanho do mar que nos abraça Sentinela de mares e ventos perseverante entre estrelas e o Atlântico entoa o cântico da Liberdade Canta, irmão canta meu irmão que a Liberdade é hino e o Homem a certeza.	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's precipice Hope is as big as the sea Which embraces us Sentinel of the seas and winds Unwavering between stars and the Atlantic sing the Chant of Freedom Sing, brother sing, my brother for Freedom is a hymn and Man a certainty.