Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada

"Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada" (English: "This Is Our Well Beloved Fatherland") is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau.

The anthem was written by independence leader of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Amílcar Cabral.

[1] In 1963, a delegation from then Portuguese Guinea visited China and heard music by composer Xiao He.

[2][3] Set to a 1963 poem by Cabral, the piece was later adopted by Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde as the national anthem upon their independence from Portugal in 1974.

Sol, suor e o verde e mar, Séculos de dor e esperança; Esta é a terra dos nossos avós!

Ramos do mesmo tronco, Olhos na mesma luz: Esta é a força da nossa união!

Sun, sweat, verdure and sea, Centuries of pain and hope; This is the land of our ancestors!