It was officially re-adopted when the independence of Timor-Leste was finally restored in 2002 following a United Nations intervention.

[1][2] The music was composed by Afonso Redentor Araújo, and the words were written by the poet Francisco Borja da Costa, who was killed by Indonesian forces at the time of the invasion.

[3] The infraconstitutional officialisation and the forms of ceremony of uses of the state anthem are regulated by the Law of the National Symbols of Timor-Leste.

Na luta contra o imperialismo O inimigo dos povos, até à vitória final.

Halo funu hasoru imperializmu Inimigu Povu hotu-hotu nian, to’o vitória finál Liu dalan revolusaun.

Let us go forward, united, firm, and determined In the struggle against imperialism, enemy of the people, until final victory, onward to revolution.