Pátria

Pátria

English: Fatherland
National anthem of East Timor
Lyrics	Francisco Borja da Costa, 1975
Music	Afonso de Araujo, 1975
Adopted	2002
Music sample
Pátria noicon

"Pátria" ("Fatherland") is the national anthem of East Timor. It was first used when East Timor unilaterally declared its independence from Portugal in 1975, moments before the Indonesian invasion. It was officially adopted as the national anthem when independence of East Timor was restored in 2002.

The music was composed by Afonso de Araujo, and the words were written by the poet Francisco Borja da Costa, who was killed on the day of the invasion. It was originally sung exclusively in Portuguese, however, there is now a Tetum version

Lyrics

Portuguese lyrics	English translation	Tetum translation
Pátria, Pátria, Timor-Leste, nossa Nação. Glória ao povo e aos heróis da nossa libertação. Pátria, Pátria, Timor-Leste, nossa Nação. Glória ao povo e aos heróis da nossa libertação. Vencemos o colonialismo, gritamos: abaixo o imperialismo. Terra livre, povo livre, não, não, não à exploração. Avante unidos firmes e decididos. Na luta contra o imperialismo o inimigo dos povos, até à vitória final. Pelo caminho da revolução.	Fatherland, fatherland, East Timor our Nation Glory to the people and to the heroes of our liberation Fatherland, fatherland, East Timor our Nation Glory to the people and to the heroes of our liberation We vanquish colonialism, we cry: Down with imperialism! Free land, free people, No, no, no to exploitation. Let us go forward, united, firm and determined In the struggle against imperialism, The enemy of people, until final victory, Onward to revolution.	Pátria, Pátria, Timór-Leste, ita-nia Nasaun. Glória ba Povu no ba ita-nia eróis libertasaun nasionál. Pátria, Pátria, Timór-Leste, ita-nia Nasaun. Glória ba Povu no ba ita-nia eróis libertasaun nasionál. Ita manán hasoru kolonializmu, ita hakilar: Hatuun imperializmu Rai livre, Povu livre, lae, lae, lae ba esplorasaun Bá oin hamutuk, laran-metin no barani Halo funu hasoru imperializmu inimigu Povu hotu-hotu nian, to’o vitória finál liu dalan revolusaun.

External links

• Timor Crocodilo Voador - This Brazil-based website about East Timor information includes an .mp3 file of the Full Anthem.
• Visit East Timor | Timor-Leste Travel Guide - The Tourism website of East Timor.
• Timor Leste: Pátria - Audio of the national anthem of Timor Leste, with information and lyrics