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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.

[edit] Lyrics in Portuguese

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.

[edit] English translation

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
Unwavering sentinel of the seas and winds
Between stars and the Atlantic
Sing the Chant of Freedom

Sing, brother
Sing, my brother
For Freedom is a hymn
And Man a certainty