Angola Avante

Angola Avante! (Forward Angola!) is the national anthem of Angola. It was adopted in 1975 upon independence from Portugal.

Table of contents

1 Portuguese original 1.1 English Translation 2 External link

Portuguese original

\nO Pátria, nunca mais esqueceremos
\nOs heróis do quatro de Fevereiro.
\nO Pátria, nós saudamos os teus filhos
\nTombados pela nossa Independência.
\nHonramos o passado e a nossa História,
\nConstruindo no Trabalho o Homem novo,
\n(repeat previous two lines) CHORUS
\nAngola, avante!
\nRevolução, pelo Poder Popular!
\nPátria Unida, Liberdade,
\nUm só povo, uma só Nação!
\n(repeat chorus) Levantemos nossas vozes libertadas
\nPara glória dos povos africanos.
\nMarchemos, combatentes angolanos,
\nSolidários com os povos oprimidos.
\nOrgulhosos lutaremos Pela Paz
\nCom as forças progressistas do mundo.
\n(repeat previous two lines) CHORUS

English Translation

\nO Fatherland, we shall never forget
\nThe heroes of the Fourth of February.
\nO Fatherland, we salute your sons
\nWho died for our Independence.
\nWe honor the past and our history
\nAs by our work we build the New Man.
\n(repeat previous two lines) CHORUS
\nForward, Angola!
\nRevolution through the power of the People!
\nA United Country, Freedom,
\nOne People, one Nation!
\n(repeat chorus) Let us raise our liberated voices
\nTo the glory of the peoples of Africa.
\nWe shall march, Angolan fighters,
\nIn solidarity with oppressed peoples.
\nWe shall fight proudly for Peace
\nAlong with the progressive forces of the world.
\n(repeat previous two lines) CHORUS

External link

\nMIDI file Category:Angola\nCategory:National anthems\n