Total independence (National Anthem) - Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo

Total independence,

Glorious song of the people,

Total independence,

Sacred hymn of combat.

Dynamism

In the national struggle,

Eternal oath

To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Warriors in the war without weapons,

Live flame in the soul of the people,

Congregating the sons of the islands

Around the Immortal Fatherland.

Total independence, total and complete,

Building, in progress and peace,

The happiest nation on earth,

With the heroic arms of the people.

Working, struggling, struggling and conquering,

We go ahead with giant steps

In the crusade of the African peoples,

Raising the national flag.

Voice of the people, present, present and united,

Strong beat in the heart of hope

To be a hero in the hour of peril,

A hero of the Nation’s resurgence.

Dynamism

In the national struggle,

Eternal oath

To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo [Alda do Espírito Santo or Alda Graça][ (1926 - 2010) São Tomé and Príncipe

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Source: African Heritage