 "pÃ¡tria" ("fatherland") is the national anthem of east timor. it was first used when east timor unilaterally declared its independence from portugal in 1975, shortly before the indonesian invasion. it was officially adopted as the national anthem when east timor finally regained its independence 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 is only sung in portuguese, there is as yet no version in tetum, the country's national and co-official language. ==lyrics== {| cellpadding=6 !portuguese lyrics !english translation |- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | pÃ¡tria, pÃ¡tria, timor-leste, nossa naÃ§Ã£o. glÃ³ria ao povo e aos herÃ³is da nossa libertaÃ§Ã£o. pÃ¡tria, pÃ¡tria, timor-leste, nossa naÃ§Ã£o. glÃ³ria ao povo e aos herÃ³is da nossa libertaÃ§Ã£o. vencemos o colonialismo, gritamos: abaixo o imperialismo. terra livre, povo livre, nÃ£o, nÃ£o, nÃ£o Ã  exploraÃ§Ã£o. avante unidos firmes e decididos. na luta contra o imperialismo o inimigo dos povos, atÃ© Ã  vitÃ³ria final. pelo caminho da revoluÃ§Ã£o. | 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 to exploration. let us go forward, united, firm and determined in the struggle against imperialism, the enemy of people, until final victory, onward to revolution. |} ==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: pÃ¡tria - audio of the national anthem of timor leste, with information and lyrics   __forcetoc__
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