Angola Avante

**National anthem of  Angola**

"**Onward, Angola!**" is the national anthem of Angola. Ruy Mingas composed the music, and Manuel Rui wrote the lyrics of the song. When Angola gained its independence from Portugal in November 1975, the anthem was officially adopted.

## Lyrics

### Portuguese official

Ó Pátria, nunca mais esqueceremos
Os heróis do quatro de Fevereiro.
Ó Pátria, nós saudamos os teus filhos
Tombados pela nossa Independência.
𝄆 Honramos o passado e a nossa História,
Construindo no Trabalho o Homem novo. 𝄇

**Coro:**
Angola, avante!
Revolução, pelo Poder Popular!
Pátria Unida, Liberdade,
Um só povo, uma só Nação!

Levantemos nossas vozes libertadas,
Para glória dos povos Africanos,
Marchemos combatentes Angolanos,
Solidários com os povos oprimidos,
𝄆 Orgulhosos lutaremos pela Paz,
Com as forças progressistas do mundo. 𝄇

***Coro***

[ɔ ˈpa.tɾjɐ ǀ ˈnũ.kɐ majz‿ɨʃ.kɨ.sɨ.ˈɾe.muʃ ǀ]
[uz‿e.ˈɾɔjʒ‿du ˈkwa.tɾu dɨ fɨ.vɨ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu ǁ]
[ɔ ˈpa.tɾjɐ ǀ nɔʃ saw.ˈdɐ.muz‿uʃ tewʃ ˈfi.ʎuʃ ǀ]
[tõ.ˈba.duʃ ˈpe.ɫɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ‿ĩ.dɨ.pẽ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ ‖]
𝄆 [õ.ˈɾɐ.muz‿u pɐ.ˈsa.du‿i‿ɐ ˈnɔ.sɐ‿iʃ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ǀ]
[kõʃ.tɾu.ˈĩ.du nu tɾɐ.ˈba.ʎu‿u ˈɔ.mẽj̃ ˈno.vu ‖] 𝄇

**[ˈko.ɾu]**
𝄆 [ɐ̃.ˈgɔ.ɫɐ‿ɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ ‖]
[ʁɨ.vu.ɫu.ˈsɐ̃w ǀ ˈpe.ɫu pu.ˈde(ɾ) pu.pu.ˈɫa(ɾ) ‖]
[ˈpa.tɾjɐ‿u.ˈni.dɐ ǀ ɫi.bɨɾ.ˈda.dɨ ǀ]
[ũ sɔ ˈpo.vu‿u.mɐ sɔ nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w ‖] 𝄇

[ɫɨ.vɐ̃.ˈte.muʒ‿ˈnɔ.sɐʒ‿ˈvo.zɨʒ‿ɫi.bɨɾ.ˈta.dɐʃ ǀ]
[pɐ.ɾɐ ˈgɫɔ.ɾjɐ duʃ ˈpo.vuz‿ɐ.fɾi.ˈkɐ.nuʃ ǀ]
[maɾ.ˈʃe.muʃ kõ.bɐ.ˈtẽ.tɨz‿ɐ̃.gu.ˈɫɐ.nuʃ ǀ]
[su.ɫi.ˈda.ɾjuʃ kõ uʃ ˈpo.vuz‿ˌɔ.pɾi.ˈmi.duʃ ǀ]
𝄆 [ˌɔɾ.gu.ˈʎo.zuʒ‿ɫu.tɐ.ˈɾe.muʃ ˈpe.ɫɐ paʃ ǀ]
[kõ ɐʃ ˈfoɾ.sɐʃ pɾu.gɾɨ.ˈsi.ʃtɐʒ‿du ˈmũ.du ǁ] 𝄇

**[ˈko.ɾu]**

### Kikongo version

E nsi'eto, katulendi kubavilakana ko
N'nûngi mya kya n'nya kya ngond'a n'zole.
E nsi, kûnda tukûndânga bana baku
Bazîmbana mu diambu dya kimpwânza kyeto.

𝄆 Zitisa tuzitisânga mavioka ye kinkulu kyeto,
Mu salu kyeto, tunga tutungânga muntu’a mpa. 𝄇

*Ngola, nda kuntwala!*
*Nsobolo muna lendo kya n'kangu!*
*Nsi'a vukana, (muna) kimpwanza!*
*Nkang'umosi, n'toto mosi!*

Tutumbula ngolo ndinga zeto zayambulwa
Mu dyambu dya nkangu mya Afrika.
Makesa ma Ngola, diata tudiata
Muna kintwadi ye nkangu mina mu kinkole.

𝄆 Yinga, mu yadisa ngemba, nwana tunwana mvita
Vamosi ye ngolo zawonso za ntomosono ya nza. 𝄇

*Ngola, nda kuntwala!*
*Nsobolo muna lendo kya n'kangu!*
*Nsi'a vukana, (muna) kimpwanza!*
*Nkang'umosi, n'toto mosi!*

/e nsijetɔ ǀ katuleⁿdi kubaʋilakana kɔ/
/n̩.nuːŋi mʲa kʲa n̩.nja kʲa ŋɔⁿda n̩zɔle ǁ/
/e nsi ǀ kuːⁿda tukuːⁿdaːŋa bana baku/
/baziːᵐbana mu djaᵐbu dja kimpwaːⁿza kʲetɔ ǁ/

𝄆 /zitisa tuzitisaːŋa maʋjɔka je kinkulu kʲetɔ ǀ/
/mu salu kʲetɔ ǀ tuŋa tutuŋaːŋa muntuwa mpa ǁ/ 𝄇

/ŋɔla ǀ ⁿda kuntwala ǁ/
/nsɔbɔlɔ muna leⁿdɔ kʲa n̩kaŋu ǁ/
/nsija ʋukana ǀ (muna) kimpwaⁿza ǁ/
/ŋkaŋumɔsi ǀ n̩tɔtɔ mɔsi ǁ/

/tutuᵐbula ŋɔlɔ ⁿdiŋa zetɔ zajaᵐbulwa/
/mu djaᵐbu dja ŋkaŋu mʲa aːfrika ǁ/
/makesa ma ŋɔla ǀ djata tudjata/
/muna kintwadi je ŋkaŋu mina mu kiᵑkɔle ǁ/

𝄆 /jiŋa ǀ mu jadisa ŋeᵐba ǀ nwana tunwana ᵐʋita/
/ʋamɔsi je ŋɔlɔ zawɔnsɔ za ntɔmɔsɔnɔ ja ⁿza ǁ/ 𝄇

/ŋɔla ǀ ⁿda kuntwala ǁ/
/nsɔbɔlɔ muna leⁿdɔ kʲa n̩kaŋu ǁ/
/nsija ʋukana ǀ (muna) kimpwaⁿza ǁ/
/ŋkaŋumɔsi ǀ n̩tɔtɔ mɔsi ǁ/

### English translation

Oh Fatherland, we shall never forget

The heroes of the Fourth of February.

Oh Fatherland, we salute your children

Who died for our Independence.

𝄆 We honour the past and our History,

As by our work we build the New Man. 𝄇

**Chorus:**

Forward, Angola!

Revolution through the power of the People:

A United Country, Freedom,

One People, one Nation!

Let us raise our liberated voices

For the glory of the peoples of Africa.

We shall march, Angolan fighters,

In solidarity with oppressed peoples.

𝄆 We shall fight proudly for Peace

Along with the progressive forces of the world. 𝄇

***Chorus***

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Portal Oficial do Governo da República de Angola. governo.gov.ao.
2. ↑ Hino Angolano. *República de Angola Consulado Geral no Rio de Janeiro*.
3. ↑ Anexo III – Hino Nacional, "Angola Avante". *ConstituicaoRepublicaAngola*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Angola National Anthem Lyrics. *Lyrics on Demand*.
5. ↑ http://wizi-kongo.com/aprender-kikongo/hino-nacional-de-angola-em-kikongo/ Wizi-Kongo. *Hino nacional de Angola em Kikongo*. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2019.