PORTUGUESE LYRICS

CHORUS
Canta, irm‹o
canta meu irm‹o
que a Liberdade Ž hino
e o Homem a certeza.
 
Com dignidade, enterra a semente
no po da ilha nua:
No despenhadeiro da vida
a esperanŤa e do tamanho
do mar que nos abraŤa.
Sentinela de mares e ventos perseverante
entre estrelas e o Atl‰ntico
entoa o c‰ntico da Liberdade.
 
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

CHORUS
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 the stars and the Atlantic ocean
Sing the Chant of Freedom.

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