National Anthem of Guinea-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau) - “Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada” (One Verse)

In 1963, a delegation from Portugese Guinea (as it was then known, as a Portugese colony) visited China. After hearing a song composed by Xiǎo Hé, one of the independentist politicians in attendance, Amilcar Lopes Cabral, said that he would like that composer to compose a similar song to inspire the people of Portugese Guinea to strive for independence. Using African music as his inspiration, Hé composed the music, which became the anthem of Guinea-Bissau upon 1974 independence.

Since Cabral’s organization included both Portugese Guinea and Cape Verde, the anthem was also adopted by the latter when her independence was achieved a year later. The two nations even proposed to merge, but this merger dissolved before it was realized, and a few decades later, CV subsequently adopted her own anthem.

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