Viva, Viva a FRELIMO
Viva, viva o FRELIMO was the official national anthem of Mozambique from 1975 to 2002 .
The hymn was composed in 1975 by Justino Sigaulane Chemane .
Textually and thematically it is very reminiscent of Pátria , the hymn of East Timor . The FRELIMO mentioned in the anthem is the party that brought about the independence of the country in 1975 and was the only authorized state party until 1994. The party remained in power after the free parliamentary elections in Mozambique in 1994 . Due to the transition to the multi-party system , however, the same composer composed the new hymn Pátria Amada in 2002 , in which FRELIMO is no longer mentioned.
Portuguese text
- Viva, viva a FRELIMO,
- Guia do Povo Moçambicano!
- Povo heróico qu'arma em punho
- O colonialismo derubou.
- Todo o Povo unido
- Desde o Rovuma até o Maputo,
- Luta contra imperialismo
- Continua e semper vencerá.
- Refrão:
- Viva Moçambique!
- Viva a Bandeira, simbolo Nacional!
- Viva Moçambique!
- Que por ti o Povo lutará.
- Unido ao mundo inteiro,
- Lutando contra a burguesia,
- Nossa Pátria será túmulo
- Do capitalismo e exploração.
- O Povo Moçambicano
- De operários e de camponeses,
- Engajado no trabalho
- A riqueza semper brotará.
- Refrão
German translation
- Long live FRELIMO,
- Leader of the Mozambican people,
- of the heroic people who, rifle in hand,
- overcame colonialism.
- The whole people united
- from Rovuma to Maputo ,
- fights against imperialism
- and will continue to do so and win.
Choir:
- Long live Mozambique!
- Long live our flag, symbol of the nation!
- Long live Mozambique!
- The people will fight for you.
- Together with the whole world
- fighting against the bourgeoisie ,
- our country becomes the grave of
- Capitalism and exploitation.
- The Mozambican people,
- Workers and peasants,
- working
- will always create wealth.
Choir