Yumi, Yumi, Yumi
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi ( Bislama We, We, We) is the national anthem of Vanuatu since 1980. melody and lyrics come from François Vincent Ayssav whose proposal won the tendered after independence contest for a national anthem.
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Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu!
God i givim ples ya long yumi, Yumi glat tumas long hem, Yumi strong mo yumi fri long hem, Yumi brata evriwan!
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Plante fasin blong bifo i stap, Plante fasin blong tedei, Be yumi i olsem wan nomo, Hemia fasin blong yumi!
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Yumi save plante wok i stap, Long ol aelan blong yumi, God i helpem yumi evriwan, Hem i papa blong yumi,
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German translation
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We, We, We are happy to announce We, We, We are the people of Vanuatu!
God has given us this land; that gives us every reason to cheer; We are strong, we are free in this land; We are all brothers.
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We have many traditions and we find new ways. Now we are one people. We should stay united forever.
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We know there is still a lot of work to be done on all of our islands. May God our Father help us!
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