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of the

Netherlands Antilles nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ...

. It was written in English by

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from

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the north ...

and translated into the Papiamento language by Lucille Berry-Haseth from

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

. The anthem was written in two of the three official languages of the Netherlands Antilles,

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and

Papiamento Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; nl, Papiaments) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), with official status in Arub ...

. It was adopted in 2000. In addition to this one, many of the islands in the Netherlands Antilles had their own regional anthems. On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved into

and the three public bodies of the

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Lyrics

Papiamentu lyrics

1. Bridge Chorus 2. 3.

English lyrics

1. Our island in the sea, like gems they seem to be, outstanding from a golden crown of blissful royalty. Though their people and their culture colorful may seem, they yet uniquely blend to be just one family. Bridge So we, your people raise our voice in love and unity Chorus Dear Netherlands Antilles, so beautiful to me. I’m proud to be a part of you, a patriot I shall be. Yes Netherlands Antilles, I pledge my loyalty, To you always will be true; I say may God bless you. 2. So blessed with sunny skies and clear welcoming seas, each island like a link that forms this chain of unity. May differ in our language, yet meet on common ground, When some say "Sweet Antilles", some say "Dushi Antia ta". 3. Yes, proud are we to be identified with you, dear Netherlands Antilles, to you we will be true. So we declare and vow, with dignity and love, Our nation we will always serve, may God keep us as one.

References

External links

The anthem of the Netherlands Antilles at nationalanthems.info, with lyrics and recording

An instrumental rendition performed by the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Peter Breiner - YoutubeMusic
{{National Anthems of North America Historical national anthems Dutch Antillean culture Papiamento-language mass media North American anthems Dutch anthems