"" (; "Let Us Walk Treading the Paths of Our Immense Happiness"), sometimes written with ("the Path")) is the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

History

The anthem was written by musician and writer

Atanasio Ndongo Miyone Atanasio Ndongo Miyone was an Equatoguinean musician, writer and Fang political figure. He wrote the lyrics to Equatorial Guinea's national anthem, Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad. He was executed in 1969 following a fa ...

. The lyrics were influenced by the end of Equatorial Guinea's colonisation, with anti-colonisation being a main theme. The music was composed by Ramiro Sánchez López, who was a Spanish lieutenant and the deputy director of music at the army headquarters located in Madrid. He received a prize of 25,000 pesetas for composing the music. The anthem was first performed on Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October 1968. On 18 June 2021, the General Director of Sports of Equatorial Guinea, Rodolfo Bodipo Diaz, announced that it was now mandatory to play the national anthem before all sporting events. The decision was made to "encourage and promote national pride and patriotic spirit from the base", referring to the youth.

Lyrics

Spanish original

Translations

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