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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 Europea ...

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-w ...

. It was originally adopted when East Timor unilaterally declared its independence from

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in 1975. However, this usage would be short-lived, when the country was invaded by Indonesia. It was officially re-adopted when the independence of East Timor was finally restored in 2002 following a United Nations intervention. The music was composed by Afonso Redentor Araújo, and the words were written by the poet

Francisco Borja da Costa Francisco Borja da Costa (October 14, 1946 – December 8, 1975) was an East Timorese poet and the writer of "Pátria", the national anthem of East Timor. Career Born in October 1946, he wrote the majority of his work in Tetum. Borja da Costa ...

, who was killed by Indonesian forces at the time of the invasion. It was originally sung exclusively in Portuguese, however there is now a

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version.

Legislation

The infraconstitutional officialization and the forms of ceremony of uses of the state anthem are regulated by the Law of the National Symbols of Timor-Leste.Lei dos símbolos nacionais de Timor-Leste
. Secretaria de Estado das Artes e Cultura de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

Lyrics

Notes

References

External links

- This Brazil-based website about East Timor information includes an .mp3 file of the Full Anthem. *Visi
East Timor
- Timor-Leste Travel Guide
Timor Leste: ''Pátria'' - Audio of the national anthem of Timor Leste, with information and lyricsarchive link
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