Cântico da Liberdade (in English: Song of Freedom) is the national anthem of Cape Verde. It was made official in 1996, before that the national anthem was the same as that of Guinea-Bissau. The music was composed by Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva, and the lyrics written by Amilcar Spencer Lopes.

Lyrics in Portuguese

Canta, irmão
canta meu irmão
que a Liberdade é hino
e o Homem a certeza.

Com dignidade, enterra a semente
no pó da ilha nua
No despenhadeiro da vida
a esperança é do tamanho
do mar que nos abraça
Sentinela de mares e ventos perseverante
entre estrelas e o Atlântico
entoa o cântico da Liberdade

Canta, irmão
canta meu irmão
que a Liberdade é hino
e o Homem a certeza.

English translation

Sing, brother
Sing, my brother
For Freedom is a hymn
And Man a certainty

With dignity, bury the seed
In the dust of the naked island
In life is precipice
Hope is as big as the sea
Which embraces us
Unwavering sentinel of the seas and winds
Between the stars and the Atlantic ocean
Sing the Chant of Freedom

Sing, brother
Sing, my brother
For Freedom is a hymn
And Man a certainty