"Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad" (Spanish pronunciation: [kamiˈnemos piˈsando la ˈsenda ðe ˈnwestɾa jmˈmensa feliθiˈðað]; "Let Us Walk Treading the Paths of Our Immense Happiness"), sometimes written with la senda ("the Path")[1]) is the national anthem of Equatorial Guinea.
English: Let Us Walk Treading the Paths of Our Immense Happiness | |
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National anthem of Equatorial Guinea | |
Lyrics | Atanasio Ndongo Miyone |
Music | Ramiro Sánchez López |
Adopted | 1968 |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
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The anthem was written by musician and writer Atanasio Ndongo Miyone. 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.[2]: 247
The anthem was first performed on Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October 1968.[2]: 247 [3]
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.[4]
Spanish lyrics[5][6][7] | IPA transcription[a] |
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Caminemos pisando las sendas[b] |
[kamiˈnemos piˈsando la ˈsenda] |
Portuguese lyrics | French lyrics | English translation |
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Caminhemos trilhando as estradas |
Marchons en parcourant les chemins |
Let us walk treading the paths |