High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free

High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free (do inglés: Solemnemente te exaltamos, Reino da Liberdade) é o himno nacional de Serra Leoa. Ten letra escrita por Clifford Nelson Fyle e música composta por John Joseph Akar, sendo adoptado no mesmo dáa da independencia do país, o 27 de abril de 1961. A consitución de Serra Leoa fai resposábel a cada cidadán do país de "respectar os seus ideais e institucións", incluíndo ao himno nacional.[1]

High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
En galego: Solemnemente te exaltamos, Reino da Liberdade
Himno deSerra Leoa Serra Leoa
LetraClifford Nelson Fyle
1961
MúsicaJohn Akar
1961
Adoptado1961
PredecesorGod Save the Queen

Letra editar

High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
Primeira estrofa

High we exalt thee, realm of the free;
Great is the love we have for thee;
Firmly united ever we stand,
Singing thy praise, O native land.
We raise up our hearts and our voices on high,
The hills and the valleys re-echo our cry;
Blessing and peace be ever thine own,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.

Segunda estrofa

One with a faith that wisdom inspires,
One with a zeal that never tires;
Ever we seek to honour thy name,
Ours is the labour, thine the fame.
We pray that no harm on thy children may fall,
That blessing and peace may descend on us all;
So may we serve thee ever alone,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.

Terceira estrofa

Knowledge and truth our forefathers spread,
Mighty the nations whom they led;
Mighty they made thee, so too may we
Show forth the good that is ever in thee.
We pledge our devotion, our strength and our might,
Thy cause to defend and to stand for thy right;
All that we have be ever thine own,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.

Notas editar

  1. Goberno de Serra Leoa. "Constitution of the Republic of Sierra Leone - 1991" (PDF). Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Encyclopedia. Arquivado dende o orixinal (PDF) o 04 de marzo de 2009. Consultado o 2008-06-29.