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Aruba Dushi Tera
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Wikipedia article
"'" ("Aruba Sweet Land", or "Aruba Lovely Country") is the national anthem of Aruba. It is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya Lampe and composed by Rufo Wever. The last verse was written by . It was accepted as the Aruban national anthem on 18 March 1976. It is written in Papiamento.
History
On 16 January 1976, the Executive Council of Aruba appointed an advisory committee with the assignment to come up with an anthem that took into account "Aruba dushi tera". The song was already very popular among the population and dated from the early 1950s. The committee included Rufo Wever (chairman), Eddy Bennett, Maybeline Arends-Croes and Hubert (Lio) Booi. The committee advised not to alter the melody of the "old" "Aruba dushi tera" into a march but to increase the number of verses. The third verse was written by .
Lyrics
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!Papiamento lyrics
!IPA transcription
!English translation
!Spanish translation
!Dutch translation
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nos cuna venera
Chikito y simpel bo por ta
pero si respeta.
O, Aruba, dushi tera
nos baranca tan stima
Nos amor pabo tasina grandi
cu ntin nada pa kibr'e.
Bo playanan tan admira
cu palma tur dorna
Bo escudo y bandera ta
orguyo di nos tur!
Grandeza di bo pueblo ta
su gran cordialidad
Cu Dios por guia y conserva
su amor pa libertad!
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our venerated cradle
you may be small and simple
but yet you are respected.
Oh Aruba sweet land
our boulder so beloved
our love for you is so strong
that nothing can destroy it.
Your beaches so much admired
with palm trees all adorned
your coat of arms and flag
are a pride to us all!
The greatness of your people
is their grand cordiality
that God will guide and conserve
their love for liberty!
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nuestra cuna venerada
aunque pequea y simple
eres respetada.
Oh Aruba tierra querida
nuestro pen tan amado
nuestro amor por ti es tan grande
que nada podr destruirlo.
Tus playas tan admiradas
con palmeras todas adornadas
tu escudo y bandera
orgullo de todos nosotros son!
Grandeza de tu pueblo es
su gran cordialidad
Que Dios gue y conserve
su amor para la libertad!
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Onze vereerde wieg
U kunt klein en eenvoudig zijn
Maar toch gerespecteerd.
Oh, Aruba, mooi land
Onze rots zo geliefd
Onze liefde voor u is zo sterk
Dat niets het kan vernietigen.
Uw stranden zo bewonderd
Alle met palmbomen versierd
Uw wapen en uw vlag
Zijn de trots van iedereen!
De grootsheid van onze mensen
Is hun geweldige hartelijkheid
Die God kan gidsen en bewaren
Zijn liefde voor vrijheid!
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