(Verse 1)
We walk barefoot on red clay roads,
Palm trees hum as the warm wind blows.
Sun rise sweet on the mangrove tide,
Oh Guinea-Bissau, we hold you with pride.

(Chorus)
Shine, Guinea-Bissau, shine like the mornin’!
Let your spirit rise, no more fallin’.
From Bafatá to Bolama shore,
You are rich in heart, you don’t need no more.
We dance in joy, we heal in truth,
With millet cake and tamarind juice.
Lift your head, let your fire grow,
Shine, Guinea-Bissau — let the whole world know!

(Verse 2)
Hear the drums speak in Balanta tongue,
Old stories rise in the voice of the young.
We plant the seeds, we bless the rains,
We carry no fear, just ancestral flame.

(Bridge)
No gold chain can buy our soul,
We got rhythm, love, and self-control.
Unity growin' in every hand,
Together we rise, we reclaim this land.

(Final Chorus)
Shine, Guinea-Bissau, shine like the mornin’!
Let your roots sing, the winds be callin’.
From the Bijagós tide to Cacheu breeze,
We rise like hope, we move with ease.
Cassava bread, hibiscus wine,
The future be ours, the stars align.
We rise as one, we make it so —
Shine, Guinea-Bissau — let the whole world know!

Cuéntame

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz

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