Independência total is the national anthem of São Tomé and Príncipe. The anthem, adopted in 1975, was written by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo and composed by Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida. The National Anthem is the name of a song by the band Radiohead. ... The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is a tiny two- island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, distanced 140 kilometers from one another, and situated about 250 and 225 kilometers, respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon. ...

Portuguese Lyrics

CHORUS:

Independência total,

Glorioso canto do porvo,

Independência total,

Hino sagrado de combate.

Dinamismo

Na luta nacional,

Juramento eterno

No pais soberano de São Tomé e Príncipe.

Guerrilheiro da guerra sem armas na mão,

Chama viva na alma do porvo,

Congregando os filhos das ilhas

Em redor da Pátria Imortal.

Independência total, total e completa,

Costruindo, no progresso e na paz,

A nação ditosa da Terra,

Com os braços heróicos do povo.

CHORUS

Trabalhando, lutando, presente em vencendo,

Caminhamos a passos gigantes

Na cruzada dos povos africanos,

Hasteando a bandeira nacional.

Voz do porvo, presente, presente em conjunto,

Vibra rijo no coro da esperança

Ser herói no hora do perigo,

Ser herói no ressurgir do País.

CHORUS

Dinamismo

Na luta nacional,

Juramento eterno

No pais soberano de São Tomé e Príncipe.

English Translation

CHORUS:

Total independence,

Glorious song of the people,

Total independence,

Sacred hymn of combat.

Dynamism

In the national struggle,

Eternal oath

To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Warriors in the war without weapons,

Live flame in the soul of the people,

Congregating the sons of the islands

Around the Immortal Fatherland.

Total independence, total and complete,

Building, in progress and peace,

With the heroic hands of the people,

The happiest nation on earth.

CHORUS

Working, struggling, struggling and conquering,

We go ahead with giant steps

In the crusade of the African peoples,

Raising the national flag.

Voice of the people, present, present and united,

Strong beat in the heart of hope

To be a hero in the hour of peril,

A hero of the Nation's resurgence.

CHORUS

Dynamism

In the national struggle,

Eternal oath

To the sovereign country of São Tomé and Príncipe.