Tera di Solo y suave biento is the national anthem of the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The lyrics are in the Papiamento language. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognzed either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital Kralendijk Largest city Kralendijk Official language(s) Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  - Bonaire Administrator  - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles  Area  - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi  Population  - 2001 census 10,791... Papiamento or Papiamentu is the primary language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (the so-called ABC islands). ...

Lyrics

Papiamento

Tera di Solo i suave bientu

Patria orguyoso Sali foi laman

Pueblo humilde i sèmper kontentu

Di un kondukta tur parti gaba

Pues lage nos trata tur dia

Pa sèmper nos Boreinu ta menta

Pa nos kanta den bon armonia

Dushi Boneiru nos tera stima

Laga nos tur como Boneiriano

Uni nos kanto i alsa nos bos

Nos ku ta yiu di un pueblo sano

Sèmper contentu sperando den Dios

Ningun poder no por kita e afekto

Ku nos ta sinti pa e isla di nos

Maske chikitu ku su defekto

Nos ta stimele ariba tur kos

English translation

Country of sun and gentle breeze

Proud country arose from the sea

Humble people, always satisfied

Itself always bravely keeping out

Let us try each day

Bonaire confessed make

And we sing in good harmony:

Delicious Bonaire, our beloved fatherland

Laar our only as Bonaireanen

All sing and our votes raise

We, as children of a healthy race,

Always happy, believing in God

No strength can us decrease this love

Such as we that feel for our island

In spite of that it is small and not perfect

We keep of it above everything

Dutch translation

Land van zon en zachte bries

Trots land verrezen uit de zee

Bescheiden volk, altijd tevreden

Zich altijd dapper werend

Laat ons elke dag proberen

Bonaire bekend te maken

En we zingen in goede harmonie:

Heerlijk Bonaire, ons geliefd vaderland

Laar ons alleen als Bonaireanen

Allemaal zingen en onze stemmen verheffen

Wij, als kinderen van een gezond ras,

Dios altijd gelukkig, gelovend in God

Geen kracht kan ons deze liefde afnemen

Zoals wij die voelen voor ons eiland

Ondanks dat het klein is en niet volmaakt

Wij houden ervan boven alles

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