Francisco Borja Da Costa


Francisco Borja da Costa was the composer of Pátria, the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, ando also a poet, writing the majority of his work in tetum language. Borja da Costa died at December 7, 1975, the same day of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor. Aside from the East Timorese anthem, his most famous known work may be the poem "Um Minuto de Silêncio" (A Minute of Silence):

UM MINUTO DE SILÊNCIO


Calai

Montes

Vales e fontes

Regatos e ribeiros

Pedras dos caminhos

E ervas do chão,

Calai


Calai

Pássaros do ar

E ondas do mar

Ventos que sopram

Nas praias que sobram

De terras de ninguém,

Calai


Calai

Canas e bambus

Árvores e "ai-rús"

Palmeiras e capim

Na verdura sem fim

Do pequeno Timor,

Calai


Calai

Calai-vos e calemo-nos

POR UM MINUTO

É tempo de silêncio

No silêncio do tempo

Ao tempo de vida

Dos que perderam a vida

Pela Pátria

Pela Nação

Pelo Povo

Pela Nossa

Libertação

Calai - um minuto de silêncio...

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Name Borja Da Costa, Francisco
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Short description Composer and poet
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death December 7, 1975
Place of death


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