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 |
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Date of death | December 7, 1975 |
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