"" ("Aruba Sweet Land", or "Aruba Lovely Country") is the national anthem of Aruba. It is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya Lampe and composed by Rufo Wever. The last verse was written by . It was accepted as the Aruban national anthem on 18 March 1976. It is written in Papiamento.

History

On 16 January 1976, the Executive Council of Aruba appointed an advisory committee with the assignment to come up with an anthem that took into account "Aruba dushi tera". The song was already very popular among the population and dated from the early 1950s. The committee included Rufo Wever (chairman), Eddy Bennett, Maybeline Arends-Croes and Hubert (Lio) Booi. The committee advised not to alter the melody of the "old" "Aruba dushi tera" into a march but to increase the number of verses. The third verse was written by .

Lyrics

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|<poem>Aruba appreciated native land

our venerated cradle

you may be small and simple

but yet you are respected.

Oh Aruba sweet land

our boulder so beloved

our love for you is so strong

𝄆 that nothing can destroy it. 𝄇

Your beaches so much admired

with palm trees all adorned

your coat of arms and flag

are a pride to us all!

The greatness of your people

is their grand cordiality

that God will guide and conserve

their love for liberty!

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Notes

References

  • Aruba National Anthems In The World All Countries National Anthems