Aruba_Dushi_Tera

Aruba Dushi Tera

Aruba Dushi Tera

National anthem of Aruba

"Aruba Dushi Tera" ("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 Hubert (Lio) Booi [nl]. It was accepted as the Aruban national anthem on 18 March 1976.[1] It is written in Papiamento.

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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.[2] The committee advised not to alter the melody of the "old" "Aruba dushi tera" into a march but to increase the number of verses.[3] The third verse was written by Hubert Booi [nl].

Lyrics

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Notes

  1. See Help:IPA, Papiamento § Phonology and Papiamento orthography.

References

  1. [1]
    Overheid, Aruba. "March 18th National Anthem and Flag day". www.government.aw (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Gevonden in Delpher - Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden". Amigoe di Curacao : Weekblad voor de Curacaosche Eilanden (in Dutch). 17 January 1976. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Gevonden in Delpher - Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden". Amigoe di Curacao : Weekblad voor de Curacaosche Eilanden (in Dutch). 12 February 1976. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    Kramer, Johannes (2004). Die iberoromanische Kreolsprache Papiamento: eine romanistische Darstellung (in German). Buske. ISBN 978-3-87548-380-2.
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