Yumi, Yumi, Yumi

"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" ("We, We, We") is the national anthem of Vanuatu. It was written and composed by François Vincent Ayssav (born 1955) and adopted in 1980.

[edit] Bislama words

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Yumi, Yumi, yumi I glad long talem se
Yumi, yumi, yumi ol man blong Vanuatu

God i givim ples ya long yumi,
Yumi glat tumas long hem,
Yumi strong mo yumi fri long hem,
Yumi brata evriwan!

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Plante fasin blong bifo i stap,
Plante fasin blong tedei,
Be yumi i olsem wan nomo,
Hemia fasin blong yumi!

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Yumi save plante wok i stap,
Long ol aelan blong yumi,
God i helpem yumi evriwan,
Hem i papa blong yumi,

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CHORUS:
We (, We, We) are happy to proclaim
We (, We, We) are the People of Vanuatu!

God has given us this land;
This gives us great cause for rejoicing.
We are strong, we are free in this land;
We are all brothers.

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We have many traditions
And we are finding new ways.
Now we shall be one Person,
We shall be united for ever.

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We know there is much work to be done
On all our islands.
May God, our Father, help us!

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National anthems of Oceania and the Pacific Islands

National anthems: Australia • Cook Islands • Federated States of Micronesia • Fiji • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Nauru • New Zealand (Also God Save the Queen) • Niue • Palau • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Solomon Islands • Tonga • Tuvalu • Vanuatu

Regional anthems: American Samoa • French Polynesia • Guam • Hawaii • New Caledonia • Northern Mariana Islands • Wake Island • Wallis and Futuna