In memoriam of those who have shed blood of bravery on November 12,1991 in Santa Cruz, Dili.
On tonight’s quietness
The candles burnt are you
Your good deeds
Brave heart, perseverance,
Your great faith, great love
For this beloved homeland
The candles burnt
Are as bright as your shining souls
With these candles, light the way
With these candles, I pray
With these candles, I put my hope
With these candles, I hold on
With these candles, I learned
To learn along
How to be a candle
Before it is burnt out
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(Tetun)
Iha hakmatek kalan ne’e
Lilin sira be lakan mak imi
Imi nia banatin
Aten brani, fuan boot, fiar boot
Domin boot ba rai doben ne’e
Lilin sira be sunu
Lakan nudar imi nia klamar nabilan
Ho lilin ne’e leno nakukun
Ho lilin ne’e ha’u harohan
Ho lilin ne’e ha’u titu
Ho lilin ne’e ha’u tuba
Ho lilin ne’e ha’u sani
Hodi hatene tuir
Oinsá sai lilin ida
Molok mohu
