God zij met ons Suriname

"God zij met ons Suriname" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɔt ˈsɛi mɛt ɔns ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]; "God be with our Suriname"), also called "Opo Kondreman" (Sranan Tongo pronunciation: [o.po koŋ.dɾe.maŋ]; "Rise Countrymen"), is the national anthem of Suriname. It has got verses; the first one is in Dutch and the second one is in Sranan Tongo.

Lyrics

Dutch verse^[1]^[2]	IPA transcription	English translation
God zij met ons Suriname Hij verheff'ons heerlijk land Hoe wij hier ook samen kwamen Aan zijn grond zijn wij verpand Werkend houden w'in gedachten Recht en waarheid maken vrij Al wat goed is te betrachten Dat geeft aan ons land waardij.	[ɣɔt‿sɛi mɛt ɔns ˌsy.ri.ˈnaː.mə] [ɦɛi̯ vər.ɦɛf ɔns ˈɦeːr.lək lɑnt] [ɦu ʋɛi̯ ɦir oːk ˈsaː.mən ˈkʋaː.mən] [aːn zɛi̯n ˈɣrɔnt zɛi̯n ʋɛi̯ vər.ˈpɑnt] [ˈʋɛr.kənt ˈɦɑu̯.dən ʋɪn ɣə.ˈdɑx.tən] [rɛxt ɛn ˈʋaːr.ɦɛi̯t ˈmaː.kən vrɛi̯] [ɑl ʋɑt‿xut ɪs tə bə.ˈtrɑx.tən] [dɑt‿xeːft aːn ɔns lɑnt ˈʋaːr.dɛi̯]	God be with our Suriname May He elevate our lovely land How we came here together We are dedicated to its soil Working we keep in mind Justice and truth will set free All that is good to devote oneself to Will give value to our land
Sranan Tongo verse^[1]^[2]^[3]	IPA transcription	English translation	Dutch translation
Opo, kondreman un' opo! Sranangron e kari un'. Wans' ope tata komopo Wi mu' seti kondre bun. Strey de f' strey, wi no sa frede. Gado de wi fesiman. Eri libi te na dede Wi sa feti gi Sranan.	[o.po koŋ.dɾe.maŋ uŋ o.po] [sɾa.naŋ.ɾoŋ e ka.ɾi uŋ] [waŋs o.pe ta.ta ko.mo.po] [wi mu se.ti koŋ.dɾe buŋ] [stɾei̯ de f‿strei̯ wi no sa fɾe.de] [ga.do de wi fe.si.maŋ] [e.ɾi li.bi te na de.de] [wi sa fe.ti gi sɾa.naŋ]	Rise countrymen, rise! The soil of Suriname is calling you. Wherever our ancestors came from We should take care of our country. There is a fight to fight, we shall not be afraid. God is our leader. Our whole life until death, We shall fight for Suriname.	Sta op, landgenoten, sta op! De Surinaamse grond roept je. Waar onze voorouders ook vandaan kwamen We moeten voor ons land zorgen. Er is een strijd om te strijden, we zullen niet bang zijn. God is onze leider. Ons hele leven tot aan de dood, We zullen vechten voor Suriname.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Historiana : Case Study : Caribbean immigrants in the 1950, an example". historiana.eu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Suriname. "Suriname - Paramaribo". www.suriname.nu (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
↑ Arends, Jacques (2017-07-26). Language and Slavery: A social and linguistic history of the Suriname creoles. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 305. ISBN 978-90-272-6580-7.

[Historiana-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Historiana : Case Study : Caribbean immigrants in the 1950, an example". historiana.eu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

[Surname.nu-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Suriname. "Suriname - Paramaribo". www.suriname.nu (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-03-17.

[3] Arends, Jacques (2017-07-26). Language and Slavery: A social and linguistic history of the Suriname creoles. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 305. ISBN 978-90-272-6580-7.

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