- O Cameroon, Thou Cradle of our Fathers,
- Holy Shrine where in our midst they now repose,
- Their tears and blood and sweat thy soil did water,
- On thy hills and valleys once their tillage rose.
- Dear Fatherland, thy worth no tongue can tell!
- How can we ever pay thy due?
- Thy welfare we will win in toil and love and peace,
- Will be to thy name ever true!
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- Land of Promise, land of Glory!
- Thou, of life and joy, our only store!
- Thine be honour, thine devotion,
- And deep endearment, for evermore.
- From Shari, from where the Mungo meanders
- From along the banks of lowly Boumba Stream,
- Muster thy sons in union close around thee,
- Mighty as the Buea Mountain be their team;
- Instil in them the love of gentle ways,
- Regret for errors of the past;
- Foster, for Mother Africa, a loyalty
- That true shall remain to the last.
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- Ô Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres,
- Va debout et jaloux de ta liberté,
- Comme un soleil ton drapeau fier doit être,
- Un symbole ardent de foi et d'unité.
- Que tous tes enfants du Nord au Sud,
- De l'Est à l'Ouest soient tout amour,
- Te servir que ce soit le seul but,
- Pour remplir leur devoir toujours.
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- Chère Patrie, Terre chérie,
- Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur,
- Notre joie et notre vie,
- En toi l'amour et le grand honneur.
- Tu es la tombe où dorment nos pères,
- Le jardin que nos aïeux ont cultivé.
- Nous travaillons pour te rendre prospère,
- Un beau jour enfin nous serons arrivés.
- De l'Afrique sois fidèle enfant
- Et progresse toujours en paix,
- Espérant que tes jeunes enfants
- T'aimeront sans bornes à jamais.
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- O Cameroon cradle of our ancestors,
- Go, upright and jealous of your freedom.
- As the sun, let your flag be proud,
- A symbol of ardent faith and unity,
- May all your children,from North to South
- From East to West, live in love!
- May serving you be their sole purpose
- To fulfill their duty forever.
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- Dear Fatherland, dear land,
- You are our only true happiness.
- Our joy, our life
- To you, love and the greatest honor.
- Thou art the grave where our fathers sleep,
- The garden that our ancestors have cultivated.
- We work to make you prosperous
- One good day we will finally get there.
- Be Africa's faithfull child
- And always advance peace
- Hoping that your children
- Love you without limit forever.
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