Kwanza River

(Homage to the Kwanza River " Water mother " of Angola) Largest and only Angolan Art thou, O majestic Kwanza! In the central highlands We see thee rise in Mumbué And 960 kilometers of undoubted majesty To the north and west Since the municipality of Chitembo, in Bié Stretch out on the big curve design Before the hug, so sweet, so strong You give to the salt of the Atlantic Largest and only Angolan Art thou, O majestic kwanza! With an enviable basin For two hundred and fifty Kilometers, you are navigable From the mouth to the Dondo Where the dams of Cambambe and Capanda Render yourself patriotic reverence By the megawatts of power Largest and only Angolan Art thou, O majestic Kwanza! As well as to the national currency unit In the two provinces, thy name this also: At its northern margin, Kwanza Norte And Kwanza Sul, on the opposite bank, equally They pay more than deserved tribute