This is indeed a warm welcome,
Especially those far from home,
Our great nation salutes you,
Your sacrifice,good and true.
		
	A screen of our own webbing,
	Months spend in its spinning,
	Aimed to enthrall and to sow,
	Seeds of very sweet sorrow.

		Starting from the very beginning,
		Of our nation's nautical Training,
		borrowed traditions brought down,
		Now in the state of our very own.
		
			Reaching the dawn of maturity,
			A good,hard look at history,
			Will guide us how to function
			As a respectable maritime nation.

					By J.T. Maciel