National Anthems of the CD 1 4 BAHAMAS THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1 ANGUILLA March On, Bahamaland BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF ANGUILLA "Lift up your head to the National Song rising sun, Bahamaland; "God bless Anguilla march on to glory, your bright banners waving ..." nurture and keep her Words and music: Timothy Gibson (1903-1978) noble and beautious..." Adopted: 1973 Chorus: 'With heart and soul we'll build a nation proud, strong and free". 5 BANGLADESH Words and music: Alex Richardson PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH Adopted: 1981 m "My Bengal of gold, I love I you. Forever your skies, 2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 9 your air set iny heart in "Fair Antigua, we salute tune ..." thee! Proudly we this Words and music: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) J.A anthem raise..." Adopted: 1971 Words: Novelle Hamilton Richards (1917-1986) Music: Walter Garnet Picart Chambers (1908-2003) Adopted: 1967 Barbados National Anthem "In plenty and in time of 3 AUSTRALIA need when this fair land was COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA young". Jaita Advance Australia Faif Chorus: "We loyal sons and daughters all do hereby "Australians all, let us make it known..." rejoice, for we are Words: Irving Louis Burgie (b. 1924) young and free; we've golden soil and wealth for toil ..." Music: Roland Edwards (1912-1985) Chorus: "In joyful strains then let us sing: Advance Adopted: 1966 Australia Fair". Words and music: Peter Dodds McCormick (1834-1916) Adopted: 1984 7 BELIZE 10 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Land Of The Free OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN "0 Land of the Free by the ISLANDS Carib Sea, our manhood we God Save The Queen pledge to thy liberty!" "God save our gracious ~holus:"Arise, ye sons of the Baymen's clan! Put on Queen, long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen!" your armour, clear the land!" Words: Author unknown Words: SamuelAlfred Haynes (1898-1971) Music: Henry Carey (1687-1743) or John Bull (1562-1628) Music: Selwyn Walford Young (1899-1977) Adopted: 1745 Adopted: 1981 11 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 8 BERMUDA 'IRUNEI - HOME OF PEACE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF BERMUDA I Allah Peliharakan God Save The Queen Sultan (God Bless His "God save our gracious I Majesty The Sultan) I" 9 Queen, long live our noble dh God, long live our Majesty the Sultan; Justice and Queen, God save the Queen!" Sovereignty in sheltering..." Words: Pengiran Haji Words: Author unknown Mohamed Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim (b. 1923); Music: Music Henry Carey (1687-1743) or John Bull (1562-1628) Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap (1914-1988) Adopted: 1745 Adopted: 1951 9 BOTSWANA REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA "Blessed be this noble land, gift to us from God's strong hand, heritage our fathers lefl to us". Chorus: "Awake, awake, 0 men, awake! And women close beside them stand ..." Words and music: Kg&macg TUMedisoo Wte (19W1974) Adopted: 1966 12 CAMEROON 16 CAYMAN ISLANDS REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF THE CAYMAN $ Chant De Ralliement (Song ISLANDS Of Reunification) Beloved Isle Cayman "0 Cameroon, thou cradle of @+& "0 land of soft, fresh our fath-.-, proudly rally to defend your liberty". breezes and verdant trees so fair, with the Creator's Chorus: "This our land that we all love so, on you our glory..." whole happiness is stayed. You're our joy ..." Chorus: "Dear, verdant island, set in blue Caribbean Words: Rene Djam Afame (1910-1981) Sea, I'm coming, coming very soon ..." Music: Rene DjamAfame (1910-1981), Samuel Minkio Words and music: Leila E. Ross (1886-1968) Bamba (b. 1911) and Moke Nyatte Nko'o (1910-1978) Adopted: 1930 Adopted: 1948, New words 1978 17 CYPRUS . 13&14&15 CANADA REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS "0 Canada! Our home lmnos Eis Tin Eleffherian and native land! True (Hymn To Freedom) patriot love in all thy sons "I shall always recognise command. you by the dreadful sword you hold, as the earth, with Chorus: "God keep our land glorious and free! 0 searching vision ..." Canada! We stand on guard for thee". Words: Dionysios SolomQ (1798-1857) French words: SirAdolphe Basile Routhier (1839- Music: Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795-1873) 1920); English words: Robert Stanley Weir (1856-1926) Adopted: 1960 Music: Calixa Lavallee (1842-1891) Adopted: 1980 18 & 19 DOMINICA COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA "lsle of beauty, isle of splendour, isle to all 0 so sweet and fair ..." Words: Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond (1912-1985) Music: Lemuel McPherson Christian (1913-2000) Adopted: 1967 20 ENGLAND 23 GAMBIA CONSTITUENT KINGDOM OF ENGLAND REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA "Land of Hope and Glory, .r* "For The Gambia, our mother of the free, how I homeland, we strive and shall we extole thee, who 8 .-- d work and pray, that all may are born of thee.. ." live III unity... Words: Author unknown Words: Virginia Julie Howe (b. 1927) Music: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), from '%mp and Music: Adapted by Jeremy Frederick Howe (b. 1929) Circumstance March No. Iin D op. 39" from the tradifionalMandinka song 'Foday Kaba Dumbuya'! Adopted: 1901 Adopted: 1965 21 FALKLAND ISLANDS 24 GHANA BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA FALKLAND ISLANDS Song Of The Falklands p "In my heart there's a call Ghana and make our for the Isle far away, where the wind from the Horn nation great and strong..." often wanders..." Words: The Government of Ghana Words and music: Christopher Lanham Music: Philip Gbeho (1905-1976) Adopted: 1939 Adopted: 1957 Music, 1966 Words 22 FIJI 25 GIBRALTAR REPUBLIC OF FIJI DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF GIBRALTAR Meda Dau Doka (God "Gibraltar, Gibraltar, the Bless FJi) rock on which I stand. 1 "Blessing grant, Oh God May you be forever free, of nations, on the isles of Fiji, as we stand united Gibraltar my own land". under noble banner blue" Chorus: "For Fiji, ever Fiji, Words and music: Peter Emberley (b. 1955) let our voices ring with pride, for Fiji, ever Fiji..." Adopted: 1994 Words & music: MichaelFrancisAlexander Prescott (b. 1928) Adopted: 1970 26 GRENADA 30 INDIA STATE OF GRENADA REPUBLIC OF INDIA a "Hail! Grenada, land of "Glory to thee, ruler of our ours, we pledge ourselves hearts and of India's to thee, heads, hearts and destiny!" hands in unity..." \ivu,ua a,,u sic: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Words: Inla Merle Baptiste (b. 1924) Adopted: 1950 Music: Louis Arnold Masanto (b. 1938) 31 ISLE OF MAN Adopted: 1974 CROWN DEPENDENCY OF THE ISLE OF MAN 27 & 28 GUERNSEY "0 land of our birth. 0 THE BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY gem of God's earth, 0 Sarnia Cheri (Guernsey uea Island so strong and so "Sarnia, dear Homeland, * Gem of the sea. Island of English words and music: William Henv Gill (1839-1923) beauty, my heart longs for thee ..." Manx words: John J. Kneen (1873-1939) Chorus: "Sarnia Cherie, Gem of the sea. Home of my Adopted: 1907 childhood, my heart longs for thee". Words: George Deighton 32 JAMAICA Music: Domenico Santangelo (1882-1970) Jamaica, Land We Love Adopted: 1911 "Eternal Father, bless our land, guard us with 29 GUYANA Thy Mighty Hand, keep us free from evil powers..." COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA Chorus: "Justice, Truth, be ours forever, Jamaica, land "Dear land of Guyana of we love. Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica..." rivers and plains; made Words: Hugh Braham Sherlock (1905-1998) rich by the sunshine and Music: Robert Charles Lightbourne (1909-1995) lush by the rains..." Adopted: 1962 Words: Archibald Leonard Luker (1917-1971); Music: Robert Cyril Gladstone Pofter (1899-1981) Adopted: 1966 33 JERSEY 37 LESOTHO THE BAILIWICK OF JERSEY KINGDOM OF LESOTHO - Ma Normandie (My "Lesotho, land of our Normandy) Fathers, you are the most "When Spring is ev'rywhere beautiful country of all". asowing and winter time seems far away..." Words: Fran~oisCoillard (1834-1904) Words and music: Frederic Berat (1801-1855) Music: Ferdinand-SamuelLaur (1 791-1854); Adopted: 1836 Adopted: 1966 34 KENYA 38 MALAWI REPUBLIC OF KENYA REPUBLIC OF MALAWI \ - * Wimbo Wa Taifa (National "0 God bless our land of Anthem) ~aladi,keep it a land of "0 God of all creation, a 1 peace. Put down each and bless this our land and nation. Justice be our shield ev'ry enemy..." and defender..." Words and music: Michael-FredrickPaul Sauka (b. 1934) Words and music: Graham Hyslop, Thomas Kalume, Adopted: 1964 Peter Kibukosya, Washington Omondi and George W Senoga-Zake, based on a traditional Kenyan folk song 39 MALAYSIA Adopted: 1963 CONFEDERATION OF MALAYSIA 35 & 36 KIRIBATI REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI - Teirake Kaini Kiribati (Stand progressive..." Up, Kiribati) Words: Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903-1990); "Stand up, Gilbertese! Sing Music: Pierre Jean de Beranger (1780-1857) with jubilation! Prepare to accept responsibility and to Adopted: 1957 help each other!" Words and music: Urium Tamuera loteba (1910-1988) Adopted: 1979 40 MALDIVES 3 MONTSERRAT REPUBLIC OF THE MALDIVES BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF 'We bow in respect to the MONTSERRAT Emblem of our Nation, and God Save The Queen salute the Flag so exalted". "God save our gracious Chorus: "In National Unity do we salute our Nation". Queen, long live our noble Queen, God save the Words: Mohamed Jameel Didi (1915-1989) Queen!" Music: WannakuwaffawadugeDon Amaradeva (b. 1927) Words: Author unknown; Music: Henry Carey (1687- Adopted: 1972 1743) or John Bull (1562-1628); Adopted: 1783 4 MOZAMBIQUE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 1 MALTA 1 I Pafria Amada (Beloved REPUBLIC OF MALTA Fatherland) Innu Malti (Malta Hymn) I 1 "In the memory of Africa ''Guard O as ever dnd in the world thb,, ,s a wonderful home of hast guarded, this courageous fighters!" mi!!Motherland so dear whose name we bear!" Chorus: "Mozambique, our glorious native country! Words: Dun Karm Psaila (1871-1961) Stone on stone we build the new day!" Music: Sammuf (187@1934); 1945 Words and music: Justin0 SigauIane Chemane (b 1923) 2 MAURITIUS Adopted: 2002 5 NAMIBIA ,/t+ Motherland REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA "Glory to thee, "Namibia, land of the brave, Motherland, 0 Freedom's fight we have lYIUL f mine.
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