Afaese Manoa is a Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...

an writer and musician.

National Anthem of Tuvalu

Manoa is the author of words and music to an anthem, 'Tuvalu mo te Atua

Tuvalu mo te Atua

Tuvalu for the Almighty is the national anthem of Tuvalu. The lyrics and music are by Afaese Manoa.It was adopted in 1978, when the country became independent.-Tuvaluan lyrics:...

' ('Tuvalu for the Almighty'), in the Tuvaluan language

Tuvaluan language

Tuvaluan is a Polynesian language of or closely related to the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu. It is more or less distantly related to all other Polynesian languages, such as Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian, Samoan, and Tongan, and most closely related to the languages spoken on the Polynesian Outliers...

. In 1978, the year of Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...

's independence from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, Manoa's anthem lyrics and music were adopted as the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...

.

Reputation as writer

Manoa is the best-known writer in a language which has relatively little literature. Along with other Oceanic

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

 writers, such as Joanne Gobure

Joanne Gobure

Joanne Ekamdeiya Gobure is a poet from the Pacific nation of Nauru.-Personal Background:Gobure was born in Denigomodu and settled in a district of Uaboe...

, of Nauru

Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...

, his best-known writing evidences a strong sense of religious vocation.

External links

• http://www.national-anthems.org/anthems/country/TUVALU