Tuvalu mo te Atua
Encyclopedia
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.
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...
. The lyrics and music are by Afaese Manoa
Afaese Manoa
Afaese Manoa is a Tuvaluan writer and musician.-National Anthem of Tuvalu:Manoa is the author of words and music to an anthem, 'Tuvalu mo te Atua' , in the Tuvaluan language...
.
It was adopted in 1978, when the country became independent.
Tuvaluan lyrics
- Tuvalu mo te Atua
- Ko te Fakavae sili,
- Ko te ala foki tena,
- O te manuia katoa;
- Loto lasi o fai,
- Tou malo saoloto;
- Fusi ake katoa
- Ki te loto alofa;
- Kae amo fakatasi
- Ate atu fenua.
- "Tuvalu mo te Atua"
- Ki te se gata mai!
- Tuku atu tau pulega
- Ki te pule mai luga,
- Kilo tonu ki ou mua
- Me ko ia e tautai.
- "Pule tasi mo ia"
- Ki te se gata mai,
- Ko tena mana
- Ko tou malosi tena.
- Pati lima kae kalaga
- Ulufonu ki te tupu.
- "Tuvalu ko tu saoloto"
- Ki te se gata mai!
English lyrics
- Tuvalu for the Almighty
- Are the words we hold most dear;
- For as people or as leaders
- Of Tuvalu we all share
- In the knowledge that God
- Ever rules in heav'n above,
- And that we in this land
- Are united in His love.
- We build on a sure foundation
- When we trust in God's great law;
- "Tuvalu for the Almighty"
- Be our song for evermore!
- Let us trust our lives henceforward
- To the King to whom we pray,
- With our eyes fixed firmly on Him
- He is showing us the
- "May we reign with Him in glory"
- Be our song for evermore,
- for His almighty power
- Is our strength from shore to shore.
- Shout aloud in jubilation
- To the King whom we adore.
- "Tuvalu free and united"
- Be our song for evermore!