"Golden Rock" is the regional anthem of
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
, which was established by the
Island Council on July 29, 2004, and was officially ratified on October 8, 2010.
The anthem was composed by Pieter A. van den Heuvel.
The lyrics were written to the melody of the
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
, image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
, map_alt =
, m ...
national anthem (), the music of which was written by Jan Morks in 1919.
Lyrics
See also
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List of national anthems
Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under the state's constitution, by a law enacted by its ...
References
{{National anthems of North America
Sint Eustatius culture
North American anthems