"" (; en, "Nauru, Our Homeland"
) is the
national anthem of
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...
. The lyrics were written by
Margaret Hendrie
Margaret Hendrie (née Griffith, 1935–1990) was a writer from the Oceanian nation of Nauru. Hendrie wrote the Nauruan language lyrics for "Nauru Bwiema", the country's national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition s ...
, with music composed by
Laurence Henry Hicks
Laurence Henry Hicks Order of the British Empire, OBE (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to Music of Australia, Australia in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British A ...
. It was adopted in 1968, upon attaining independence from the mostly Australian-administered
UN Trusteeship.
History
The anthem was composed by Anglo-Australian composer and military bandmaster
Laurence Henry Hicks
Laurence Henry Hicks Order of the British Empire, OBE (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to Music of Australia, Australia in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British A ...
, who was leader of the
Black Watch Band. It was adopted upon independence from the UN
Trust Territory of Nauru
The history of human activity in Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, began roughly 3,000 years ago when clans settled the island.
Early history
Nauru was settled by Micronesians around 3,000 years ago, and there is evidence of po ...
, which was mostly administered by Australia, in January 1968.
The anthem did not have official lyrics at the time,
but lyrics by Nauruan composer
Margaret Griffith Hendrie (1935–1990)
were later adopted.
Lyrics
See also
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Flag of Nauru
Notes
References
External links
Midi version of the Nauru national anthemStreaming audio, lyrics and information for the Nauru national anthemarchive link
Sheet music
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...
National symbols of Nauru
Nauruan music
1968 songs
National anthems
1968 establishments in Nauru
National anthem compositions in F major
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