"Hail Grenada" has been the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
of
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pet ...
since independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The words are by Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett (1924–2020), and the music is by Louis Arnold Masanto (born 1938).
It formally replaced the
Grenada National State Anthem, written and adopted in 1967.
History
The anthem was written by schoolteacher Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett. Also a music teacher, Baptiste-Blackett took part in the Independence Anthem Songwriting Competition in the early 1970s, with her submission being selected as the national anthem. During the 2009 Independence Celebrations, Baptiste-Blackett received Grenada's Camerhogne Silver Award for her writing of the national anthem.
Lyrics
References
External links
Streaming audio of ''Hail Grenada'', with information and lyricsarchive link
National anthem of Grenada MIDI (instrumental)Hail Grenada
- Vocal
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National symbols of Grenada
Grenadian songs
North American anthems
National anthems
National anthem compositions in D-flat major