"" (; en, "Nauru, Our Homeland"
) is 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
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 ...
. The lyrics were written by
Margaret Hendrie, with music composed by
Laurence Henry Hicks. 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, who was leader of the
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regime ...
Band. It was adopted upon independence from the UN
Trust Territory of Nauru, 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 ...
National symbols of Nauru
Nauruan music
1968 songs
National anthems
1968 establishments in Nauru
National anthem compositions in F major
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