"Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia" 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 European n ...
of
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. The lyrics were written by Charles Jesse and the music by Leton Felix Thomas. It was adopted in 1967 when the country achieved
self-government from the
United Kingdom
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and was confirmed as the official national anthem upon Saint Lucia's independence in 1979.
Lyrics
References
External links
Protocol for the National Anthem of Saint LuciaVocal recordingNational anthem of Saint Lucia MIDIThe Designers (Saint Lucia National Symbols)
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National anthems
National symbols of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian music
North American anthems
National anthem compositions in B-flat major