"Long Live Tahiti Nui" is the territorial anthem of French Polynesia. Since it is an overseas country of France, the anthem is played alongside "La Marseillaise". It was written by a collection of authors and it was put to music by Jean Paul Berlier. The lyrics are in Tahitian, the language of the Tahitian people. The anthem was adopted on 10 June 1993 by the Assembly of French Polynesia with the Loi du Pays 1993-60.[1]
Lyrics[]
Tahitian original[]
| Latin script | Katakana | Cyrillic script | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
𝄆 ʻUa rahu te Atua (i) tōʻu ʻāiʻa |
𝄆 ッウア ラフ テ アツア (イ) トーッウ ッアーイッア |
𝄆 Гуа раху тэ Атуа (и) тоогу гаайга |
𝄆 [ʔu.a ra.hu te a.tu.a i toː.ʔu ʔaː.i.ʔa] |
French version[]
𝄆 Mon pays est né de Dieu
Collier d’îles multiples
Aux délicates senteurs
Reliées d’une tresse immortelle
Aujourd’hui je te loue 𝄇
𝄆 Voici que s’élève la voix
De tes enfants
Répands ton amour
Pour que vive Tahiti Nui 𝄇
English version[]
𝄆 My country born of God
The necklace of many islands'
With delicate fragrances
Tied with an immortal braid
Today I honour thee 𝄇
𝄆 Here's the rising voice
From thy children
Spread thy love
For Tahiti Nui to live on 𝄇
References[]
- ↑ Loi du Pays 1993-60. Government of French Polynesia.
- ↑ Loi du Pays 2016-14. Government of French Polynesia.