The "Tongan Islands King Song", more commonly referred to as just the "National Song", is the national anthem of the Polynesian island of Tonga. Second Crown Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi wrote the lyrics of this song and it was set to music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt, a musician from New Zealand. It was first adopted in 1874.[1][2][3]
Lyrics[]
Tongan original[]
Latin script | Kana | Hangul | IPA transcription |
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ʻE ʻotua māfimafi |
ッエ ッオツア マーフィマフィ |
에̍ 오̍두아 마̄피마피 |
[ʔe ʔo.tu.a maː.fi.ma.fi] |
English version[]
Oh almighty God above
Thou art our lord and sure defense
As your people, we trust thee
And our Tonga thou dost love
Hear our prayer for thou unseen
We know that thou hath blessed our land
Grant our earnest supplication
God save Tupou, our king.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Anthem. Royal Palace of Tonga.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Anthem of Tonga Act. Law of Tonga.
- ↑ Noel Rutherford. Shirley Baker and the King of Tonga (72). University of Hawaiʻi Press (1996). ISBN 0-8248-1856-3.