English: God Bless Fiji | |
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National anthem of Fiji | |
Lyrics | Michael Francis Alexander Prescott |
Music |
Charles Austin Miles (original), 1911 Viliame Bale (band arrangement) |
Adopted | 1970 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse and chorus) |
"Meda Dau Doka" (Fijian pronunciation: [me.ⁿda ⁿdɔu̯ ⁿdo.ka]), or "God Bless Fiji", is the national anthem of Fiji. The lyrics were written by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott (1928–2006) to the tune of the hymn " Dwelling in Beulah Land" by Charles Austin Miles (1911), [1] [2] and the music was adapted by Viliame Bale, [2] Superintendent and Director of Music in the Royal Fiji Police Band. [2] [3] The anthem was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. [2]
The anthem's English version is usually sung. The English and Fijian lyrics are not translations of each other and have very little in common. [1]
In August 2008, the draft version of the People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, a government document intended to supplement the Constitution and reconcile ethnic and linguistic divides, suggested that the national anthem should be in the country's three main languages: Fijian, Hindi and English. [4] The Charter later served as the basis for the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.
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Fiji Hindi lyrics [11] |
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English: God Bless Fiji | |
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National anthem of Fiji | |
Lyrics | Michael Francis Alexander Prescott |
Music |
Charles Austin Miles (original), 1911 Viliame Bale (band arrangement) |
Adopted | 1970 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse and chorus) |
"Meda Dau Doka" (Fijian pronunciation: [me.ⁿda ⁿdɔu̯ ⁿdo.ka]), or "God Bless Fiji", is the national anthem of Fiji. The lyrics were written by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott (1928–2006) to the tune of the hymn " Dwelling in Beulah Land" by Charles Austin Miles (1911), [1] [2] and the music was adapted by Viliame Bale, [2] Superintendent and Director of Music in the Royal Fiji Police Band. [2] [3] The anthem was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. [2]
The anthem's English version is usually sung. The English and Fijian lyrics are not translations of each other and have very little in common. [1]
In August 2008, the draft version of the People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, a government document intended to supplement the Constitution and reconcile ethnic and linguistic divides, suggested that the national anthem should be in the country's three main languages: Fijian, Hindi and English. [4] The Charter later served as the basis for the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.
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Fijian original [10] [11] | IPA transcription [c] | English translation |
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Fiji Hindi lyrics [11] |
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