Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
Dominicas nasjonalsang
Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour er nasjonalsangen til Dominica. Sangen kalles også «The Isle of Beauty».[1] Den kom i bruk i 1967 da landet ble en assosiert stat, og ble beholdt ved uavhengigheten. Teksten er skrevet av Wilfred Pond og melodien av Lemuel Christian.[2]
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Teksten rediger
- Isle of beauty, isle of splendor,
- Isle to all so sweet and fair,
- All must surely gaze in wonder
- At thy gifts so rich and rare.
- Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains,
- All these gifts we do extol.
- Healthy land, so like all fountains,
- Giving cheer that warms the soul.
- Dominica, God hath blest thee
- With a clime benign and bright,
- Pastures green and flowers of beauty
- Filling all with pure delight,
- And a people strong and healthy,
- Full of godly, rev'rent fear.
- May we ever seek to praise Thee
- For these gifts so rich and rare.
- Come ye forward, sons and daughters
- Of this gem beyond compare.
- Strive for honour, sons and daughters,
- Do the right, be firm, be fair.
- Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
- We must prosper! Sound the call,
- In which ev'ryone rejoices,
- "All for Each and Each for All."
Referanser rediger
- ^ «National Anthem - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica». Government of Dominica. Besøkt 30. juli 2016.
- ^ Dyde, Brian: A–Z of Caribbean Heritage, Macmillan Caribbean, 2011, s. 126.