Nauru Bwiema

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Nauru Bwiema
English: Nauru, our homeland
Flag of Nauru.svg
National anthem of Nauru
LyricsMargaret Hendrie
MusicLaurence Henry Hicks
Adopted1968; 54 years ago (1968)

"Nauru Bwiema" ("Nauru, Our Homeland" in Nauruan[1]) is the national anthem of Nauru. The lyrics were written by Margaret Hendrie, with music composed by Laurence Henry Hicks. It was adopted in 1968, upon attaining independence from the mostly Australian-administered UN Trusteeship.

History[]

The anthem was composed by Anglo-Australian composer and military bandmaster Laurence Henry Hicks, who was leader of the Black Watch Band. It was adopted upon independence from the UN Trust Territory of Nauru, which was mostly administered by Australia, in January 1968.[2] The anthem did not have official lyrics at the time,[3] but lyrics by Nauruan composer Margaret Griffith Hendrie (1935–1990)[2] were later adopted.

Lyrics[]

Nauruan original[1] IPA transcription[a]

Nauru bwiema, ngabena ma auwe.
Ma dedaro bwe dogum, ma otota bet egom.
Atsin ngago bwien okor, ama bagadugu
Epoa ngabuna ri nan orre bet imur.
Ama memag ma nan epodan eredu won engiden,
Miyan aema ngeiyin ouge:
Nauru eko dogin!

[n̪ʌ̯u.ru bˠi.ɛ.mʲæ ŋæ.bʲɛ.n̪ɑ mʲæ æ̯u.wɛ]
[mʲæ d̪ɛ.d̪ɑ.ro bˠɪ̯ɛn̪ d̪ʌ.gɨmˠ mʲæ o.t̪ˢo.t̪ˢɑ bʲɛt̪ ɛ.gʌmˠ]
[æ.sɪn̪ ŋɑ.go bˠi.ɛn̪ ʌ.kʌr æ.mʲæ bˠɑ.gæ.d̪u.gu]
[ɛ.pˠo.æ ŋæ.bˠɨ(w).n̪ɑ ri n̪ɑn̪ ʌr.rɛ bɛt̪ i.mˠɨr]
[æ.mʲæ mʲɛ.mʲæg mʲæ n̪ɑn̪ ɛ.pˠo.d̪ɑn̪ ɛ.rɛ.d̪u wʌn̪ ɛ.ŋi.d̪ɛn̪]
[mʲɪ.ʝæn̪ æ.(j)ɛ.mʲæ ŋɛ̯ɪ.ʝɪn̪ ʌ̯u.gɛ]
[n̪ʌ̯u.ru ɛ.ko d̪o.gɪn̪]

English translation Official English translation[1]

Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love.
We all pray for you and we also praise your name.
Since long ago, you have been the home of our great forefathers
And will be, for generations, yet to come.
We all join in together to honour your flag,
And we shall rejoice together and say:
Nauru forevermore!

Nauru our home, our beloved people
We pray for you, we behold your name
You have always been home to our ancestors
and to those who come after them
 
And in our own words we will say
Nauru forever

Notes[]

  1. ^ See Nauruan language § Phonology.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Naoero National Anthem Emblem and Flag Protection Act 2018" (PDF). RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database. 2018-01-26. p. 350 (23 in file).
  2. ^ a b Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2019-12-15). Women's Art of the British Empire. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-5381-2690-5.
  3. ^ Shaw, Martin (1975). National Anthems of the World. Blandford Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-7137-0679-6.

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