Solomon Islands National Anthem
God Save Our Solomon Islands
1978
1978
Panapasa Balekana and Matila Balekana
Panapasa Balekana
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Key Facts
- 1. The anthem is the work of a Fijian-born husband and wife, Panapasa and Matila Balekana, who entered the independence competition together: they wrote the words jointly, and Panapasa composed the music. He had come to the Solomons in 1953 to work as a government mechanic.
- 2. The couple agreed that the anthem should be a prayer for the new nation. Panapasa said guidance for it came to him in a dream, and the choir of their church, Wesley United Church, sang it for the tape they submitted to the competition.
- 3. The prayer suits a largely Christian country: in the 2019 census, more than nine in ten Solomon Islanders belonged to a Christian church, the largest being the Church of Melanesia (32%).
Solomon Islands National Anthem Lyrics
God save our Solomon Islands from shore to shore
Bless all our people and all our lands
With your protecting hands
Joy, peace, progress and prosperity
That men should brothers be, make nations see
Our Solomon Islands, our Solomon Islands
Our nation Solomon Islands
Stands for ever more.
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten by Panapasa Balekana and Matila Balekana, with music by Panapasa Balekana, the anthem was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on July 7, 1978. The Solomon Islands are an archipelago of nearly 1,000 islands in the South Pacific. The islands were the site of fierce fighting during World War II, most notably the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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- God Save Our Solomon Islands . Wikipedia
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