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Trinidad and Tobago National Anthem

Forged from the Love of Liberty

Written 1962
Adopted 1962
Lyrics Patrick Castagne
Music Patrick Castagne
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Key Facts

  • 1. Patrick Castagne wrote both the words and music and won a national competition that received 1,173 entries: 834 of words only, 33 of music only and 306 of words and music
  • 2. The anthem is an edited version of 'A Song for Federation', which Castagne had written for the West Indies Federation, dissolved in 1962; its refrain already read 'Here every creed and race find an equal place'
  • 3. The anthem never names either island: a Sunday Guardian editorial of 19 August 1962 noted that the line 'Side by side we stand, islands of the blue Caribbean Sea' includes Tobago with Trinidad without mentioning either by name
Trinidad and Tobago - Forged from the Love of Liberty

Trinidad and Tobago National Anthem Lyrics

Forged from the love of liberty In the fires of hope and prayer With boundless faith in our destiny We solemnly declare: Side by side we stand Islands of the blue Caribbean Sea, This our native land We pledge our lives to thee. Here every creed and race find an equal place, And may God bless our nation. Here every creed and race find an equal place, And may God bless our nation.

Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals

Analysis

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Written and composed by Patrick Castagne, the anthem was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1962. The anthem celebrates Trinidad and Tobago's remarkable ethnic and cultural diversity, with the line 'Here every creed and race find an equal place' serving as a powerful statement of inclusion.

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Sources & References

  1. National Anthem . Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago
  2. National Identity Guidelines, "The National Anthem" (p. 63) . Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration, Government of Trinidad and Tobago (2014)
  3. National Anthem . Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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