Tuvalu National Anthem
Tuvalu mo te Atua
Tuvalu for the Almighty
1978
1978
Afaese Manoa
Afaese Manoa
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Key Facts
- 1. The anthem's title, 'Tuvalu mo te Atua' ('Tuvalu for the Almighty'), is also the national motto and appears on the country's coat of arms
- 2. Both stanzas close with a line in quotation marks followed by 'Ki te se gata mai!' ('for evermore!'): the title phrase in the first, and in the second 'Tuvalu ko tu saoloto', which the English version renders as 'Tuvalu free and united'
- 3. Since 1998 Tuvalu has licensed the management of its internet domain '.tv', prized as an abbreviation of 'television', to foreign companies; the fees are one of the government's main sources of revenue
Tuvalu National Anthem Lyrics
I
Tuvalu mo te Atua,
Ko te Fakavae sili,
Ko te ala foki tena,
O te manuia katoa
Loto lasi o fai,
Tou malo saoloto
Fusi ake katoa
Ki te loto alofa
Kae amo fakatasi
Ate atu fenua.
“Tuvalu mo te Atua”
Ki te se gata mai!
II
Tuku atu tau pulega
Ki te pule mai luga,
Kilo tonu ki ou mua
Me ko ia e tautai.
“Pule tasi mo ia”
Ki te se gata mai,
Ko tena mana
Ko tou malosi tena.
Pati lima kae kalaga
Ulufonu ki te tupu.
“Tuvalu ko tu saoloto”
Ki te se gata mai!
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten and composed by Afaese Manoa, the anthem was adopted upon Tuvalu's independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1978. Tuvalu is the fourth-smallest country in the world and one of the most vulnerable to climate change due to its extremely low elevation.
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- Tuvalu mo te Atua . Wikipedia
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