"Tuvalu for the Almighty" () is the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European ...
of
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...
. The lyrics and music are by
Afaese Manoa.
It was adopted in 1978, when the country became independent
from the United Kingdom.
It is also used as a motto of the country and additionally serves as the title of the
Coat of arms of Tuvalu
The coat of arms of Tuvalu is a shield with a golden border, which is decorated in a pattern with eight Mitridae, mitre shells and eight banana leaves. The shield itself shows a Maneaba, maneapa beneath a blue sky on green grounds. Beneath the gro ...
.
Lyrics
See also
*
Afaese Manoa
Notes
References
External links
National anthem of Tuvalu MIDINational Anthem of Tuvalu – Streaming audio, lyrics and informationarchived4 May 2018)
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National anthems
Music of Tuvalu
National symbols of Tuvalu
Oceanian anthems
Compositions in B-flat major
1978 establishments in Tuvalu