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National Anthem of Tonga

National Anthem of Tonga. By: Kiara and Lauryn. Anthem of Tonga. Tongan lyrics (modern spelling) ʻE ʻotua māfimafi ko homau ʻeiki koe ko koe ko e falalaʻanga mo e ʻofa ki Tonga . ʻAfio hifo ʻemau lotu ʻaia ʻoku mau faí ni mo ke tali homau loto ʻo maluʻi ʻa Tupou .

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National Anthem of Tonga

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  1. National Anthem of Tonga By: Kiara and Lauryn

  2. Anthem of Tonga Tongan lyrics (modern spelling) ʻE ʻotua māfimafi ko homau ʻeiki koe ko koe ko e falalaʻanga mo e ʻofa ki Tonga. ʻAfio hifo ʻemau lotu ʻaia ʻoku mau faí ni mo ke tali homau loto ʻo maluʻi ʻa Tupou. English lyrics (literal translation) Oh, almighty God! You are our Lord, It is You, the pillar And the love of Tonga. Look down on our prayer That is what we do now And may You answer our wish To protect Tupou. English Lyrics Oh almighty God above Thou art our lord and sure defense As your people, we trust thee And our Tonga thou dost love Hear our prayer for thou unseen We know that thou hath blessed our land Grant our earnest supplication And save our king Tupou

  3. Country/Anthem • We were researching about the national anthem of Tonga • The national anthem of Tonga is called “Ko e fasi ‘o e tu’i ‘o e ‘Otu Tonga”.

  4. Author/Music/Date • The author of the national anthem of Tonga is Prince Wellington/Uelingatoni Ngu Tupoumalohi. • The music was composed by Karl Gustavus Schmitt. • The anthem of Tonga was thought to have been first performed in 1874.

  5. Events of that Time • Times were very uneventful at the time when the national anthem of Tonga was written. On the Internet, there is no evidence of any major events happening around the time.

  6. Theme/Evidence • The anthem was, most likely, an army parade song. • It is about asking God to defend the people of Tonga and to guard and save their king. • The text in the anthem that evidently suggests that the theme is about defending the people of Tonga and their King, is “Thou art ourLord and sure defence” and “Guard and save Tupou our King”.

  7. Vocabulary Choices/ Language Features • In this anthem, the author has used a variety of language choices, such as ‘almighty’, ‘goodness’ and ‘earnest supplication’. • In this anthem, there is use of language from times long ago, like ‘thou’, ‘art’, ‘thee’, ‘dost’ and ‘hast’.

  8. THE END Thanks for watching our presentation!  By: Lauryn and Kiara

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