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The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" or "song of the queen of the Tonga Islands" (when the monarch is female) in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as "Fasi fakafonua", which translates to "National Song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Tongan Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
The duration of a note is not indicated by a different symbols, as in the international music notation but by the number of notes in a beat. The more notes in a beat, the shorter each has to be. For example, in "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" (the national anthem), we find as first measure: |3:-3/5:5|6:4/5:-5|
Tonga flags flying above a ceremonial gate to celebrate the coronation of Tupou VI. The national flag of Tonga consists of a red field with a white canton charged with a red couped cross. Adopted in 1875 after being officially enshrined into the nation's constitution, it has been the flag of the Kingdom of Tonga since that year. The ...
National, royal, flag, and regional anthems of countries and regions in Oceania. ... Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga; Ko e Iki he Lagi; Kunan Kiribati; M ...
Music of Tonga today generally falls under the category of traditional music that has withstood the test of time, or into one of the two opposing genres of religious and secular music. Tongan music can be either very emotional and somewhat modern with instrumental makeup including modern brass instruments , or conversely can be more traditional ...
Since 1872 the German Empire also posed a threat to Tonga's independence with threats of annexation. [5] The King and Reverend Baker composed the Constitution of 1875, which is still in effect today. [6] At this time, Tonga also adopted a national flag, a coat-of-arms and a national anthem. [7]
Christianity is the predominant religion in Tonga, with Methodists having the most adherents. [ 1 ] The constitution of Tonga establishes the freedom of religion, which is respected in practice by both the government and general society, although there are some laws which restrict commerce and broadcast media in accordance with Christian ...