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The music was composed by Philippe Gentil, and the English lyrics were written by Jean-Georges Prosper. The anthem is short and briefly describes the luscious landscape of Mauritius. It also mentions the qualities of its people: peace, justice and liberty. The national anthem was first played during the first Independence Day on 12 March 1968.
Following the release of the Motherland as the national anthem, Gentil was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire M.B.E. from the late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and in 2008 and 2010 obtained other titles of the Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean O.S.K. and Commander of the Order of the Star ...
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 ...
To conjure a modern-day national anthem, Shaboozey — who, with Benson Boone, is Variety‘s Hitmakers Newcomer of the Year — only had to blend hip-hop and country in a ludicrously catchy ...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Mauritius (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Mauritius" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Flag of British Mauritius: A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms on a white disc in the fly. [10] 1869 - 1906: Flag of British Mauritius: A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly. [11] 1810 - 1869: Flag of British Mauritius: The Union Flag of the United Kingdom. 1794 - 1810: Flag of French ...