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"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize. The words were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes in 1929 based upon Haynes poem “Land of the Gods.” The musical arrangement for “Land of the Gods,” was composed with Selwyn Walford Young in 1930.
In 1929, he composed the words of a poem named "Land of the Gods". In 1930 with the assistance of Selvyn Young, “Land of the Gods,” was composed into a musical arrangement, first used in 10th of September celebrations before becoming Belize's national anthem, "Land of the Free". [1] [2]
In 1981 this song was adopted as Belize's national anthem, with the minor alteration of changing the words "Land of the Gods" to "Land of the Free". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This was done without consulting Young or Haynes, and without regard to international copyright status of the song.
The coat of arms of Belize or national seal of Belize was adopted upon independence, and the current coat of arms is only slightly different from that used when Belize was a British colony (the Union Jack has been removed, and a Mestizo woodcutter has replaced one of the supporting Afro-Belizean woodcutters). [1] [2]
" Te Atua o Tokelau" ("The God of Tokelau"), or "Tokelau mo te Atua" ("Tokelau for God"), is the national anthem of Tokelau (Viki o Tokelau), a territory within the Realm of New Zealand. Adopted in 2012, it was written and composed by Eric Lemuelu Falima. The official national anthem is "God Save the King". [1]
"Aberystwyth" is a hymn tune composed by Joseph Parry, written in 1876 and first published in 1879 in Edward Stephen's Ail Lyfr Tonau ac Emynau (Welsh for Second Book of Tunes and Hymns).
The National Anthem of Guatemala (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Guatemala) [a] was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. [b] Its music was composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle [] and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet and diplomat José Joaquín Palma, in the context of the cultural and industrial event Exposición Centroamericana of 1897.
Nauru Bwiema " (Nauruan pronunciation: [n̪ʌˈuru bˠiˈɛmʲæ]; English: "Nauru, Our Homeland" [1]) is the national anthem of Nauru. The lyrics were written by Margaret Hendrie, with music composed by Laurence Henry Hicks. It was adopted in 1968, upon attaining independence from the mostly Australian-administered UN Trusteeship.