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Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
	National anthem of Saint Lucia
Lyrics	Father Charles Jesse, 1967
Music	Leton Felix Thomas, 1967
Adopted	1979
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"Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia" is the national anthem of Saint Lucia. The lyrics were written by Charles Jesse and the music by Leton Felix Thomas. It was adopted in 1967 when the country achieved self-government from the United Kingdom and was confirmed as the official national anthem upon Saint Lucia's independence in 1979.^[1]

Lyrics

English lyrics^[2]	Saint Lucian Creole lyrics^[3]
I Sons and daughters of Saint Lucia, love the land that gave us birth, land of beaches, hills and valleys, fairest isle of all the earth. Wheresoever you may roam, Love, oh, love our island home. II Gone the times when nations battled for this 'Helen of the West', gone the days when strife and discord dimmed her children's toil and rest. Dawns at last a brighter day, stretches out a glad new way. III May the good Lord bless our island, guard her sons from woe and harm, may our people live united, strong in soul and strong in arm! Justice, Truth and Charity, Our ideal for ever be!	I Fi èk fis, manmay Sent Lisi Chéwi péyi nésans-nou Péyi montany, lans èk valé Pli bèl lil ki asou late! Nenpòt plas nou vwayajé Toujou chéwi lil natal-nou II Sa pa tan nasyon bat ladjè Pou bèlté Élenn nou-an Sa pa tan wivòt èk konba Té twoublé lavi nou tout Mètnan, syèl-la éklèsi An lawout nèf ouvè pou nou III Dyé, Senyè, benni péyi-nou Pwotéjé’y kont tout malè Fè nou viv ansanm an lapé Fè nou fò an kò é lam Endé nou tjenn kon pwensip Jistis, Lamou, Lavéwité!

References

^ Central Intelligence Agency (2014-11-04). The CIA World Factbook 2015. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. p. 4073. ISBN 9781629149035.
^ "The National Anthem of Saint Lucia". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^ AMS St. Lucia (2017-02-02). "Saint Lucia Independence Magazine 2016". Issuu. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

External links

[:0-1] Central Intelligence Agency (2014-11-04). The CIA World Factbook 2015. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. p. 4073. ISBN 9781629149035.

[2] "The National Anthem of Saint Lucia". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

[3] AMS St. Lucia (2017-02-02). "Saint Lucia Independence Magazine 2016". Issuu. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

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+| author        = Father Charles Jesse
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+| composer      = Leton Felix Thomas
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-'''"Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia"''' is the [[national anthem]] of [[Saint Lucia]], first adopted in 1967 upon achieving self-government, and confirmed as the official anthem upon independence in 1979.
+"'''Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia'''" is the [[national anthem]] of [[Saint Lucia]]. The lyrics were written by Charles Jesse and the music by Leton Felix Thomas. It was adopted in 1967 when the country achieved [[self-government]] from the [[United Kingdom]] and was confirmed as the official national anthem upon Saint Lucia's independence in 1979.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xutfBgAAQBAJ&q=Sons+and+Daughters+of+Saint+Lucia+Charles+Jesse+Leton+Felix+Thomas&pg=PT4073|title=The CIA World Factbook 2015|last=Central Intelligence Agency |date=2014-11-04|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.|isbn=9781629149035|location=|pages=4073|language=en}}</ref>
-The lyrics were written by Charles Jesse, and the music by Leton Felix Thomas.
 ==Lyrics==
+{| class="wikitable"
-:Sons and daughters of Saint Lucia,
+!English lyrics<ref>{{Cite web |title=The National Anthem of Saint Lucia |url=https://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia/national_anthem/national_anthem_of_saint_lucia.htm |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Government of Saint Lucia}}</ref>
-:love the land that gave us birth.
+![[Saint Lucian Creole]] lyrics<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-02 |last=AMS St. Lucia |title=Saint Lucia Independence Magazine 2016 |url=https://issuu.com/amsstlucia/docs/independence_magazine_2016websv4/24 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Issuu |language=en |page=23}}</ref>
-:Land of beaches, hills and valleys,
+|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
-:fairest isle of all the earth!
+|<poem>'''I'''
-:Wheresoever you may roam,
+Sons and daughters of [[Saint Lucia]],
-:love oh love, our island home.
+love the land that gave us birth,
+land of beaches, hills and valleys,
+fairest isle of all the earth.
+Wheresoever you may roam,
+Love, oh, love our island home.
+'''II'''
-:Gone the times when nations battled
+Gone the times when nations battled
-:for this 'Helen of the West'.
+for this 'Helen of the West',
-:Gone the days when strife and discord
+gone the days when strife and discord
-:dimmed her children's toil and rest.
+dimmed her children's toil and rest.
-:Dawns at last a brighter day,
+Dawns at last a brighter day,
-:stretches out a glad new way.
+stretches out a glad new way.
+'''III'''
-:May the good Lord bless our island,
+May the good Lord bless our island,
-:guard her sons from woe and harm.
+guard her sons from woe and harm,
-:May our people live united,
+may our people live united,
-:strong in soul and strong in arm.
+strong in soul and strong in arm!
-:Justice, Truth and Charity,
+Justice, Truth and Charity,
-:our ideal forever be!
+Our ideal for ever be!</poem>
+|<poem>{{lang|acf|italic=no|'''I'''
+Fi èk fis, manmay Sent Lisi
+Chéwi péyi nésans-nou
+Péyi montany, lans èk valé
+Pli bèl lil ki asou late!
+Nenpòt plas nou vwayajé
+Toujou chéwi lil natal-nou
+'''II'''
+Sa pa tan nasyon bat ladjè
+Pou bèlté Élenn nou-an
+Sa pa tan wivòt èk konba
+Té twoublé lavi nou tout
+Mètnan, syèl-la éklèsi
+An lawout nèf ouvè pou nou
+'''III'''
+Dyé, Senyè, benni péyi-nou
+Pwotéjé’y kont tout malè
+Fè nou viv ansanm an lapé
+Fè nou fò an kò é lam
+Endé nou tjenn kon pwensip
+Jistis, Lamou, Lavéwité!}}</poem>
+|}
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 * [http://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia%27s_national_anthem.htm Official website of the government of Saint Lucia]
 * [http://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/Saint%20Lucia%20-%20Vocal%20Anthem.mp3 Vocal recording]
-* [http://www.nationalanthems.info/lc.mid National anthem of Saint Lucia MIDI]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629143533/http://www.nationalanthems.info/lc.mid National anthem of Saint Lucia MIDI]
-* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012JIUC1M The Designers (Saint Lucia National Symbols)]
+* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012JIUC1M The Designers (Saint Lucia National Symbols)]
 {{National Anthems of North America}}
 {{National Symbols of Saint Lucia}}
+{{Saint Lucia topics}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:National anthems]]
 [[Category:National symbols of Saint Lucia]]
-[[Category:Saint Lucian music]]
+[[Category:Music of Saint Lucia]]
 [[Category:North American anthems]]
+[[Category:Compositions in B-flat major]]
+[[Category:1967 songs]]