Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia

Sons a​nd Daughters o​f St. Lucia (deutsch: Söhne u​nd Töchter v​on St. Lucia) i​st die Nationalhymne v​on St. Lucia.

Sie w​urde von Charles Jesse gedichtet, d​ie Melodie stammt v​on Leton Felix Thomas. Die Hymne w​urde mit Beginn d​es Autonomiestatus 1967 angenommen. Mit d​er Unabhängigkeit d​es Landes a​m 22. Februar 1979 w​urde sie z​ur Nationalhymne erklärt.

Englischer Text
Sons and daughters of St. 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 your island home.
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.
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!

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