Ko e Iki he Lagi

Ko e Iki he Lagi (German "The Lord in Heaven") is the national anthem of the Pacific island state of Niue .

history

During Niue's history as a New Zealand territory, Niue's national anthem was New Zealand's God Defend New Zealand . " God Save the Queen " was also used and is still played today as New Zealand's royal anthem. “Ko e Iki he Lagi” was written before 1970. It is not known who wrote the hymn, but it was composed by Sioeli Fusikata. When it was written in 1963, it was a familiar melody on Niue. During the South Pacific Games , Niue used the flag of New Zealand as the flag of Niues. Niue used Ko e Iki he Lagi as their anthem instead of God Defend New Zealand because the organizers had requested that "identifying tunes" be used to represent the countries. Niue lost every elimination, so Ko e Iki he Lagi could not be played.

In 1974, the same year in which the construct of free association with New Zealand was set in motion, Ko e Iki he Lagi became official as Niues' national anthem. "God Save the Queen" was saved as Niues' royal hymn.

Text in Niuean

Niuean wording of the text:

Ko e Iki he Lagi
Kua fakaalofa mai
Ki Niue nei, ki Niue nei
Kua pule totonu
E Patuiki toatu
Kua pule okooko ki Niue nei

Ki Niue nei, ki Niue nei
Ki Niue nei, ki Niue nei
Ki Niue nei, ki Niue nei
Ki Niue nei, ki Niue nei nei

Kua pule okooko ki Niue nei

Kua pule ki Niue nei

German translation

The Lord in heaven Who
loves Niue,
Who rules kindly
The Almighty
Who rules Niue completely.

practice Niue, practice Niue, practice Niue, practice Niue, practice Niue, practice Niue, practice Niue,

Who completely masters Niue.
Who watches over Niue.

Web links

• Link to the Youtube presentation of the Niuean anthem
• Talented singers

See also

• List of national anthems

Individual evidence

1. ^ Niue Government Stats Compared. Nationmaster.com, accessed December 29, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Niue. (No longer available online.) In: CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014 ; Retrieved July 11, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Pacific Games . In: Pacific Islands Monthly . tape 34 . Pacific Publications, 1963, pp. 15 .
4. ^ Pacific Games 1963 medalists. (No longer available online.) Athletics Oceania, archived from the original on October 30, 2013 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Niue. Nationalanthems.info, accessed December 29, 2015 .