Naurunan national anthem
Country: | Nauru |
Title: | Nauru Bwiema ("Nauru, our homeland") |
Text: | Margaret Hendrie |
Composer: | Laurence Henry Hicks |
National anthem since: | 1968 |
Original text:
Naoero buiema, ñabena ma auwe.
Ma dedaro buã dogum, mo otata bet egom.
Atsin ñago buiãn okor, ama bagadugu
Epoa ñabuna ri nan orre bet imur.
Ama memak ma nan epodan eredu won eñiden,
Mijan aema ñeijin ouge,
Naoero eko tokin!
Neo-Nauruan text:
Nauru bwiema, ngabena ma auwe.
Ma dedaro bwe dogum, mo otata bet egom.
Ajin ngago bwien okor, ama bagadugu
Epoa ngabuna ri nan orre bet imur.
Ama memag ma nan epodan eredu won engiden,
Miyan aema ngeyin ouge,
Nauru eko dogin!
Translation:
Nauru, our homeland, the land we love so much;
We all pray for you and praise your name;
For long times you have been the home of our great ancestors;
And will be for generations to come;
We all join in honoring your flag;
And we will all cheer together and say:
Nauru forever!