Tonga (Tonga Islands);: italic=no|Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga | |
English Title: | Song of the King of the Tongan Islands |
Alt Title: | Tonga (Tonga Islands);: italic=no|Fasi fakafonua |
En Alt Title: | National Song |
Prefix: | National |
Country: | Tonga |
Author: | Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi |
Composer: | Carl Gustav Schmitt |
Adopted: | 1874 |
Sound: | Fasifakafonua.ogg |
Sound Title: | A cappella choral vocal recording (1961) |
"Tonga (Tonga Islands);: italic=no|Ko e fasi {{okina" (in Tonga (Tonga Islands); pronounced as /ko e fasi ʔo e tuʔi ʔo e ʔotu toŋa/) is the national anthem of Tonga. The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as "Tonga (Tonga Islands);: italic=no|Fasi fakafonua", which translates to "National Song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Tongan Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with the music by German-born New Zealand composer Carl Gustav Schmitt. It was first used in 1874.
The music in Western music notation and the Tonga (Tonga Islands);: tu{{okina, or Tongan music notation: