Tokelau: italic=no|Te Atua o Tokelau | |
English Title: | The God of Tokelau |
Prefix: | Territorial |
Alt Title: | Tokelau: italic=no|Tokelau mo te Atua |
Country: | Tokelau |
En Alt Title: | Tokelau for God |
Author: | Eric Lemuelu Falima |
Lyrics Date: | 2005 |
Composer: | Eric Lemuelu Falima |
Music Date: | 2005 |
Adopted: | 2012 |
Sound: | Anthem of Tokelau.ogg |
"Tokelau: italic=no|Te Atua o Tokelau" ("The God of Tokelau"), or "Tokelau: italic=no|Tokelau mo te Atua" ("Tokelau for God"), is the national anthem of Tokelau (Tokelau: Viki o Tokelau), a territory within the Realm of New Zealand. Adopted in 2012, it was written and composed by Eric Lemuelu Falima. The official national anthem is "God Save the King".[1]
In 2005, the Tokelau legislature announced a contest for an anthem for the islands. After a four-year selection process, an entry by Eric Lemuelu Falima was chosen as the winner. The lyrics were subsequently debated and revised until March 2012, when the anthem was adopted.[2]