Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee
"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" ('Me tervitame sind, kaunis Antigua') on Antigua ja Barbuda riigihümn. Teksti on kirjutanud Novelle Hamilton Richards ja muusika on loonud Walter Garnet Picart Chambers. Hümn võeti kasutusele pärast riigi iseseisvumist aastal 1967. Kuninglikuks hümniks on endiselt Suurbritannia hümn "God Save the Queen".
Hümni muusika:
Ingliskeelne tekst
[muuda | muuda lähteteksti]Fair Antigua, we salute thee!
Proudly we this anthem raise
To thy glory and thy beauty,
Joyfully we sing the praise
Of the virtues, all bestowed
On thy sons and daughters free;
Ever striving, ever seeking,
Dwell in love and unity.
Raise the standard! Raise it boldly!
Answer now to duty's call
To the service of thy country,
Sparing nothing, giving all;
Gird your loins and join the battle
'Gainst fear, hate and poverty,
Each endeavouring, all achieving,
Live in peace where man is free.
God of nations, let Thy blessings
Fall upon this land of ours;
Rain and sunshine ever sending,
Fill her fields with crops and flowers;
We her children do implore Thee,
Give us strength, faith, loyalty,
Never failing, all enduring
To defend her liberty.