Island Home (anthem)
National anthem of Jersey | |
Lyrics | Gerard Le Feuvre, 2002 |
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Music | Gerard Le Feuvre |
Adopted | 2008 |
"Island Home" is a musical composition that the
Background
Traditionally, Jersey used the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen" (or "God Save the King"), as a symbol of loyalty to the Crown.[2] When times came for a unique individual song to be used as Jersey's anthem because many other states also used "God Save the Queen", Jersey had two unofficial options. The first was "Ma Normandie", which was designed as a reference to Jersey's historical heritage as a part of the Duchy of Normandy and was first used at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and used as the anthem for future Commonwealth Games.[2][3] The other was "Beautiful Jersey", which was written and performed after the liberation of the Channel Islands from Nazi occupation and had been performed annually at Liberation Day celebrations.[4]
History
In 2007, a contest was held to determine the official anthem of Jersey.
Criticism
The decision to select "Island Home" was controversial, as although the public voted against it, their votes were collated as one vote, with the panel members individually getting one vote each, thus the public were outvoted.
Lyrics
English original[10] | Jèrriais version[10] |
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Ours is an Island home |
Nouot' Île est nouotre siez nous |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Jersey, States of. "Anthem for Jersey". Government of Jersey. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Ma Normandie". BBC. 2006-04-28. Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Which anthem is right for Jersey?". BBC News. 2010-06-08. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b "Jersey's anthem is 'dreary and uninspiring' and shouldn't be played at Island Games says former Minister". Jersey Evening Post. 2015-03-02. Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b c "Jersey's new anthem". BBC. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Jersey's anthem choice 'should be debated again'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Ma Normandie used for sport". BBC. 2008-06-20. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Beautiful Jersey is anthem for 2015 Island Games". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b States of Jersey. "Government of Jersey". gov.je. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.