God Bless Fiji

Meda Dau Doka

English: God Bless Fiji
National anthem of  Fiji
Lyrics	Michael Francis Alexander Prescott
Music	Charles Austin Miles
Adopted	1970

"Meda Dau Doka" (Fijian pronunciation: [meⁿda ⁿdɔu̯ ⁿdoka]), also known as "God Bless Fiji" in English, is the national anthem of Fiji. It was adopted in 1970 when the country got its independence from the United Kingdom.

Earlier, in 1911, American gospel writer Charles Austin Miles composed the music for the Christian hymn Dwelling in Beulah Land – the same melody that is being used for this song today.

The lyrics (words) were written by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott.^[1] The Fijian version and the English version are not translations of each other, and the English version is used much more commonly.^[2]

In 2008, it was suggested that this anthem should be sung in Fijian, English and Fiji Hindi – the country's official languages – all in one piece.^[3][2]

1. ↑ http://www.national-anthems.org/anthems/country/FIJI Archived 2018-12-14 at the Wayback Machine FIJI. National-anthems.org
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cite error: The named reference info was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120322005020/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=97186 Charter proposes common name. Fiji Times. 7 August 2008. Archived 22 March 2012.