Patriotic songs of Trinidad and Tobago

OUR NATION'S DAWNING
G. Carlton Sampson

Come, come away, hail to the day
This is our land's great morning
Birds in the trees waft to the breeze
Songs of our nation's dawning.
Hummingbird bright, lend your delight,
Ibis your scarlet feathers;
Kiskadee call, summon them all
This is a day of wonders!

O land of fairest beauty
We pledge our lives to duty
And vow this day to serve thee.

Flambouyant gay, make glad the day
Colourful blooms resplendent
Hibiscus hedge witness our pledge
And honour this day transcendent.
Fireflies bright, shine through the night:
Illumine our thanksgiving
Of this great day each heart can say
This is our Nation's Dawning!

Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers
/Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.41

Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers
/Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.40.

THIS IS MY FLAG
Rocky McCollin (Composer)

Many years ago three small ships sail across the sea
And the Captain of those ships discovered La Trinity.
But when the English takeover me and you
They gave us the Flag, The Red, White and Blue.

But now we could tell them
This is my flag
The Red, White and Black
There's no turning back
To look for the Union Jack
And so mih sons and mih daughters
Could now boast and brag
About the Red, White and Black
That's my Flag.

I use to take it cool under the Colonial rule
Until one day a Great Man came my way
He toured the country and educate the population
And the Red, White and Black was the birth of a Nation.

This is my flag
The Red, White and Black
There's no turning back
To look for the Union Jack
And so mih sons and mih daughters
Could now boast and brag
About the Red, White and Black
That's my Flag.

August 1962 the date our dream came true
When we walked alone our lonely road home
No more mother country to guide our destiny,
But the Red, White and Black which means you're free.

So now we can tell them
This is my flag
The Red, White and Black
There's no turning back
To look for the Union Jack
And so mih sons and mih daughters
Could now boast and brag
About the Red, White and Black
That's my Flag.

My Nation is cosmopolitan
Each owes toward black as white
Each creed and race has an equal right
Now we're not turning back
Let us all together salute the Red, White and Black.

So now we can tell them
This is my flag
The Red, White and Black
There's no turning back
To look for the Union Jack
And so mih sons and mih daughters
Could now boast and brag
About the Red, White and Black
That's my Flag.

Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers
/Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.42.

	GOD BLESS OUR NATION Marjorie Padmore God bless our nation Of many varied races May we possess that common love That binds and makes us One. Let it be known around the World That we can boast of Unity And take a pride in Our Liberty. God bless our isles of tropic beauty rare Of flaming poinciana And shady immortelle The warm and sparkling waters That beat upon our shores Beat out a tune that seem to tell We take a pride in Our Liberty. God bless our leaders Give them grace to guide Bestow on them thy judgment wise To rule our land aright To keep the flag of freedom high that we may sing most lustily We take a pride in Our Liberty.	OUR NATION'S DAWNING G. Carlton Sampson Come, come away, hail to the day This is our land's great morning Birds in the trees waft to the breeze Songs of our nation's dawning. Hummingbird bright, lend your delight, Ibis your scarlet feathers; Kiskadee call, summon them all This is a day of wonders! O land of fairest beauty We pledge our lives to duty And vow this day to serve thee. Flambouyant gay, make glad the day Colourful blooms resplendent Hibiscus hedge witness our pledge And honour this day transcendent. Fireflies bright, shine through the night: Illumine our thanksgiving Of this great day each heart can say This is our Nation's Dawning! Three sister hills, list to the trills Echoing to high heaven And from the sea, the blue Caribee Breezes will join the revel. Palm trees on high reach to the sky While bells aloft are pealing Man, bird and beast, earth, sea and sky Raise chants of joy excelling.
	Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers /Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.41	Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers /Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.40.
	PORTRAIT OF TRINIDAD The Mighty Sniper (Mervyn Hodge) 1965 Calypso King Trinidad is my land and of which I am proud and glad But I can't understand why some people does talk it bad But I know all of dem who running dey mouth Don't what dey talkin 'bout They will talk 'bout here every day But the right thing they would never say. Like our sportsmen being rated among the best Our scholars have sat and passed every test To put us right alongside the best But then Our Pitch Lake is the greatest one of its kind Our sugar and oil is really refine So you see my friends this is a real King Solomon's mine. They does talk a lot of nonsense, Me ain't know what they doing it for About so much violence, Man you could swear that we fighting war We have our delinquents to face just like any other place Man the things they does say 'bout here Is really too much for me to bear. And my people are daily making progress Without any form of stupidness And in this way we bong to make success For when we moving, we all move as one body No bickering between you and me For Our policy stand for racial equality. All of dem whey talking They either drunk or staring mad Or maybe they forgetting Mr. Universe belongs to Trinidad And yet we have men of high talent and skill With high hope of improving still And if you think all this is a lie the Mighty Sniper will tell you why. For our steelband is the best talent in dis world By calypsoes our stories are told, with rhythm to touch your soul And Trinidad, this lovely land of my birth Small but overwhelming in worth And Carnival is the greatest festival on earth. Now when a stranger spending a little time in this lovely isle Every day you see him, he always have a happy smile And when his time for him to depart He would say with tears in his heart I'll be back, you can bet your life And if I can't come I go send my wife. And when he tells her, he really wants to come To drink a little rum and have plenty fun In this island in the sun. So Trinidad and foreigners do recall It doesn't matter whether big or small Or if you rich or poor Friends we cater for one and all. Our steelband is the best talent in the world By Calypso's our stories are told With rhythms to touch yuh soul Trinidad, this lovely land of my birth Small but overwhelming in worth And as you know Carnival is the greatest on show on de earth.	THIS IS MY FLAG Rocky McCollin (Composer) Many years ago three small ships sail across the sea And the Captain of those ships discovered La Trinity. But when the English takeover me and you They gave us the Flag, The Red, White and Blue. But now we could tell them This is my flag The Red, White and Black There's no turning back To look for the Union Jack And so mih sons and mih daughters Could now boast and brag About the Red, White and Black That's my Flag. I use to take it cool under the Colonial rule Until one day a Great Man came my way He toured the country and educate the population And the Red, White and Black was the birth of a Nation. This is my flag The Red, White and Black There's no turning back To look for the Union Jack And so mih sons and mih daughters Could now boast and brag About the Red, White and Black That's my Flag. August 1962 the date our dream came true When we walked alone our lonely road home No more mother country to guide our destiny, But the Red, White and Black which means you're free. So now we can tell them This is my flag The Red, White and Black There's no turning back To look for the Union Jack And so mih sons and mih daughters Could now boast and brag About the Red, White and Black That's my Flag. My Nation is cosmopolitan Each owes toward black as white Each creed and race has an equal right Now we're not turning back Let us all together salute the Red, White and Black. So now we can tell them This is my flag The Red, White and Black There's no turning back To look for the Union Jack And so mih sons and mih daughters Could now boast and brag About the Red, White and Black That's my Flag.
	Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers /Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.43	Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers /Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.44.
	A NATION NEW IS BORN G. Carlton Sampson Wave sugarcanes wave Palm-trees sway your crowns Immortelle, frangipani, poui Put on your floral gowns Make gay the roadsides and the hills Independence Our People fills A Nation New is born. You local birds pour forth your songs Oh Semp and Acravat make glee! You Bluebirds chirp, Hummingbird Birds hum Sing out O Keskidee! Make gay the roadsides and hills Independence Our People fills A Nation New is born! Calypsonians sing an anthem Of your sunny land and seas Steelbandsmen beat out a road-march new, About our tropical trees Make gay the roadsides and hills Independence Our People fills A Nation New is born! Trinidad and Tobago Show forth your spirit of glee Trinidad and Tobago Your People shall be free Leap to the road-march Shout to the hills For Independence Our Country fills A Nation New is born. Hail the sun rise, blessed morn Whereon new hopes and joys are born of mixed and varied peoples Determined to be one. Sing out your praise O people free With chimes and joyous revelry For Independence Our Country fills Our Nation New is born.	OUR MODEL NATION Sung by: Mighty Sparrow The whole population Of our little nation in not a lot But oh what a mixture of races and culture That's what we got Still no major indifference Of race colour religion or finders It's amazing to you I am sure That we didn't get Independence before. Trinidad and Tobago will always live on Colonialism gone, our Nation is born We go follow our leaders They always do their best We want to achieve We going to aspire We bound to be a success. It is a Miracle All these difference people can dwell so well You see we are educated To love and forget hatred You know you know is so You people whoa re foreign Ah got a message To give you when you going Spread the word anywhere you pass Tell the world their model Nation at last. The revenue we make From the Oil and the pitch Lake Is great but wait We got cocoa and copra, banana and sugar, coconut citrus We may be small but we wealthy Pound for pound we will beat New York City We got beaches and hotels built by Hilton Our Nation is second to none. You may not believe this But we didn't achieve this With floods of blood Is leaders like Butler Cipriani and the Doctor They fight for what is right So now I am congratulating All our leaders from the present Back to the beginning They have fought now the battle is won Thanks for a good job and well done.
	Source: My land: A Social studies review for primary and secondary school students and teachers /Gloria Pollard and Elton Nelson, Charran Educational Publishers, 1982, p.42.

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