Hi, Im looking for information about the national anthem of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Who wrote the Falkland Island national anthem (lyrics and music)?

When was the national anthem of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) officially adopted?

Please add any valuable information like links to anthem’s mp3, video, lyrics, free sheet music etc.

The National anthem of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is “Song of the Falklands””.

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)’s anthem lyrics were written by Christopher LANHAM and the music was written by Christopher LANHAM.

Adopted 1930S; The Song Is The Local Unofficial Anthem; As A Territory Of The United Kingdom, “God Save The Queen” Is Official .

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKkX71Ejyx4

 

In my heart thereג€™s a call for the isles far away

Where the wind from the Horn often wanders at play.

Where the kelp moves and swells to the wind and the tide

And penguins troop down from the lonely hillside.

 

CHORUS:

Those isles of the sea are calling to me

The smell of the camp fire a dear memory.

Though far I may roam, some day Iג€™ll come home

To the islands, the Falklands, the isles of the sea.

Thereג€™s a camp house down yonder Iג€™m longing to see,

Though itג€™s no gilded palace itג€™s there I would be.

Just to be there again I would race oג€™er the foam,

For that lone house so far is my own home sweet home.

 

Chorus

 

Now weג€™re off to the Falklands, so wild and so free,

Where thereג€™s tussock and kelp and the red diddle-dee,

And the wild rugged beauty that thrills more than me

Is bred in the bones on the isles of the sea.

 

Chorus

 

You can find more information about Falkland Island anthem on Wikipedia – See link.

Falkland Island national symbol: ram.

Conventional short form country name: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Conventional long form country name: none.