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God Bless Fiji

TitleMeda Dau Doki
English TitleGod Bless Fiji
PrefixNational
CountryFiji
AuthorMichael Francis Alexander Prescott
ComposerCharles Austin Miles
Music Date1911
Adopted1970

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'Meda Dau Doka' or 'God Bless Fiji' is the national anthem of Fiji. The melody was adapted from a 1911 hymn by Charles Austin Miles entitled Dwelling in Beulah Land. The lyrics and music were composed by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott and adopted upon independence in 1970.

The English and Fijian lyrics are not translations of each other, and in fact have very little in common.


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