National anthem of Grenada | |
Lyrics | Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett |
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Music | Louis Arnold Masanto |
Adopted | 1974 |
Audio sample | |
Instrumental version |
"Hail Grenada" has been the national anthem of Grenada since independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The words are by Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett MBE (1924–2020), and the music is by Louis Arnold Masanto (born 1938). [1] [2] [3] It formally replaced the Grenada National State Anthem, written and adopted in 1967.
The anthem was written by schoolteacher Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett. Also a music teacher, Baptiste-Blackett took part in the Independence Anthem Songwriting Competition in the early 1970s, with her submission being selected as the national anthem. During the 2009 Independence Celebrations, Baptiste-Blackett received Grenada's Camerhogne Silver Award for her writing of the national anthem. [2]
English lyrics [4] [5] [6] | Grenadian Creole French lyrics [6] |
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Hélé la Gwinad te annou |