"For The Gambia, our homeland,
We strive and work and pray,
That all may live in unity,
Freedom and peace each day.
Let justice guide our actions
Towards the common good,
And join our diverse peoples
To prove man's brotherhood.
We pledge our firm allegiance,
Our promise we renew;
Keep us, great God of nations,
To The Gambia ever true." |
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 There is some argument over who wrote the
actual words and
music of the national anthem. The music is said
to be based on the Gambian Kora music of Foday Kabba Dumbuya. It
is said that the anthem was written by Virginia Julie Howe and
adapted (composed) by Jeremy Frederick Howe for the traditional
Mandinka song.
Some have said that it was the father of Marcel Thomasi, the
previous head of the Information Department who wrote the words
to the anthem as well as designed the Gambian national
flag we
know today.
The Country's Motto
"Progress,
Peace and Prosperity"
National Pledge:
"It is the combination of
Government and people working together in unison and harmony,
That still lead us to achieve the progress that we all desire.
We must stand together as one people with one goal and move forward as
one nation.
For if we insist on pursuing our personal goals without keeping our
collective.
Objectives and responsibilities in mind,
Then indeed we shall fall. Let us renew these promises we made to
ourselves and to our
Country at the time of independence as enshrined in our National
Anthem."
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