Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi
{{Short description|Regional anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands}}
{{Infobox anthem
| title = {{lang|ch|italic=no|Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi}}
| alt_title = {{lang|cal|italic=no|Satil matawal Pacifico}}
| english_title = In the Middle of the Sea
| image = USA and CNMI Flags.JPG
| image_size =
| caption =
| prefix = Regional
| country = the {{Nowrap|Northern Mariana Islands}}
| author = David Kapileo Taulamwaar Peter
| lyrics_date = 1976 (Chamorro lyrics: Jose and Joaqin Pangelinan, 1940s)
| composer = German folk tune
| music_date =
| adopted = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| until =
| sound = Regional anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands, performed by the United States Navy Band.oga
| sound_title = U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse and chorus)
}}
"{{lang|ch|italic=no|Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi}}" ({{IPA|ch|gi tæloʔ gi hɑlum tɑsi}}; {{Langx|en|"In the Middle of the Sea"}}), also known as "{{lang|cal|italic=no|Satil matawal Pacifico}}" ({{IPA|cal|sætil mɐtɐwɐl pɐsifiku}}), is the regional anthem of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States.
History
The Chamorro lyrics for the official commonwealth anthem of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) were jointly written by brothers Jose{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAv6-0rGsW8C&pg=PA544|title=The World Factbook|date=2012|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|pages=544|isbn=978-0-16-091142-2 |language=en}} and Joaquin{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Pangelinan, presumably around the time after the Second World War had ended. The Carolinian lyrics for the CNMI's commonwealth anthem were written by David Kapileo Peter "Taulamwaar"{{Cite web|date=2015-10-26|title=Cultural icon David Peter remembered|url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/cultural-icon-david-peter-remembered/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Saipan Tribune|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212094320/https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/cultural-icon-david-peter-remembered/|url-status=dead}} the day before the signing of the Covenant in 1976. David Marciano assisted with parts of the Carolinian version of the lyrics, and his contributions were incorporated before being sang for the first time on the day that the Covenant with the United States of America was signed. Vicente "Kilili" Sablan Sr., former mayor of the Northern Mariana Islands capital, Saipan, assisted by translating the lyrics into English and Japanese. The Rematau band was the first group to sing and record the "Commonwealth National Anthem".{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
During the First Constitutional Convention, a resolution was introduced to compel the new government to proclaim the song as the official anthem of the soon-to-be-created Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} In 1996, it became the official commonwealth anthem by virtue of Public Law 10-28, authored in the Tenth CNMI Legislature and signed by then Governor Froilan Cruz Tenorio into law.{{Cite web|date=1996-10-03|title=Public Law 10-28|url=https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/public_laws/10/pl10-28.pdf|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Commonwealth Law Revision Commission}} Both versions of the commonwealth anthem are taught to students as well as displayed prominently in official programs and posters, as both versions make up the one commonwealth anthem – not one or the other. The melody of the song is taken from the 19th-century German tune "Im schönsten Wiesengrunde"{{Cite web|date=2007-09-29|title=Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.mid (melody)|url=http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedermidi/Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.mid|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929024709/http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedermidi/Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.mid|archive-date=2007-09-29|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Herbert Fritz}}{{Cite web|date=2007-09-29|title=Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.gif (sheet music)|url=http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedernoten/Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.gif|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929024656/http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedernoten/Im_schoensten_Wiesengrunde.gif|archive-date=2007-09-29|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Herbert Fritz}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Lied Im schönsten Wiesengrunde (sheet music)|url=https://www.lieder-archiv.de/im_schoensten_wiesengrunde-notenblatt_300133.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=lieder-archiv.de|publisher=Alojado Publishing|language=de}} (with lyrics written by Wilhelm Ganzhorn in 1851{{Cite web|date=2007-09-29|title=Im schönsten Wiesengrunde|url=http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedertext/im_schoensten_wiesengrunde.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712115640/http://www.herbert-fritz.de/volksliedertext/im_schoensten_wiesengrunde.html|archive-date=2007-07-12|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Herbert Fritz}}), which in turn is based on the older folk tune "Drei Lilien, drei Lilien".{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Lied Drei Lilien|url=https://www.lieder-archiv.de/drei_lilien-notenblatt_300132.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=lieder-archiv.de|publisher=Alojado Publishing|language=de}} Coincidentally, the national anthem of the neighboring Federated States of Micronesia is derived from a 19th-century German song.
Since the islands are a U.S. dependency, the national anthem is still the U.S. one, "The Star-Spangled Banner", and the anthem is played after "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the raising of the commonwealth flag.
Lyrics
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!Chamorro lyrics{{Cite web|date=2016|title=Chamorro Cultural Fest Booklet 2016|url=http://www.chelusd.org/EVENTS/2016/CCF/EVENT/CCF-Program-2016.pdf|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022002218/http://www.chelusd.org/EVENTS/2016/CCF/EVENT/CCF-Program-2016.pdf|archive-date=2016-10-22|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Chamorro Hands in Education Links Unity}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VOiG_W2BMEcC&pg=PA1138|title=Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code|date=1997|publisher=Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands|language=en|page=1138}}{{Cite web|date=2011-09-16|title=HB17-227|url=https://cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_bills/17/HB17-227.pdf|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature}}{{Cite web|date=2014-06-30|title=Notice_06_30_14_JointSession_agenda|url=https://cnmileg.net/resources/files/Notice_06_30_14_JointSession_agenda.pdf|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Commonwealth Law Revision Commission}} !Chamorro IPA transcription as sung{{Cite web|last=Albert Camacho|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn8-X6ughUc|title=CNMI Local Anthem - 2008 Labor Day Las Vegas|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410090610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn8-X6ughUc&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=2022-04-10|date=2008-08-04|access-date=2022-04-10|website=YouTube}}{{Cite web|last=Albert Camacho|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62KD03VbBg|title=CNMI LOCAL ANTHEM|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410090610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62KD03VbBg&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=2022-04-10|date=2008-07-28|access-date=2022-04-10|website=YouTube}}{{efn|See Help:IPA, Chamorro language § Phonology and Chamorro language § Orthography.}} !Carolinian ({{lang|cal|italic=no|Refalawasch}}) lyrics !Carolinian IPA transcription as sung{{efn|See Help:IPA, Carolinian language § Phonology and Carolinian language § Alphabet.}} !English translation of Chamorro lyrics{{Cite web|title=Northern Mariana Islands – nationalanthems.info|url=https://nationalanthems.info/mp.htm|access-date=2022-02-12|language=en-US}} |
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| Gi talo' gi halom tåsi{{efn|{{lang|ch|Talo' gi}} has sometimes been written without a space or apostrophe.}} Nai gaigi tano' hu{{efn|Usually written {{lang|ch|Nai gaigi tano' ho}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Nai gaige i tano'-hu}}.}} Ayo nai siempre hu såga{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Ayu nai siempre u saga}}.}} Malago' hu.{{efn|Usually written {{lang|ch|malago' ho}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|malago'ho}} or {{lang|ch|malago'-hu}}.}} Ya un dia bai u hånao{{efn|Originally written {{lang|ch|Ya un dia baihu hanao}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Ya un diha bai hu hånao}}.}} Bai fåttu ha' ta'lu{{efn|Originally written {{lang|ch|Bai fatto ha' ta'lo}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Bai fatto ha'ta'lo}} and {{lang|ch|Bai fåtto ha' ta'lo}}.}} Ti siña håo hu dingu{{efn|Usually written {{lang|ch|Tisiña hao hu dingo}}, occasionally with "n" in place of "ñ".}} O tano' hu.{{efn|Usually written {{lang|ch|O tano' ho}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|O tano'ho}} and {{lang|ch|O tano'-hu}}.}}}} {{small|Chorus I:}} {{lang|ch|italic=no|𝄆 Mit beses yan mås Hu saluda hao Gåtbo na islas Mariånas{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Gåtbo na islas Mari'ånas}}.}} Hu tuna hao 𝄇}} | [gi tæ.lo(ʔ) gi‿(h)ɑ.lum tɑ.si] [næ(.)i gæ(.)i.gi tæ.no(ʔ) hu] [æ.d̪͡z̪o næ(.)i s(j)ɛm.pre(‿)(h)u sɑ.gæ] [mæ.læ.go(ʔ).hu] [d̪͡z̪æ un di.æ bæ(.)i hu hɑ.nɑo̯] [bæ(.)i fɑt.tu hæ(ʔ) tæ(ʔ).lu] [ti si.ɲæ hɑo̯ (h)u di.ŋu] [o tæ.no(ʔ) hu]
𝄆 [mid‿be.sez‿d̪͡z̪æn mɑs] [hu sæ.lu.dæ hɑo̯] [gɑd.bo næ iz.læs mæ.ri(.)ɑ.næs] [hu tu.næ hɑo̯] 𝄇}} | Satil matawal Pacifico{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Satil matawal Pasifiku}}.}} Igha elo falawééy iye{{efn|{{lang|ch|Falawééy}} is usually written {{lang|ch|faluwééy}}.}} Ighilal igha ebwe lootiw{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Ighilal igha ebwe lottiw}}.}} Tipééy iye. Eew ráál nge ibwe mwetesangi{{efn|Originally written {{lang|ch|Eew rual nge ibwe mwetesangi}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Eew raal nge ibwe mwetsangi}}.}} Nge ibwal sefáálitiiy{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Nge ibwal sefaliti}}.}} Ese mmwel bwe ibwe lighiti{{efn|Has also been written {{lang|ch|Ese mmwal bwe ibwe lighiti}}.}} Bwe falawééy.{{efn|Sometimes written {{lang|ch|Bwe faluwééy}}.}}}} {{small|Chorus II:}} {{lang|cal|italic=no|𝄆 Sangaras faal bwughuwal{{efn|Usually written {{lang|ch|Sangaras fa bwughuwal}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Sangaras faal bwughuwasch}}.}} Ay tirow ngalugh Ling ghatchul téél falúw Mariånas{{efn|Originally written {{lang|ch|Ling ghatchul teel faliui Marianas}}. Usually written {{lang|ch|Ling ghatchul téél falúw Marianas}}. Has also been written {{lang|ch|Lling ghatchul teel falu Mari'ånas}}.}} Ay Mwareiti 𝄇}} | [sæ.til mɐ.tɐ.wɐl pɐ.si.fi.ku] [(i.)xɐ‿e.lo fɐ.lɐ.weː(j) i.je] [i.xi.lɐl (i.)xɐ e.bʷˠe lo(ː)(t).tiw] [ti.peː(j) i.je] [eːw ræːl ŋe i.bʷˠe mʷˠet(e).sæ.ŋi] [ŋe(‿)i.bʷˠɐl se.fæː.li.tiː(j)] [e.se mʷˠːel bʷˠe i.bʷˠe li.xi.ti] [bʷˠe fɐ.lɐ.weː(j)]
𝄆 [sɐŋ(ɐ).rɐs fɐ(l) bʷˠu.xu.wɐl] [æj ti.row ŋæ.lʉ(w)x] [liŋ xɐ.ʈ͡ʂːʲʉ(w)l teːl fɐ.lʉw mɐ.rjɒ.nɐs] [ɐj mʷˠɐ.re(i̯).ti] 𝄇}} | In the middle of the sea Is where my home is That is where I will spend my days It is my desire. If I ever leave this place One day I will return For I can never leave you O land of mine. {{small|Chorus:}} 𝄆 A thousand times and more I will honor and salute you Beautiful islands of the Marianas Glory be to you 𝄇 |
Notes
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References
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{{Nationalanthemsofoceaniaandthepacificislands}}
{{List of U.S. state songs}}
Category:National symbols of the Northern Mariana Islands