Beautiful Jersey
Beautiful Jersey or Man Bieau P'tit Jèrri is a Jersey patriotic song, sung in Jèrriais and English. It was composed by an Englishman, Lindsay Lennox, who died in 1906.[1][2] During the Occupation, islanders would sing the song to keep their spirits up.[3] Today it is performed at Liberation Day and as Jersey's national anthem at some sporting events.[4][1]
Use
[edit]Every year, Beautiful Jersey is sung at the main Liberation Day service in Liberation Square. Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard, the late Connétable of St Saviour used to sing the song.[4]
National anthem
[edit]It is considered by many as a suitable national anthem for Jersey,[5] and functioned as an unofficial anthem for Jersey prior to Island Home being declared the official Jersey anthem.[citation needed] Even still, it has been performed as the national anthem for Jersey in the 2015 Island Games for the opening and medal ceremonies.[1]
In a 2015 poll by the Jersey Evening Post, over a third of islanders questioned wanted Beautiful Jersey to be recognised as the national anthem for Jersey, compared to under 20% for Island Home, the official anthem.[1]
Lyrics
[edit]Jèrriais lyrics[6] | English lyrics[7] |
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Y’a un coin d’tèrre qué j’aime, qué j’n’oubliéthai janmais - |
There's a spot that I love that I ne'er can forget, |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Johnson, Henry (2016-02-27). "Anthem for Jersey: Music, Media and Politics in an Island Setting". MEDIANZ: Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand. 15 (1). doi:10.11157/medianz-vol15iss1id132. ISSN 2382-218X.
- ^ Johnson, Henry (22 April 2015). "Voicing linguistic heritage on Jersey". In Auclair, Elizabeth; Fairclough, Graham (eds.). Theory and Practice in Heritage and Sustainability: Between past and future. Routledge. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-317-67592-1.
- ^ Beautiful Jersey - The Jersey Music Service Liberation Choir, 17 September 2019, retrieved 2022-05-29
- ^ a b BBC. "Beautiful Jersey". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Which anthem is right for Jersey?". 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Man Bieau P'tit Jèrri with English" (PDF). learnjerriais.org.je. L'Office du Jèrriais. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Beautiful Jersey". jerseywartunnels.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.