Chamorro music in German tune

  • CNMI Anthem
The Chamorro lyrics for the official territorial anthem of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) were jointly written by brothers Jose and Joaquin Pangelinan, presumably around the time after the Second World War had ended. The Carolinian lyrics for the CNMI's territorial anthem were written by David Kapileo Peter "Taulamwaar" the day before the signing of the Covenant in 1976. - Wikipedia
  • German Tune of the CNMI Anthem
The melody of the song is taken from the 19th century German tune “Im schönsten Wiesengrunde”, written by Wilhelm Ganzhorn. History by Pale Eric: https://paleric.blogspot.com/search?q=cnmi+anthem
  • Tafan Magof Todos / Chamorro Christmas Song
"New Years was not as big a celebration in olden Spain, and her colonies, as the world celebrates it today. But the German culture did celebrate it with a bit more attention and so it passed from the German missionaries to their flock in Saipan and Luta in the early 1900s." - Pale Eric History by Pale Eric: http://paleric.blogspot.com/2018/12/ta-fan-magof-todos.html
  • German Tune of the CNMI Anthem
"Thanks to the German Capuchin missionaries in Saipan, we have this one, old (1900s) Chamorro song about New Years." - Pale Eric
History by Pale Eric: https://paleric.blogspot.com/search?q=ta+fan+magof