Ode To Queen Salote
p. 13 · Read in the full issue
THE oldest European inhabitant of Tonga—Mr. A. Cowley, who will be 91 years old on May 3 —wrote the following ode to Queen Salote, to greet her 50th birthday on March 13:— Hail, Queen Salote! We, thy people pray Life’s richest blessing may be yours to day, Enriching heart and mind and soul with joy And love to all mankind without alloy.
Thus, Queen, we greet thy fiftieth Natal Day, .
And pray no harm shall mar thy gracicus sway.
Wife, Mother, Queen, life’s duties thou didst/ f^cc With courage, dignity, and queenly grace.
With wisdom thou didst guide thy country’s pace Toward love and brotherhood for all the race.
We pray that love and brotherhood grow stronger And thy unique domain once more be Holy Tonga.