親愛的根西

《親愛的根西》（拉丁語：Sarnia Cherie）是英國在海峽群島的皇家屬地根西行政區的頌歌，「Sarnia」一詞是根西島在拉丁語中的名稱。

本歌由喬治·戴頓（George Deighton）作於1911年，多梅尼科·桑坦戈羅（Domenico Santangelo）於同年譜曲。1911年11月在聖朱利安劇院進行了首次演出。^[1]

歌詞[編輯]

1

Sarnia; dear Homeland, Gem of the sea.

Island of beauty, my heart longs for thee.

Thy voice calls me ever, in waking, or sleep,

Till my soul cries with anguish, my eyes ache to weep.

In fancy I see thee, again as of yore,

Thy verdure clad hills and thy wave beaten shore.

Thy rock sheltered bays, ah; of all thou art best,

I'm returning to greet thee, dear island of rest.

副歌

Sarnia Cherie. Gem of the sea.

Home of my childhood, my heart longs for thee.

Thy voice calls me ever, forget thee I'll never,

Island of beauty. Sarnia Cherie.

2

I left thee in anger, I knew not thy worth.

Journeyed afar, to the ends of the earth.

Was told of far countries, the heav'n of the bold,

Where the soil gave up diamonds, silver and gold.

The sun always shone, and "race" took no part,

But thy cry always reached me, its pain wrenched my heart.

So I'm coming home, thou of all art the best.

Returning to greet thee, dear island of rest.

副歌

Sarnia Cherie. Gem of the sea.

Home of my childhood, my heart longs for thee.

Thy voice calls me ever, forget thee I'll never,

Island of beauty. Sarnia Cherie.

^ Sarnia Cherie » History & Heritage. This Is Guernsey. [2011-04-15]. （原始內容存檔於2020-08-11）.