Jonathan Petersen

Jonathan Petersen (7. may, 1881 — 22. aug. 1961) was a Greenlandic songwriter.[1][2] He composed the music to the national anthem of Greenland, Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit (Our Country, Who's Become So Old in English).[3] The lyrics were written by the Greenlandic pastor Henrik Lund, and the song was adopted as the national anthem in 1916.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tidsskriftet Grønland, arkiv 1961 (danish)
  2. ^ Walter Jens, Rudolf Radler (1992). Kindlers neues Literatur Lexikon. Kindler, ISBN 9783463430201
  3. ^ "Greenland". Nationalanthems.info. http://www.nationalanthems.info/gl.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-01. 
  4. ^ "Greenland Homerule". http://www.gh.gl/uk/facts/culture.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-01.