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Hmm, replace the vegemite with marmite, and fosters with Lion Red....
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Waltzing Matilda- the Australian Anthem that didn't come to be
Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?" Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water hole Up jumped a swagman and grabbed him in glee And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'". Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbred Up rode the Trooper - one, two, three "Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?", "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me". But the swagman he up and jumped in the water hole Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree, And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?" - A.B. (Banjo) Paterson *Wipes tears from eyes* I'm in a patriotic mood at the moment. I will post more Aussie songs soon ... I am, you are, we are Australian... Quote:
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The Belgian anthem: The Brabançonne:
Flemish text: O dierbaar België, O heilig land der vaad'ren Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd. Aanvaard ons hart en het bloed van onze adren, Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd. Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken; Wees immer u zelf en ongeknecht, Het woord getrouw, dat ge onbevreesd moogt spreken: Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht. Het woord getrouw dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken. Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht, Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht. O Vaderland, o edel land der Belgen, Zo machtig steeds door moed en werkzaamheid, De wereld ziet verwonderd uwe telgen, Aan 't hoofd van kunst, van handel, nijverheid. De vrijheidszon giet licht op uwe wegen, En onbevreesd staart gij de toekomst aan. Gij mint uw Vorst, zijn liefde stroomt u tegen, Zijn hand geleidt u op de gloriebaan. Gij mint uw Vorst, zijn liefde stroomt u tegen, Zijn hand geleidt u op de gloriebaan. Zijn hand geleidt u op de gloriebaan. Juicht Belgen, juicht in brede vol' akkoorden Van Haspengouw tot aan het Vlaamse strand, Van Noord tot Zuid, langs Maas- en Scheldeboorden, Juicht, Belgen juicht, door gans het Vaderland. Een man'lijk volk moet man'lijk kunnen zingen, Terwijl het hart naar eed'le fierheid streeft. Nooit zal men ons van onze haard verdringen Zolang een Belg, 't zij Waal of Vlaming leeft. Nooit zal men ons van onse haard verdringen Zolang een Belg, 't zij Waal of Vlaming leeft. Zolang een Belg, 't zij Waal of Vlaming leeft. Walonian text: Ô Belgique! Ô Mère chérie! A toi nos coeurs, Ã* toi nos bras A toi notre sang, ô Patrie Nous le jurons, tous, tu vivras Tu vivras, toujours grande et belle Et ton invinsible unité Aura pour devise immortelle Le Roi, la Loi la Liberté Aura pour devise immortelle Le Roi, la Loi la Liberté Le Roi, la Loi la Liberté Translation: O precious Belgium, O sacred land of our ancestors Our soul and our heart are consecrated to you Accept our heart and the blood from our veins Be our purpose in work and in battle Flower, o country, unbreakable in unity; Be forever yourself and unsubjugated, True to the word that you can speak freely: For King, for Freedom and for Justice. True to the word that you can speak freely: For King, for Freedom and for Justice. For King, for Freedom and for Justice. O homecountry, o noble country of Belgians, So powerful always through courage and activity, The world watches your offspring in wonder The head of art, of trade and industry. The freedomsun pours light on your roads, And unafraid you face the future. You love your King, his love flows to you, His hand guides you on your glorypath. You love your King, his love flows to you, His hand guides you on your glorypath. His hand guides you on your glorypath. Cheer Belgians, cheer in rich full accords From Haspengouwen till the Flemish beach, From North to South, along Maas- and Scheldeborders, Cheer Belgians cheer, throughout the homecountry. A manly folk should be able to sing manly, while the heart reaches for noble proudness. Never they shall drive us out from our hearths As long as a Belgian, be he Walonian or Flemish lives. Never they shall drive us out from our hearths As long as a Belgian, be he Walonian or Flemish lives. As long as a Belgian, be he Walonian or Flemish lives. History: The first version of the Belgian anthem came into existance in 1830, the year of our independance. It was written by Louis-Alexandre Dechet, better know as Jenneval. He was one of the actors who played in the theater where the revolution which would lead to the independance of Belgium began. Jenneval joined the revolutionary army and died in battle 2 months after the beginning of the revolution.The music was written in september 1830 by François Van Campenhout. In 1860 the song was adapted again by the Prime minister to the version typed above to remove some parts about the ruler of the Netherlands which were perhaps a little too hard. To fit it all in one post I left out the longer part of the Walonian version. It can be found here for those who wish to read it. The English translation is my own, based on the Flemish version. The entire song is hardly ever sung, usually only the first verse gets sung. I don't think I ever read our entire national anthem until this day. (Yes, yes I'm very ashamed, but I can't help they never taught it to me) There's also a Flemish anthem (and a Walonian no doubt, I just never heard it) but since they're not national anthems I've left them out. This is already a very long (and probably boring) post.
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Here's another Aussie song. Sorry that it's not the Anthem- I'm very patriotic now, I told you.
I came from the dream time, from the dusty red soil plains, I am the ancient heart - the keeper of the flame, I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come, For forty thousand years I'd been the first Australian. We are one but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come, we share a dream, And sing with one voice, I am, you are, we are Australian. I came upon the prison ship bound down by iron chains I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains. I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife on a dry and barren run A convict then a free man, I became Australian. I'm the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road I'm a child of the depression, I saw the good times come I'm a bushy, I'm a battler, I am Australian. We are one but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come, we share a dream, And sing with one voice, I am, you are, we are Australian. I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs I am Albert Namatjira, and I paint the ghostly gums I am Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian. I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains I am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they run The spirit of this great land, I am Australian. We are one but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come, we share a dream, And sing with one voice, I am, you are, we are Australian. Ahhhh.....lovely. |
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That's a good song, Lin. I think you can buy it on CD somewhere.
AND DON'T PUT UP THE STUPID COLLINGWOOD SONG!!! It may be an anthem for you, but not for me!
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Eärniel - your anthem reminds me of our own (old one) in a way as well as the Old Transvaal anthem. I think it's really beautiful. If I can find the lyrics somewhere I'll post the Old Transvaal one & you can have a look. (I have tried posting an audio clip of our anthem, but I keep going offline halfway through).
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Do post it! It's sounds interesting.
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Let's have a lil' Rule Brittania ......... Much more fun to sing than that boring God Save the Queen
James Thomson, 1740 (1700-1748) When Britain first— at Heaven's command Arose— from out the azure main Arose, arose, arose from out the azure main This was the charter, The charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: Refrain: Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves, Britons never never never shall be slaves. The nations, not— so blest as thee, Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall: Must in, must in, must in their turns to tyrants fall. While thou shalt flourish, Shalt flourish great and free, The dread and envy of them all. Refrain: Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful, from each foreign stroke: More dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke. As the loud blast, The blast that tears the skies, Serves but to root thy native oak. Refrain: Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame: All their attempts to bend thee down, All their, all their, all their attempts to bend thee down Will but arouse thy, Arouse thy generous flame; But work their woe, and thy renown. Refrain: To thee belongs the rural reign; Thy cities— shall with commerce shine: Thy cities, cities, cities shall with commerce shine All thine shall be the, Shall be the subject main, And every shore it circles thine. Refrain: The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to— thy happy coast repair: Shall to, shall to, shall to thy happy coast repair Blest isle! with matchless, With matchless beauty crown'd, And manly hearts to guard the fair. Refrain: And a lil' histoy: Britannia was the original name given by the Romans to the province that comprised what is now England and Wales (neighboring Ireland was known as Hibernia, Scotland was Caledonia, Germany was Germania, Brittany was Armorica and France was just plain Gaul). After the Romans left, the name gradually fell into disuse, but later, in the days of the Empire, it came to represent the spirit of Britain, herself. Since 1672, Britannia has been anthropomorphised into a woman wearing a helmet, and carrying a shield and trident. It is a symbol that blends the concepts of empire, militarism and economics. The poem "Rule Britannia" by James Thomson (1700-48) was put to music by Thomas Augustine Arne (around 1740) and is sung as an unofficial national anthem. Last edited by Coney : 05-30-2003 at 07:02 AM. |
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I dunno... I lost a lot of respect for Australians when they chose some bland generic anthem type song over Waltzing Matilda.
And as far as I remember from my childhood, the Canadian Anthem ended " Dum da-da-da DAAH... It's Hockey Night in Canada with Foster Hewitt!!!" The Star-Spangled Banner is a good one, if impossible to sing, but there's only one truly musically great national anthem "Allons enfants de la patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! Contre nous de la tyrannie L'etendard sanglant est levé (bis)" Though as an old Commie, I still get a tear from the movie "Reds" when I see the storming of the Winter Palace and hear the "Internationale": "Arise, ye workers from your slumber Arise ye prisoners of want" Though most of the tears come from knowing the workers are about to get it in the neck again. And let's not forget "The Red Flag", sung to the "Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") "The people's flag is deepest red, It shrouded oft our martyred dead, And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold, Their hearts blood dyed its every fold. Then raise the scarlet standard high. (chorus) Within its shade we'll live and die, Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying here. " Or, as my Uncle Pete used to sing "The working class can kiss my a** I've got a foreman's job at last" Ahem Two great American quasi-anthems "This Land is Your Land" ; WoodyGuthrie "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage Where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning Of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Chorus Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on." And especially the last verse "In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom That transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free; While God is marching on."
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It's called Copy & Paste you little spammer. Now if you haven't got anything useful to contribute, would you kindly march yourself off a cliff or something?
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Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. The "Land of Hope and Glory" is the outcome of collaboration between the composer, Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) and Arthur C. Benson (1862-1925). Elgar had already earned a reputation as a composer with the two Pomp and Circumstance Marches (1901). The first of these appealed so much to the successor of Queen Victoria, Edward VII, that Elgar was commissioned to compose a work for the coronation of the king, later to be known as the "Coronation Ode". He worked in close collaboration with Arthur C Benson who provided words for the music. It was also suggested that a section of the first Pomp and Circumstance March should also have words and become the climax of the "Coronation Ode". The result is the song "Land of Hope and Glory". The Ode was completed in April 1902 and earned Elgar a knighthood in 1904. The Ode was also performed at the coronation of King George V in 1911. *goes off singing* Britons never never never shall be slaves!
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Brilliant song .......... especially when 30,000 football fans spontaneously burst into it at the match Oh and to keep me dads side of the family happy - Irish (caution, site contains the most godsawful musical interpretation of the tune ever created) Last edited by Coney : 06-01-2003 at 10:16 AM. |
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How about state songs?
The Texas state song, "Texas, Our Texas" by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, is as follows: Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State! Texas, our Texas! So wonderful so great! Boldest and grandest, Withstanding ev'ry test; O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest. Refrain: God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong, That you may grow in power and worth, Thro'out the ages long. Texas, O Texas! Your freeborn single star, Sends out its radiance to nations near and far. Emblem of freedom! It sets our hearts aglow, With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo. Refrain Texas, dear Texas! From tyrant grip now free, Shines forth in splendor your star of destiny! Mother of heroes! We come your children true, Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you. Refrain |
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Ruinel - You go that idea because I posted the New Jersey state song on the Entmoot Mud Wrestling page.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jerseydevil
[B]Ruinel - You go that idea because I posted the New Jersey state song on the Entmoot Mud Wrestling page. Yes, I did. Whatcha gonna do about it. |
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Eärniel - here are the Transvaal & Free State Anthems that I spoke about
Transvaal 1. Kent gij dat volk vol heldenmoed En toch zo lang geknecht? Het heeft geofferd goed en bloed Voor vrijheid en voor recht. Komt, burgers! laat de vlaggen wapp'ren, Ons lijden is voorbij; Roemt in de zege onzer dapp'ren: Dat vrije volk zijn wij! Dat vrije volk, Dat vrije volk, Dat vrije, vrije volk zijn wij! 2. Kent gij dat land, zo schaars bezocht En toch zo heerlijk schoon; Waar de natuur haar wond'ren wrocht, En kwistig stelt ten toon? Transvalers! laat ons feestlied schallen! Daar waar ons volk hield stand, Waar onze vreugdeschoten knallen, Daar is ons vaderland! Dat heerlijk land, Dat heerlijk land, Dat is, dat is ons vaderland! 3. Kent gij de Staat, nog maar een kind In's werelds Staten rij, Maar toch door't machtig Brits bewind Weleer verklaard voor vrij? Transvalers! edel was uw streven, En pijnlijk onze smaad, Maar God de uitkomst heeft gegeven, Zij lof voor d'eigen Staat! Looft onze God! Looft onze God! Looft onze God voor land en Staat! Free State 1. Heft, Burgers, 't lied der vrijheid aan En zingt ons eigen volksbestaan! Van vreemde banden vrij, Bekleedt ons klein gemenebest, Op orde, wet en recht gevest, Rang in der Staten rij. 2. Al heeft ons land een klein begin, Wij gaan met moed de toekomst in, Het oog op God gericht, Die niet beschaamt wie op Hem bouwt, Op Hem als op een burcht vertrouwt, Die voor geen stormen zwicht. 3. Zie in gena' en liefde neer Op onze President, o Heer! Wees Gij zijn toeverlaat! De taak, die op zijn schouders rust, Vervulle hij met trouw en lust Tot heil van volk en staat! 4. Bescherm, o God, de Raad van't land, Geleid hem aan Uw vaderhand, Verlicht hem van omhoog, Opdat zijn werk geheiligd zij En vaderland en burgerij Ten zegen strekken moog'! 5. Heil, driewerf heil de dierb're Staat, het Volk, de President, de Raad! Ja, bloei' naar ons gezang De Vrijstaat en zijn burgerij, In deugden groot, van smetten vrij, Nog tal van eeuwen lang! I was just wondering - do all schools also have their 'school song / school anthem'? In SA all our schools have them, so I was just wondering if the other countries also do (I have never seen it mentioned, so it puzzled me a bit). We used to have to sing it during assembly & at sports meetings etc. We even had to do a section in std 6 history about the history of our school & the symbolism of the school emblem, colours, motto and song.
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