*clears throat* From memory, in honour of the day...

[camwyn]

o Canada
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all thy sons command!
With beating hearts we see thee rise
The True North strong and free
From far and wide, o Canada,
We stand on guard for thee!

God keep our land
Glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!


... shoot, it was 'glowing', not 'beating'... oh well. Happy Canada Day, y'all.


(ETA: For those of you who were thinking of getting sniffy because I'm an American and I memorized the English words to the Canadian national anthem, I can sing all three verses of ours that are still in common use- and I just listed off all fifty U. S. states, from memory, in less than three minutes. Deal.)

Comments

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

Oh, and how many verses of 'O Canada' do you know?

O Canada, where pines and maples grow,
Great prairies spread, and lordly rivers flow.
How dear to us, thy broad domain, from East to Western sea,
Thou land of hope, for all who toil, the true North strong and free!

Et cetera.

[camwyn]

... there are other verses? Good Lord.

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

I learnt that one in elementary school, but as I recall, there are twelve.

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are four. (http://www.chpsimcoegrey.ca/anthem.html)

[spritelord.livejournal.com]

Which is the verse that goes "Our country reeks of trees" etc etc?