*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

[zed42.livejournal.com]

i thought the rocket's red glare dealt with a specific civil war battle on the coast over a fort...

[zsero.livejournal.com]

Again, only if you count the War of 1812 as a civil war...

[zed42.livejournal.com]

i studied american history for 180 days, 15 years ago.... and slept through most of it... remembering that the start spangled banner was a poem about a battle in the first place is a major accomplishment for me... :)