Caroline Carleton - The Song of Australia (Updated)
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2022
- An updated version of a previous video and probably my favourite of all the Australian patriotic songs.
The Song of Australia was written by English-born poet Caroline Carleton in 1859 for a competition sponsored by the Gawler Institute. The music for the song was composed by the German-born Carl Linger and is notable for being a candidate for the Australian National Anthem.
For the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, The Song of Australia served as Australia's de-facto anthem, being often played at many official occasions. It was highly popular in South Australia, where it was written, and was taught in many Australian schools. The Song of Australia has, for many years, been played as our de-facto anthem and when Queen Elizabeth II landed in Australia, it was played as she arrived in Circular Quay, as well as at various locations on her tour. Most notable of these occasions was by a performance by NSW schoolchildren at the Sydney Showgrounds, where they sang it as she left. Many official films and newsreels also used The Song of Australia, especially when showcasing Australian achievements such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and 50 years of federation. It wasn't until the mid-20th century where Advance Australia Fair was assumed to be the nations anthem.
The song was one of four included in a national plebiscite to choose Australia's national song in 1977. Nationwide it was the least popular of the four choices, but it had the distinction of being the most popular choice in South Australia, whereas most other states started to expose Advance Australia Fair as their national song. However, many school performances had both songs as anthems, with Song of Australia being played at the beginning and Advance Australia Fair to close the performance.
The tune is now largely forgotten, and currently serves the Autonomous Region of Bougainville as their national anthem called "My Bougainville". - Hudba
I've heard this called the Anthem of South Australia because when the referendum on the Australian National Anthem was carried out after federation, this song was the most popular in South Australia. Sending thanks from Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺
What a wonderful song. It is a shame that few people know of it nowadays.
I fancy this song❤
Remember this song fondly Growing up in regional South Australia we always sang (a shortened version) of this at school assembly in Primary School as well as God Save the Queen 1960"s
In the early 1960's - before TV came to Far North Queensland, we used to gather round the radio. Immediately following 7 pm news on the ABC, "Guest of Honour" was introduced by this iconic song. For me it's forever associated with unsullied family memories, especially with my beloved grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Hampson.
The first 2 verses of this song every morning before school
God bless Australia 🇦🇺
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This should have been our National Anthem
Never heard this.
Sad. Clearly not a South Australian.
A beautiful song. So sad that it wasn't played to school children in states other than South Australia, with the result that an inferior and jingoistic song Advance Australia Fair was voted for as its national anthem.
Inferior and jingoistic hits it on the head, Robert. I remember it as the introduction to the Sunday night program, Guest of Honour. I still think it's a pity that Waltzing Matilta was a bridge too far, and that a stodgy imperialist song is our national anthem.