"include Vince Courtney, Herbert De Pinna, Jack Lumsdaine, Joe Slater, Reginald Stoneham and Herbert Cosgrove, among others. Demand for local works declined with recording and broadcast. Australia has a long tradition of country music, which has developed a style quite distinct from its US counterpart. The early roots of Australian country are related to traditional folk music traditions of Ireland, England, Scotland and many diverse nations. ""Botany Bay"" from the late 19th century is one example. ""Waltzing Matilda"", often regarded by foreigners as Australia's unofficial national anthem, is a quintessential Australian country song, influenced more by Celtic folk ballads than"
"song ""Edelweiss' is actually the national anthem of Austria, which is not the case. Moreover, the Ländler performed in the movie is not a traditional Ländler. Austrian literature can be divided into two main divisions, namely the period up until the mid 20th century, and the period subsequent, after both the Austro-Hungarian and German empires were gone. Austria went from being a major European power, to being a small country. In addition, there is a body of literature that some would deem Austrian but is not written in German. Complementing its status as a land of artists, Austria has always"
"the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"" which consisted of an account from a young Australian soldier who was maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign. The song has been praised for its imagery, evoking the devastation at the Gallipoli landings. It remains widely popular and is considered by some to be the iconic anti-war song. In Turkey, the battle is thought of as a significant event in the state's emergence, although it is primarily remembered for the fighting that took place around the port of Çanakkale, where the Royal Navy was repulsed in March 1915. For the Turks, 18 March has a similar"
"that he is ""probably a better known face there (N.Z.) than I am here (Australia), which is terrifying."" Prior to the 2003 Rugby World Cup, after the International Rugby Board decided that ""no formal musical performance will be permitted other than the playing of the national anthems"", O'Neill described the decision not to allow the singing of ""Waltzing Matilda"" as a ""half-pregnant situation where you can sing it but not when the players are on the paddock."" He attracted much media attention with the statement, even starting a media campaign which included Sally Loane and Alan Jones. John Howard even"
"Marcha Real The ""Marcha Real"" (, ""Royal March"") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics (although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used). One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled "" Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfantª Española"" (Book of the Ordenance of Newly"
"Deutschlandlied The ""'"" (English: ""Song of Germany"", ; officially titled ""'"", or ""The Song of the Germans""), or part of it, has been the national anthem of Germany since 1922. In East Germany, the national anthem was ""Auferstanden aus Ruinen"" (""Risen from Ruins"") between 1949 and 1990. Since World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany, only the third stanza has been used as the national anthem. The stanza's beginning, """" (""Unity and Justice and Freedom"") is considered the unofficial national motto of Germany, and is inscribed on modern German Army belt buckles and the rims of some German"
"song continued to be the anthem of Imperial Austria and later of Austria-Hungary. Austrian monarchists continued to use this anthem after 1918 in the hope of restoring the monarchy. The adoption of the Austrian anthem's melody by Germany in 1922 was not opposed by Austria. """" was not played at an official ceremony until Germany and the United Kingdom had agreed on the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty in 1890, when it appeared only appropriate to sing it at the ceremony on the now officially German island of Heligoland. During the time of the German Empire it became one of the most widely"
"uniform salute when not in formation. Marcha Real The ""Marcha Real"" (, ""Royal March"") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics (although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used). One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled "" Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfantª Española"""
"Zu Mantua in Banden Zu Mantua in Banden (also known as the ""Andreas-Hofer-Lied"") is one of the most popular folk songs and, since 1948, the official anthem of the current Austrian State of Tyrol, i.e. the Northern and Eastern part of the former County of Tyrol. The Landtag assembly of the Italian South Tyrol province in 2004 by majority has rejected its adoption with regard to the Italian-speaking minority. It is however, like the ""Bozner Bergsteigerlied"", an unofficial anthem of the German-speaking community. The lyrics were written by the German writer Julius Mosen in 1831, the German composer Leopold Knebelsberger"
"Prominent among these is ""And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"", written in 1971. The lyrics recounts the experiences of a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in the Battle of Gallipoli. It has also been interpreted as a reaction to the Vietnam War. Another of his best-known songs, ""No Man's Land"", is also World War I-themed. This song is commonly known as ""The Green Fields of France"", a title it was first given by The Fureys, and which has subsequently been used in many further cover versions. The song refers to the traditional Scottish song ""Flowers"
"to play a little Scottish tune on a zither and I put words to it and called it ""Waltzing Matilda"".""</poem> The song itself was first performed on 6 April 1895 by Sir Herbert Ramsay at the North Gregory Hotel in Winton, Queensland. The occasion was a banquet for the Premier of Queensland. In February 2010 ABC News reported an investigation by barrister Trevor Monti that the death of Hoffmeister was more akin to a gangland assassination than to suicide. The same report asserts ""Writer Matthew Richardson says the song was most likely written as a carefully worded political allegory to"
"(and thus enjoys legal protection). There are also several regional, unofficial anthems, like the Badnerlied or the Niedersachsenlied. In Austria, the situation is similar to that in Germany. The anthem of Upper Austria, the ""Hoamatgsang"" (chant of the homeland), is notable in the way that it is the only (official) German-language anthem written – and sung – entirely in dialect. In Spain, the situation is similar to that in Austria and Germany. Unlike the national anthem, most of the anthems of the autonomous communities have words. All are official. Three prominent examples are ""Els Segadors"" of Catalonia, ""Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia"""
"Ich hab' mich ergeben ""Ich hab′ mich ergeben"" (, ), originally titled ""Gelübde"" (""Vow""), is a German patriotic song. The text was written in 1820 by Hans Ferdinand Maßmann. It was one of the unofficial national anthems of West Germany from 1949 to 1952, when the ""Deutschlandlied"" was officially reinstated. Its tune is now used in the Micronesian national anthem. The national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia, ""Patriots of Micronesia"", uses the same tune, as does the Estonian song ""Mu Isamaa armas"" (""My beloved native land"" by Martin Körber) which used to be Estonia's official flag song until"
"Wanke nicht, mein Vaterland Wanke nicht, mein Vaterland (""Do not falter, my fatherland""), also known as ""Schleswig-Holstein, meerumschlungen"" (""Schleswig-Holstein, embraced by the sea"") or ""Schleswig-Holstein-Lied"" is the unofficial anthem of Schleswig-Holstein. It was written in 1844 and presented at the ""Schleswiger Sängerfest"". The tune was written by Carl Gottlieb Bellmann (1772–1862). The text had originally been written by Berlin-based lawyer Karl Friedrich Straß (1803–1864) but rewritten by Matthäus Friedrich Chemnitz (1815–1870) shortly before the start of the ""Sängerfest"" in order to represent the then atmosphere in a better way. The song expresses the wish for a united, independent and German"
"bought the original copyright, though Allan's claim ""remains unclear"". Arrangements such as those claimed by Richard D. Magoffin remain in copyright in America. There are no ""official"" lyrics to ""Waltzing Matilda"" and slight variations can be found in different sources. This version incorporates the famous ""You'll never catch me alive said he"" variation introduced by the Billy Tea company. Paterson's original lyrics referred to ""drowning himself 'neath the Coolibah Tree"". The following lyrics were adapted by tea trader James Inglis and set to music in 1903 by his accountant's wife Marie Cowan to advertise Billy Tea. <poem> Once a jolly"
"Rufst du, mein Vaterland ""Rufst du, mein Vaterland"" is the former national anthem of Switzerland. It had semi-official status as the national anthem from the 1850s to 1961, when it was replaced by the Swiss Psalm. Its text was written in 1811 by Bernese philosophy professor Johann Rudolf Wyss. The tune of the anthem was the same as in ""God Save the King"" (1745), a tune which became widely adopted in Europe, first as the hymn of Denmark (1790), later also as that of Switzerland, and as that of the United States as ""My Country, 'Tis of Thee"" (1831). The"
"a song with similar gravitas as the national anthem, ""Advance Australia Fair"". She denied that the song was intended to replace or rival the national anthem, but could be played alongside it, and other classic and modern Australian patriotic songs such as ""Waltzing Matilda"" and ""True Blue"" at public events. Home to first Australians,<br> Joined from near and far,<br> Shining light for freedom,<br> Under southern stars. Nation made of many,<br> Bound in hope as one,<br> Building for the future,<br> Under southern sun. Free and friendly nation,<br> Born of our own hand,<br> Peace our greatest virtue,<br> Mighty southern land. Valiant into"
"sung in the Salzburg Festival concert scene so that Captain von Trapp and his family would call the crowds to join in the song with him, in defiance of the Nazi soldiers posted around the arena. The great popularity of the song in the Anglophone world has led many of its audience to believe that it is an Austrian folk song or even the official national anthem. Austria's official anthem is in fact ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" and the anthem used from 1929 until the Anschluss was ""Sei gesegnet ohne Ende."" The edelweiss is a popular flower in"
"only a small percentage can recite it all. Because Switzerland has four national languages, the lyrics of the original German song were translated into the other three national languages: French, Italian and Romansh. Among proposed replacements for the psalm, Swiss Psalm The Swiss Psalm ( , , , ) is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808–1854). Since then, it has been frequently sung at patriotic events. The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the official anthem. This was because the council wanted the people to express"
"God Bless Australia God Bless Australia was a proposed 1961 Australian national anthem by Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan who provided patriotic lyrics to the traditional tune of ""Waltzing Matilda"". ""Here in this God given land of ours, Australia<br> This proud possession, our own piece of earth<br> That was built by our fathers, who pioneered our heritage,<br> Here in Australia, the land of our birth.<br>"" REFRAIN ""God bless Australia, Our land Australia,<br> Home of the Anzac, the strong and the free<br> It's our homeland, our own land,<br> To cherish for eternity,<br> God bless Australia, The land of the free.<br>"" ""Here in"
"one of the few women to have written lyrics for a national anthem. On 22 October 1946, the song was declared Austria's official national anthem. On 1 January 2012, parts of the lyrics were changed to make the anthem gender-neutral. Before the World War II Anschluss, Austria's anthem was ""Sei gesegnet ohne Ende"", to the tune of Haydn's ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"", the anthem of imperial Austria since 1797. The Lied der Deutschen uses the same tune, but with different words, and was also the anthem of the Third Reich. To avoid the association, and because singing it was"
"a world-renowned composer. Exceptions include Germany, whose anthem ""Das Lied der Deutschen"" uses a melody written by Joseph Haydn, and Austria, whose national anthem ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" is sometimes credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The ""Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic"" was composed by Aram Khachaturian. The music of the ""Pontifical Anthem"", anthem of the Vatican City, was composed in 1869 by Charles Gounod, for the golden jubilee of Pope Pius IX's priestly ordination. The committee charged with choosing a national anthem for Malaysia at independence decided to invite selected composers of international repute to submit"
"Sei gesegnet ohne Ende ""Sei gesegnet ohne Ende"" (; English translation: ""Be Blessed Without End""), also known as the ″Kernstock-Hymne″, is a German language song that was the national anthem of Austria from 1929 until 1938. Written by Ottokar Kernstock, it was sung to the famous tune of ""Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"" by Joseph Haydn that is also used for the ""Deutschlandlied"", since 1922 the national anthem of Germany. The first but unofficial anthem of the First Austrian Republic was ""Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land"" (""German-Austria, you Glorious Land""). Written in 1920 by Karl Renner and set to music by"
"Wilhelmus ""Wilhelmus van Nassouwe"", usually known just as the ""Wilhelmus"" (; ; English translation: ""The William""), is the national anthem of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572, making it the oldest known national anthem in the world. Although the ""Wilhelmus"" was not recognized as the official national anthem until 1932, it has always been popular with parts of the Dutch population and resurfaced on several occasions in the course of Dutch history before gaining its present status. It was also the anthem of the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 1964. The ""Wilhelmus"" originated in"
"student of philosophy, whose text is less explicitly martial than the German lyrics, beginning """" ""O free mountains / echo our calls / our songs of liberty"" and comparing the Rütli oath with a Republican Liberty Tree. Rufst du, mein Vaterland ""Rufst du, mein Vaterland"" is the former national anthem of Switzerland. It had semi-official status as the national anthem from the 1850s to 1961, when it was replaced by the Swiss Psalm. Its text was written in 1811 by Bernese philosophy professor Johann Rudolf Wyss. The tune of the anthem was the same as in ""God Save the King"""
"isamaa on minu arm"" became something of an unofficial national anthem. My fatherland is my love,<br> To whom I've given my heart.<br> To you I sing, my greatest happiness,<br> My blossoming Estonia!<br> Your pain boils in my heart,<br> Your pride and joy makes me happy,<br> My fatherland, my fatherland! My fatherland is my love,<br> I shall never leave him,<br> Even if I must die a hundred deaths<br> Because of him!<br> Though foreign envy slander you,<br> You still live in my heart,<br> My fatherland, my fatherland! My Fatherland is My Love,<br> And I want to rest,<br> To lay down into your"
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz """" (German for ""Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown"", literally: ""Hail to You in a Victor's Wreath"") was the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. Before the foundation of the Empire, it had been the royal anthem of Prussia since 1795 and remained it after 1871. The melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem ""God Save the King"". For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany. Not only did it fail to win the support of most German nationalists, it was never recognized"
"Anthem without a title The anthem without a title was the untitled national anthem of the Netherlands Antilles. It was written in English by Zahira Hiliman from Sint Maarten and translated into the native Papiamento language by Lucille Berry-Haseth from Curaçao. The anthem was written in two of the three official languages of the Netherlands Antilles, English and Papiamento; Dutch was the third official language. It was adopted in 2000. In addition to this anthem, many of the islands in the Netherlands Antilles had their own anthems. On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved into Curaçao, Sint Maarten"
"anthem."" Trizonesien-Song ""Trizonesien-Song"" ('Trizonesia Song') is a humorous German Carnival song written by in 1948. It took on the role of a frivolous national anthem substitute for West Germany at a time when there was no official anthem. The song is a self-deprecating, ironic statement of the three western zones' unsolved constitutional status while the three powers, (the United States, the United Kingdom and France), occupied the west of Germany. The chorus of the song is: On 8 April 1948, France joined the Bizone, previously formed of the US and UK occupied areas of Germany since the end of World"
"for the first time in 21 years playing only the Royal March, ""Marcia Reale."" Giovinezza ""Giovinezza"" (; ) is the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was the unofficial national anthem of Italy between 1924 and 1943. Although often sung with the official national anthem Marcia Reale, some sources consider Giovinezza to have supplanted the Royal March as the ""de facto"" national anthem () of Italy, to the dismay of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy—a powerful symbol of the diarchy between the King and Mussolini. It was subsequently the official anthem of the Italian"
"become the official Dutch national anthem until 1932. The Japanese national anthem, ""Kimigayo"", has the oldest lyrics, which were taken from a Heian period (794–1185) poem, yet it was not set to music until 1880. The Philippine national anthem ""Lupang Hinirang"" was composed in 1898 as wordless incidental music for the ceremony declaring independence from the Spanish Empire. The Spanish poem ""Filipinas"" was written the following year to serve as the anthem's lyrics; the current Tagalog version dates to 1962. ""God Save the Queen"", the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem reserved for use in the"
"Swiss Psalm The Swiss Psalm ( , , , ) is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808–1854). Since then, it has been frequently sung at patriotic events. The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the official anthem. This was because the council wanted the people to express their say on what they wanted as a national anthem. From 1961 to 1981 it provisionally replaced (""When You Call, My Country"", French ; Italian , Romansh ), the anthem by Johann Rudolf Wyss (1743–1818) which was set to"
"federal anthem of the Austrian Republic). Land der Berge, Land am Strome ""Land der Berge, Land am Strome"" (; Land of mountains, land by the river [Danube]) is the national anthem of Austria. Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the ""Freimaurerkantate"", K. 623. In parts of the printed edition of this cantata there appeared the song K. 623a """" (""Let us with joined hands""). To this melody the Austrian national anthem is sung. Today, Mozart's authorship is regarded as dubious and the song is attributed to (1753–1818). The lyrics"