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May 17, 2024 · ‘O Canada,’ national anthem of Canada. It was proclaimed the official national anthem on July 1, 1980. ‘God Save the Queen’ remains the royal anthem of Canada. Learn more about the anthem’s composers, its English and French lyrics, changes over the years, and more.
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Date modified: 2024-01-25. Listen to English, French, bilingual and instrumental recordings of our national anthem, “O Canada,” and read about the musicians and poets behind the song and its lyrics.
" O Canada " ( French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
Mar 26, 2012 · Published Online March 26, 2012. Last Edited February 7, 2018. “O Canada” is Canada’s national anthem. Originally called “Chant national,” it was written in Québec City by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (words in French) and composer Calixa Lavallée (music), and first performed there on 24 June 1880.
Jun 7, 2010 · LYRICS: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command With glowing hearts we see thee rise The true North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada we stand on ...
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The history of “O Canada”. “O Canada” came into being in 1880, 100 years before it became Canada’s National Anthem. The song was commissioned by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, to mark the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations in the City of Québec on June 24, 1880, a performance which was also ...
Jul 4, 2023 · Canada’s national anthem has both French and English versions, to honour the country’s bilingual past and present. Here are the history and lyrics to ‘O Canada’. Listen to this article. Loading audio... On their visits to Canada in the early 1900s, English kings would salute ‘O Canada’ as if it were a national anthem.
