O Canada! was proclaimed Canada's national anthem in 1980, 100 years after
it was first composed by Calixa Lavallée. I couldn't find any references to
sheep in my research, but apparently, the English version includes changes
made in 1968 by a Special Joints Committee, perhaps to clean up the
language? The French lyrics remain unaltered.
The official lyrics to O Canada! are:
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing 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.
It is approximately 1 minute and 23 seconds long.
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Katie Kelly
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rjohnson@friendlynet.com
> Some of you may have been at Nationals the year that all of the
> Canadians
> present at the Nationals sang their anthem themselves. 1986 or 88 I
> think?
> They changed the words (because they could not remember the
> real ones),
> and while not singing in complete unison, one
> could still hear & understand references to sheep, etc.
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