Advance Australia Fair

"Advance Australia Fair" je službena državna himna Australije. Pjesmu je napisao Peter Dodds McCormick, rođeni Škot, još 1878. godine, a dugo se vremena u Australiji pjevala kao domoljubna pjesma. Status službene državne himne nije imala sve do 1984. godine, nakon što je na plebiscitu 1977. izabrana za državnu himnu. "Advance Australia Fair" ima status državne himne, dok se britanska himna "God Save the Queen", koja ima status kraljevske himne, izvodi samo tokom posjeta članova kraljevske obitelji Australiji. "Advance Australia Fair" je, također, izvršila značajan utjecaj na druge pjesme i marševe, uključujući i australski vicekraljevski pozdrav.

Advance Australia Fair
Državna himna Australija
Tekst	Peter Dodds McCormick, 1878.
Muzika	Peter Dodds McCormick, 1878.
Usvojena	1984.
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Tekst

Službeni tekst himne, usvojen 1984. godine, glasi:

Prva strofa Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free; We've golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Druga strofa Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We'll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Vanjske veze

Advance Australia Fair na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• AdvanceAustraliaFair.org – Author information, history, MP3's, videos, and latest tweets Arhivirano 2011-06-22 na Wayback Machine-u
• Lyrics Arhivirano 2007-10-23 na Wayback Machine-u on official Government website
• Streaming audio of Advance Australia Fair with links and information
• Brief history Arhivirano 2009-04-10 na Wayback Machine-u
• Australian Government websites:
  • Official published words, music with band parts and sound recordings Arhivirano 2007-11-09 na Wayback Machine-u
  • Four-part musical score & words PDF 169 KB Arhivirano 2007-06-07 na Wayback Machine-u
  • Australian National Anthem Audio for download (MP3 3.12 MB) Arhivirano 2014-05-18 na Wayback Machine-u
  • Department of Foreign Affair and Trade's webpage on Advance Australia Fair Arhivirano 2007-10-23 na Wayback Machine-u
  • Online scores held by Australian government libraries (The MusicAustralia collaboration)
• Advance Australia Fair (Original Lyrics) – Australian singer Peter Dawson (c. 1930)
• youtube video 1987 ABC Sign on and National Anthem (with sketches of Early Australia) (ignore begin of first program)
• youtube video 1980 ABC Sign off and National Anthem (with sketches of Early Australia) (ignore end of previous program)
• youtube video 2012 HD recording of National Anthem
• youtube video "Advance Australia Fair" with English-Chinese bilingual subtitle