Commonwealth of Australia - Advance Australia Fair (Original/Short)
Details
| Title | Commonwealth of Australia - Advance Australia Fair (Original/Short) |
| Author | The Imperialist Australian |
| Duration | 1:06 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q9WL7e_v8lU |
Description
The original composition of 'Advance Australia Fair' was written by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878 and was four verses long.
In 1973 the Australia Council for the Arts held the Australian National Anthem Quest competition to find the lyrics and music for a new Australian National Anthem.
The competition received more than 1400 entries for lyrics and 1200 entries for music, but the judges decided the entries did not meet the high standards of Australia’s traditional songs ‘Advance Australia Fair’, ‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘Song of Australia’.
In 1974 ‘Advance Australia Fair’ was adopted as the Australian National Anthem, but in 1976 ‘God Save The Queen’ was reinstated.
On 19 April 1984 the then Governor-General, Sir Ninian M Stephen, proclaimed the Australian National Anthem the tune of ‘Advance Australia Fair’ and the verses drafted by the National Australia Day Council.
LYRICS:
Australia's sons, let us rejoice,
For we are young 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 let us sing,
Advance, Australia fair.
