Скачать или смотреть The national anthem of Australia "Advance Australia Fair", adopted 9 April 1974

"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed as a patriotic song in Australia in 1878. It replaced "God Save the Queen" as the official national anthem in 1974, following a nationwide opinion survey, only for "God Save the Queen" to be reinstated in January 1976. However, a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1977 preferred "Advance Australia Fair", which was in turn reinstated as the national anthem in 1984. "God Save the Queen" became the royal anthem (later "God Save the King" on the ascension of King Charles III), and is used at public engagements attended by the King or members of the monarchy of Australia. The lyrics of the 1984 version of "Advance Australia Fair" were modified from McCormick's original and its verses were trimmed down from four to two. In January 2021, the official lyrics were changed once again, in recognition of the long habitation of Indigenous Australians.


Legislative basis

The national anthem was changed on 1 January 2021 by proclamation of the Governor-General on the advice of the Federal Executive Council. The change prior to that was on 19 April 1984.

Lyrics:

The lyrics of "Advance Australia Fair", as modified by the National Australia Day Council, were officially adopted in April 1984. The lyrics were updated as of 1 January 2021 in an attempt to recognise the legacy of Indigenous Australians, with the word "one" in the second line replacing the previous "young".The lyrics are now as follows:

I
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!

II
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!


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Learn to sing ‘Advance Australia Fair’ in Eora


Australiagal ya’nga yabun Eora budgeri
Yarragal Bamal Yarrabuni Ngurra garrigarrang
Nura mari guwing bayabuba Diara-murrahmah
Guwugu yago ngabay burrabagur Yirribana Australiagal
Garraburra ngayiri yabun Yirribana Australiagal