Having been born in the late 90's, I feel like I have missed out on growing up in a Canada that once had a real identity. A Canada where you could be proud of your nation and it's interests without being labelled as an "extremist" or a "far-right" activist. Today's Canada feels like a disjointed, faceless husk with no identity, other than a very vacuous, superficial one. Instead of embracing the culture of British, French and Aboriginal ancestors, we have replaced it with the failed concept of multiculturalism, sprinkled with American influence. With that said, I myself am proud of my history. My great grandfather came from England and married to my Cree great grandmother. I'm proud of my roots. Both Anglo and and aboriginal.
So much of our culture is forgotten or ignored now-a-days just so we can learn American bullcrap instead. It’s not nice watching hundreds of cultures and customs across provinces and regions all be mixed into one pot, in media and minds, because Yankees can’t wrap their heads around us all NOT sounding like stereotypical natives, living in igloos or saying “eh” after every vowel. To them we are one people, no difference between Newfie or Albertan or Nunavummiuq.
Nah someone's gonna do it, there are many songs that could use revival and plenty of small-time folk musicians across the country. Just takes one with the proper leanings and maybe a suggestion from a historically-savvy friend ;)
That sounds like a WWI recording, when patriotic songs proliferated. I had never heard the whole anthem, although I recall a stanza being played in an old cinema production. I notice, ironically, that Wales was not mentioned, yet the range and feeling reminded me of the Welsh anthem.
Constitutionally, Wales was and still is a part of England (that's to say the realm, commonwealth and Kingdom of England), not to dissimilar to what the two Royal *English* Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster were. Wales is therefor a Principality of England (the realm, commonwealth and Kingdom thereof), or an "English" Principality to rephrase it. The word Dominion was often used to describe Wales, as was "country" but that word originally meant something like "region" dose today hence why people referred to "Africa" as a "country", it's only in the modern day that words such as "country", "State" and "Nation" are used as synonyms despite them not actually being synonyms. Dominion meant something like realm which also 'could' and now dose in some regard mean something like "State" as dose "Crown" in the context of "State's" meaning "the State in all its aspects", commonwealth also means something like "State" but a "State" established for the common good or "wealth" as in its old meaning of "wealth" that being "well being", hence the phrase the "commonwealth" meaning our modern phrase "public health" or "public well being", it also meant a "polity", though that word (commonwealth) is also a mistranslation of "res-publica" which is where we get the word "republic" from, which also naturally meant practically the same thing which was "any system of government not tyrannical" basically meaning a "mixed government" i.e. a mix of Monarchy, Aristocracy and democratic elements, commonwealth is thus closer to its original political meaning then "republic" has, as that is now often defined purely by being "anti-monarchical" and commonwealth has now a more "monarchical" meaning what with the phrase "commonwealth realm" albeit used to describe the realm's of the King of England.
Although it was never official and Canada as part of the Empire had God Save the King as an official anthem, The maple leaf was very commonly used as a representative anthem for Canada both in Canada and abroad in various occasions. It's like the US before the current anthem became official in 1931 when until then they unofficially used Hail Columbia or My Country Tis of thee.
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I’m glad I have my replica Red Ensign! The maple leaf forever!
Alexander Muir was my dad's mom's grandfather, thank you for posting this!
Ah, the real Canadian anthem.
Drapeau rare ont ne vois pas ça souvent
Having been born in the late 90's, I feel like I have missed out on growing up in a Canada that once had a real identity. A Canada where you could be proud of your nation and it's interests without being labelled as an "extremist" or a "far-right" activist.
Today's Canada feels like a disjointed, faceless husk with no identity, other than a very vacuous, superficial one. Instead of embracing the culture of British, French and Aboriginal ancestors, we have replaced it with the failed concept of multiculturalism, sprinkled with American influence.
With that said, I myself am proud of my history. My great grandfather came from England and married to my Cree great grandmother. I'm proud of my roots. Both Anglo and and aboriginal.
So much of our culture is forgotten or ignored now-a-days just so we can learn American bullcrap instead. It’s not nice watching hundreds of cultures and customs across provinces and regions all be mixed into one pot, in media and minds, because Yankees can’t wrap their heads around us all NOT sounding like stereotypical natives, living in igloos or saying “eh” after every vowel. To them we are one people, no difference between Newfie or Albertan or Nunavummiuq.
God save our King and heaven bless is now official again. Too bad we’ll probably never hear it in a modern recording.
Nah someone's gonna do it, there are many songs that could use revival and plenty of small-time folk musicians across the country. Just takes one with the proper leanings and maybe a suggestion from a historically-savvy friend ;)
Wonderful. Makes me happy :)
Long Love of Canada 🇨🇦
Great old recording! 🍁☘
Canadas flag and anthem.
We can use this now
What's old is new again!
🍁>⭐
That sounds like a WWI recording, when patriotic songs proliferated. I had never heard the whole anthem, although I recall a stanza being played in an old cinema production.
I notice, ironically, that Wales was not mentioned, yet the range and feeling reminded me of the Welsh anthem.
Constitutionally, Wales was and still is a part of England (that's to say the realm, commonwealth and Kingdom of England), not to dissimilar to what the two Royal *English* Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster were. Wales is therefor a Principality of England (the realm, commonwealth and Kingdom thereof), or an "English" Principality to rephrase it.
The word Dominion was often used to describe Wales, as was "country" but that word originally meant something like "region" dose today hence why people referred to "Africa" as a "country", it's only in the modern day that words such as "country", "State" and "Nation" are used as synonyms despite them not actually being synonyms.
Dominion meant something like realm which also 'could' and now dose in some regard mean something like "State" as dose "Crown" in the context of "State's" meaning "the State in all its aspects", commonwealth also means something like "State" but a "State" established for the common good or "wealth" as in its old meaning of "wealth" that being "well being", hence the phrase the "commonwealth" meaning our modern phrase "public health" or "public well being", it also meant a "polity", though that word (commonwealth) is also a mistranslation of "res-publica" which is where we get the word "republic" from, which also naturally meant practically the same thing which was "any system of government not tyrannical" basically meaning a "mixed government" i.e. a mix of Monarchy, Aristocracy and democratic elements, commonwealth is thus closer to its original political meaning then "republic" has, as that is now often defined purely by being "anti-monarchical" and commonwealth has now a more "monarchical" meaning what with the phrase "commonwealth realm" albeit used to describe the realm's of the King of England.
Imagine if this was written earlier and you’re a runaway slave from the confederate states escaping to Canada then you hear this.
This was NEVER our National Anthem. It was a patriotic type song somewhat like the US God Bless America
Although it was never official and Canada as part of the Empire had God Save the King as an official anthem, The maple leaf was very commonly used as a representative anthem for Canada both in Canada and abroad in various occasions. It's like the US before the current anthem became official in 1931 when until then they unofficially used Hail Columbia or My Country Tis of thee.
Real anthems don't need the approval of lawmakers
@@rocksandforestquiver959If they did, Sweden would have no anthem.
don’t like the lyrics prefer bilingual version of Oh 🇨🇦 Canada
long live a republic.
No
@@whatonearth9809 YES
God save the King!
No republic, the monarchy units us and brings political stability.