Thursday, February 9, 2012

Some leaves take longer than others.

We take our time in Canada, until we’re sure we’ve got it right, and so established our country in 1867 but never did become fully independent until 1982. Our national anthem, O Canada, was composed in 1880, but the lyrics weren’t translated into English until 1906 and even then weren’t officially recognized until 1980. That said, my mother claims she always preferred The Maple Leaf Forever anyway, an alternative I never fully appreciated until hearing it sung by a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the close of the 2010 Olympics. Turns out the mountie was Michael Bublé.

Image from a photo by Yvonne Boothroyd.
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17 comments:

  1. Roy SchulzeApril 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    Added to ABC Wednesday.

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  2. MaRApril 2, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Love the framing of the leaves! and MBublé as well :)

    L is for...

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  3. CarverApril 2, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    Great post and a beautiful shot for L. Carver, ABC Wed. Team

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  4. Roger Owen GreenApril 2, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    I never knew Bublé was a Mountie! Things you learn on the Intersnet

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  5. Leslie:April 2, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    Actually, hearing it now, I agree that I much prefer the Maple Leaf Forever!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  6. photowannabeApril 2, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    I love all the information that we can learn from our ABC Wednesday.
    Great Anthmn .

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  7. JamaApril 2, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    Love that shot!

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  8. HildredApril 2, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    We Canadians are rather slow to get going on things, but hopefully end up doing them right.

    Love the maple leaves, and the song is stirring, too.

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  9. A Colorful WorldApril 3, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    Apparently when things are to be done well, they must take careful consideration and time!

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  10. Chubskulit RoseApril 4, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Those maple leaves are gorgeous!

    Las Vegas
    Catching up (again) for L entries.
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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  11. Roy SchulzeAugust 26, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    Added to dVerse Poets Pub—National Anthem Poetry.

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  12. ClaudiaAugust 26, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    smles.. you know - it's good to take time with the important things in life.. have to check out the maple leave forever version

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  13. tonispencerAugust 26, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    The only thing the Canadians are not slow on is their courtesy. I too like the Maple Leaf Forever. Excellent post. Spencer is Kanzensakura

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  14. Katie Mia FrederickAugust 26, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    Anthem continuously
    practicing
    Freedom
    no age..:)

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  15. AnonymousAugust 26, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    When I was doing a bit of research for my piece (I'm also Canadian), I was also fascinated by the fact that O Canada was not officially our national anthem until so recently. O Canada was the "de facto" anthem for many years prior to 1980, but the Act of Parliament did not occur until that year. And as far as the lyrics being translated into English...the French and English lyrics are actually vastly different. Great post!

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  16. Sumana RoyAugust 27, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    slow but sure movement is good...

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  17. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 27, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    I'll look for that on YouTube. Wish we in Australia would get around to independence too. (Couldn't get linky right; mine is here: ttp://passionatecrone.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/who-come-waltzing-matilda-with-me.html)

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