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O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier .
The lyrics to "Ô Canada! mon pays, mes amours", meaning "O Canada! my country, my love" is a French-Canadian patriotic song.It was written by George-Étienne Cartier and first sung in 1834, during a patriotic banquet of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society held in Montreal.
[22] [23] It was commissioned by the Centennial Commission (a special Federal Government agency), and written in both of Canada's official languages, English and French. The song's recording was performed by the Young Canada Singers, two groups of children – one that sang the French lyrics, led by Montreal conductor Raymond Berthiaume , and ...
Robert Stanley Weir FRSC (November 15, 1856 – August 20, 1926) was a Canadian judge and poet most famous for writing the English lyrics to "O Canada", the national anthem of Canada. He was educated as a teacher and lawyer and considered one of the leading experts of the day on Quebec's municipal civil law .
Canadian-Ukrainian artist Chantal Kreviazuk, shown her at a Canada Day ceremony in July 2022, changed the lyrics to 'O Canada' at the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game as a form of protest.
English: The lyrics to O Canada, the national anthem of Canada, in English, French, and Inuktitut, official languages in Canada. Typeset in lilypond 2.10.33 . Français : Les textes à Ô Canada , l'hymne national du Canada , dans anglais , française, et Inuktitut , langues officielles du Canada.
While the American fans lightly booed “O Canada” on Thursday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament, the Canadian singer ad libbed new lyrics as a response to President Donald Trump ...
Roger Doucet CM (21 April 1919 – 19 July 1981) was a Canadian tenor best known for singing the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", on televised games of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, and Montreal Expos during the 1970s. He was particularly known for his bilingual version of the anthem, which began in French and ended in ...