Audio Files
(Anthems of English-speaking peoples)

Advance Australia Fair (MIDI file)
Lyrics
"From England, Scotia, Erin's Isle, Who come our lot to share,
Let all combine with heart and hand, To advance Australia fair!...."


Feature: Audio presentation on the Australian flag - (Courtesy of the Ulster Society)

Die Stem - the Call of South Africa
Lyrics (Afrikaans) / Lyrics (English)
"Ringing out from our blue heavens, from our deep seas breaking round;
Over everlasting mountains where the echoing crags resound..."

(Joint National Anthem of South Africa, along with Nkosi sikele iAfrica, below).

Eternal Father, Bless our Land
Lyrics
"Teach us true respect for all, Stir response to duty's call,
Strengthen us the weak to cherish, Give us vision lest we perish..."

From Lexington to Yorktown
Lyrics
"All the road to Yorktown, from Lexington to Yorktown,
From Valleyforge to Yorktown, that Ulsterman was there...."

God Defend New Zealand
Lyrics (English) / Lyrics (Maori)
"May our mountains ever be Freedom's ramparts on the sea,
Make us faithful unto Thee, God defend our Free Land...."

God Save the Queen (the National Anthem)
Lyrics
"Lord make the nations see, That men should brothers be,
And form one family, The wide world over...."

Jerusalem
Lyrics
"And did the countenance divine, Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark satanic mills..."

Kalibusisiwe Ilizwe leZimbabwe
Lyrics (English) / Lyrics (Ndebele) / Lyrics (Shona)
"Ilizwe labokhokho bethu thina sonke, Kusuk' eZambezi kusiy' eLimpopo,
Abakhokheli babe lobuqotho, Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe..."

Land of Hope and Glory
Lyrics
"Land of hope and glory, mother of the free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?...."

Mlungu dalitsani Malawi (God bless our land of Malawi)
Lyrics (Chichewa) / Lyrics (English)
"Our own Malawi, this land so fair, Fertile and brave and free.
With its lakes, refreshing mountain air, How greatly blest are we..."

Nchi yetu ya Kenya
Lyrics (English) / Lyrics (Kiswahili)
"Ee ndio wajibu wetu, Kenya istahili heshima, Tuungane mikono pamoja kazini, Kila siku tuwe na shukrani...."

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Lyrics (Afrikaans) / Lyrics (English) / Lyrics (Zulu)
"Woza Moya (woza, woza), Woza Moya (woza, woza),
Woza Moya, Oyingcwele, Usisikelele, Thina lusapho lwayo...."

Oh, Uganda
Lyrics (English)
"Oh Uganda! the land that feeds us, By sun and fertile soil grown.
For our own dear land, We'll always stand: The Pearl of Africa's Crown."

Rule Britannia
Lyrics
"All nations not so blest as thee, must in their turns to tyrants fall,
Whilst thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free...."

Scotland the Brave
Lyrics
"Towering in gallant fame, Scotland my mountain hame, High may your proud standards gloriously wave...."

The British Grenadiers
Lyrics
"Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules, Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these,
But of all the world’s great heroes, There’s none that can compare, With a tow, row row row, row row row,
To the British Grenadiers...."

The Land of the Brave
Lyrics (English)
"We give our love and loyalty, Together in unity
Contrasting beautiful Namibia - Namibia our country"

The Maple Leaf Forever
Lyrics
"The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine the maple leaf forever...."

The Orange Maid of Sligo
Lyrics
"And at the bow there sat a girl, with lovely cheeks and flaxen curl,
Her tender beauty was like a pearl, t'was the Orange maid of Sligo...."

The Star Spangled Banner
Lyrics
"Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?...."

There'll always be an England
Lyrics
"Red, white and blue, what does it mean to you? surely you're proud, shout it aloud, Britons awake!...."

Wlad Fy Nhadau (.mid)
Lyrics (Cymraeg) / Lyrics (English)
"Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri...."




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