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THE SONG OF AUSTRALIA There is a land where summer skies Are gleaming with a thousand dyes, Blending in witching harmonies, in harmonies; And grassy knoll, and forest height, Are flushing in the rosy light, And all above in azure bright - Australia! There is a land where honey flows, Where laughing corn luxuriant grows, Land of the myrtle and the rose, On hill and plain the clust'ring vine, Is gushing out with purple wine, And cups are quaffed to thee and thine - Australia! There is a land where treasures shine Deep in the dark unfathomed mine, For worshippers at Mammon's shrine, Where gold lies hid, and rubies gleam, And fabled wealth no more doth seem The idle fancy of a dream - Australia! There is a land where homesteads peep From sunny plain and woodland steep, And love and joy bright vigils keep, Where the glad voice of childish glee Is mingling with the melody For nature's hidden minstrelsy - Australia! There is a land where, floating free, From mountain top to girdling sea, A proud flag waves exultingly, And freedom's sons the banner bear, No shackled slave can breathe the air, Fairest of Britain's daughters fair - Australia! "The Song of Australia" was written by English-born poet Caroline J. Carleton in 1859 for a competition sponsored by the Gawler Institute. The music for the song was composed by the German-born Carl Linger (1810-1862), a prominent member of the Australian Forty- Eighters. The song was popularised in Australia by a rendition in the early 20th century by Australian baritone Peter Dawson. The song was one of four included in a national plebiscite to choose Australia's national song in 1977. Nationwide it was the least popular of the four choices, but it had the distinction of being the most popular choice in South Australia.[1] The four songs in the plebiscite were: Waltzing Matilda; the then current anthem, God Save the Queen (now the Royal Anthem); the now current anthem, Advance Australia Fair; and Song of Australia. For more information...go to.. http://www.lionsedwardstown.org.au/song%20of%20australia.htm .

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