#Video player with lyric for mac for mac#

It is up to the organizers to determine if 'O Canada' will be sung at the beginning or at the end of a ceremony. There is no specific rule as to when it is appropriate to sing the national anthem at an event. Read the full history of 'O Canada', and learn about the lives of the people behind the anthem.

On Janulegislation was passed to change the English lyrics from “True patriot love in all thy sons command” to “True patriot love in all of us command,” to make it gender neutral. It was Weir's lyrics that became the official English version in 1980. The music for 'O Canada' was composed in 1880 by Calixa Lavallée – a well-known composer at the time – and the French lyrics were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.Īs the song became more and more popular, many English versions were written over the years, including one based on a poem written in 1908 by The Honourable Robert Stanley Weir.

#Video player with lyric for mac for mac#

Open the file by using a QuickTime Player for Mac or import it into iTunes History of the national anthemĪfter a hundred years of tradition, 'O Canada' was proclaimed Canada's national anthem in 1980.

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