Ode to Newfoundland

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Ode to Newfoundland (suom. Oodi Newfoundlandille) on Kanadan Newfoundlandin ja Labradorin provinssin virallinen hymni. Sen sävelsi Cavendish Boyle vuonna 1902 nelisäkeisenä runona nimeltä Newfoundland. 20. toukokuuta 1904 se valittiin brittiläiseen imperiumiin kuuluvan Newfoundlandin dominion viralliseksi ”kansallislauluksi”.[1]

When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills,
And summer spreads her hand,
When silvern voices tune thy rills,
We love thee, smiling land.


We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee, smiling land.


When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white,
At winter's stern command,
Thro' shortened day, and starlit night,
We love thee, frozen land.


We love thee, we love thee
We love thee, frozen land.


When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore,
And wild waves lash thy strand,
Thro' spindrift swirl, and tempest roar,
We love thee windswept land.


We love thee, we love thee
We love thee windswept land.


As loved our fathers, so we love,
Where once they stood, we stand;
Their prayer we raise to Heaven above,
God guard thee, Newfoundland


God guard thee, God guard thee,
God guard thee, Newfoundland.
  1. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Harry Cuff Publications. (englanniksi)