O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. The Canadian Parliament adopted the song as the national anthem on June 27, 1980. Calixa Lavallee, a Canadian musician, composed the music in 1880. The song has both French and English lyrics. Sir Adolphe Basile Routhier, a Canadian judge, wrote the French lyrics in 1880. Another Canadian judge, Robert Stanley Weir, wrote the English words in 1908. Portions of the wording have been changed several times since then. In 2018, Parliament changed the second line of the English version from the words “True patriot love in all thy sons command” to “True patriot love in all of us command.” The English lyrics are not a translation of the French lyrics.
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The first stanza of the English lyrics is given below, followed by the first stanza of the French lyrics.
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada! Terre de nos aieux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l’epee, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une epopee Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempee, Protegera nos foyers et nos droits, Protegera nos foyers et nos droits.
