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O Canada
"O Canada" is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The lyrics were originally in French and an English version was created in 1906. Robert Stanley Weir wrote in 1908 another English version, which is the official and most popular version, one that is not a literal translation of the French. Weir's lyrics have been revised twice, taking their present form in 1980, but the French lyrics remain unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Canada's national anthem in 1980 when the Act of Parliament making it so received Royal Assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day celebrations.〔
==Official lyrics==
The Crown-in-Council established set lyrics for "O Canada" in Canada's two official languages, English and French. The lyrics are as follows:〔
It has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "March of the Priests" from the opera ''The Magic Flute'', composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The line "The True North strong and free" is based on the Lord Tennyson's description of Canada as "that true North, whereof we lately heard / A strain to shame us". In the context of Tennyson's poem ''To the Queen'', the word ''true'' means "loyal" or "faithful".〔
The lyrics and melody of "O Canada" are both in the public domain,〔 a status unaffected by the trademarking of the phrases "with glowing hearts" and "フランス語:''des plus brillants exploits''" for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Two provinces have adopted Latin translations of phrases from the English lyrics as their mottos: Manitoba—ラテン語:''Gloriosus et Liber'' (Glorious and Free)—and Alberta—ラテン語:''Fortis et Liber'' (Strong and Free). Similarly, the Canadian Army's motto is ラテン語:''Vigilamus pro te'' (we stand on guard for thee).
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