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"Sussex by the Sea" is a patriotic song written in 1907 by William Ward-Higgs, often considered to be the unofficial county anthem of Sussex. It became well known throughout Sussex and is regularly sung at celebrations throughout the county. It can be heard during many sporting events in the county,〔 during the Sussex bonfire celebrations〔 and it is played by marching bands and Morris dancers across Sussex. It is the adopted song of Brighton and Hove Albion FC and of Sussex County Cricket Club. ==History== The song became popular during the First World War, having already been adopted by the Royal Sussex Regiment as an unofficial "nick" march. William Ward-Higgs, a native of Lancashire, lived at Hollywood House in South Bersted〔 for only five or six years.〔 One version of the tune's origins is that Ward-Higgs grew to love his adopted county so much he produced a marching song in its praise.〔 In another version Ward-Higgs composed the song specifically for the wedding of his sister-in-law Gladys when she became engaged to Captain Roland Waithman of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment.〔〔 It may well have come from a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1902 entitled ''Sussex'', the final stanza of which is: :God gives all men all earth to love, :But since man's heart is small, :Ordains for each one spot shall prove :Beloved over all. :Each to his choice, and I rejoice :The lot has fall to me :In a fair ground〔This phrase is taken from Psalm 16.1 in the Coverdale Bible - "The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground : yea, I have a goodly heritage."()〕 - Sussex by the Sea! :In a fair ground - Yea, Sussex by the Sea! The song was published in 1907, and Captain Waithman performed it in concerts at Ballykinlar Camp in Ireland where the battalion was then stationed.〔 The song never became their regimental march, this was always "The Royal Sussex", although other than 1st Bn had additional Battalion marches. By contrast, it was the first march used by the Royal Air Force, as their Officer's Training School No. 1 was in a hotel in St. Leonards-on-Sea. During the liberation of Singapore at the end of World War II in 1945, the Royal Marine band of the heavy cruiser HMS Sussex played Sussex by the Sea as the ship entered harbour. Enthusiasm for the Sussex by the Sea goes far beyond Sussex. King Hussein of Jordan would insist the tune be played whenever he visited the military academy at Sandhurst.〔 The march continues to be played at band concerts all over the world and, despite the Royal Sussex Regiment's amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment and later the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, it is still played on ceremonial occasions.〔 "Sussex By The Sea" is also the regimental march of the 25th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sussex by the Sea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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