I am proud to be an Australian.
Posted on January 26, 2008 - Filed Under General
- I came from the dreamtime from the dusty red soil plains
I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame
I stood upon the rocky shore
I watched the tall ships come
For forty thousand years I’d been the first Australian.
- I came upon the prison ship bowed down by iron chains.
I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.
I’m a settler.
I’m a farmer’s wife on a dry and barren run
A convict then a free man I became Australian.
- I’m the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode
The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road
I’m a child of the depression
I saw the good times come
I’m a bushy, I’m a battler
I am Australian
- We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian
I am, you are, we are Australian.
- I’m a teller of stories
I’m a singer of songs
I am Albert Namatjira
I paint the ghostly gums
I am Clancy on his horse
I’m Ned Kelly on the run
I’m the one who waltzed Matilda
I am Australian
- I’m the hot wind from the desert
I’m the black soil of the plains
I’m the mountains and the valleys
I’m the drought and flooding rains
I am the rock, I am the sky
The rivers when they run
The spirit of this great land
I am Australian
- We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian
I am, you are, we are Australian.
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY TO ALL MY AUSSIE MATES!
You can *hear*a version of this song over at my mate’s blog….
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Oh thank you - Happy Australia day to you Patric I wanted the words to this … -you are lucky you can’t hear me sing along .I was going to Google - you saved me. I put the you tube version on my blog earlier.
I’m not an Aussie, but I wish you a Happy Australia Day nonetheless! Hope it’s wonderful!
LOVE that song!!!!
Love the image you’ve used to. Happy (belated) Australia Day!
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