Song of the Falklands explained

Song of the Falklands
Country:	Falkland Island
Prefix:	Unofficial
Author:	Christopher Lanham
Composer:	Christopher Lanham

"Song of the Falklands" is the unofficial anthem of the Falkland Islands ("God Save the King" being the official). It was written in the 1930s by Christopher Lanham, a Hampshire schoolteacher, while working on West Falkland.^{[1] [2]}

Lyrics

IIn my heart there's a call for the isles far awayWhere the wind from the Horn often wanders at play.Where the kelp moves and swells to the wind and the tideAnd penguins troop down from the lonely hillside.

Those isles of the sea are calling to me,

The smell of the camp fire a dear memory.

Though far I may roam, some day I’ll come home

To the islands, the Falklands, the isles of the sea.

IIThere's a camp house down yonder I'm longing to see,Though it's no gilded palace it's there I would be.Just to be there again I would race o’er the foam,For that lone house so far is my own home sweet home.

IIINow we’re off to the Falklands, so wild and so free,Where there's tussock and kelp and the red diddle-dee,And the wild rugged beauty that thrills more than meIs bred in the bones on the isles of the sea.

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See also

• List of British anthems

External links

• Song of the Falklands, forest-tracks.co.uk (MP3 Sample) (archive link)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Song of the Falklands . nationalanthems.info. 18 February 2012.
2. Book: Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. 2015-01-01. Masterlab. 978-83-7991-213-1. en. 1238.
3. Book: Minahan, James B.. The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]]. 2009-12-23. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-34497-8. en. 248.