Apr 19, 2012 6:46:17 GMT
Betcherrygah-John
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Fly high little Larry, I miss you!
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Post by Betcherrygah-John on Apr 24, 2012 22:28:21 GMT
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Post by Hezz on Apr 25, 2012 0:22:34 GMT
Back from the dawn sevice, John. My son was guest student speaker.  Actually, did you get that from off the web? Nit-picking here, but it should read "They shall grow not old", ........ the original Ode of Remembrance, from 1914. Very powerful stuff. |
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Apr 19, 2012 6:46:17 GMT
Betcherrygah-John
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Fly high little Larry, I miss you!
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Post by Betcherrygah-John on Apr 25, 2012 0:59:59 GMT
G'day Hezz, yes I did get that off the web, so thanks for pointing that out as I didn't notice it.
The "Ode of Remembrance" is an ode taken from Laurence Binyon's poem "For the Fallen", which was first published in The Times in September 1914.
The poem honoured the World War I British war dead of that time and in particular the British Expeditionary Force, which had by then already had high casualty rates on the developing Western Front. The poem was published when the Battle of the Marne was foremost in people's minds.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
The line Lest we forget is often added to the end of the ode, which is repeated in response by those listening, especially in Australia. In the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the final line of the ode, "We will remember them", is repeated in response.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 25, 2012 2:11:57 GMT
I only noticed it because it was recently brought to my attention. Someone stuffed up there, didn't they?  |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Apr 25, 2012 7:22:07 GMT
Thanks for the history lesson guys |
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Post by samwiseg on Apr 25, 2012 16:08:15 GMT
Its the meaning behind it all that is important - we will remember them. I get chills on remembrance day here viewing it shown in London at the Cenotaph - Elgar's Nimrod is played and is so powerful too
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Apr 19, 2012 6:46:17 GMT
Betcherrygah-John
Brand New Budgie
Fly high little Larry, I miss you!
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Post by Betcherrygah-John on Apr 25, 2012 20:03:53 GMT
Oh, by the way Hezz, congratulations to your son for being a student guest speaker at the ANZAC Dawn Service yesterday. I didn't pick up on that before until I read it in another thread, you're obviously so proud of hime, and rightly so. ;D
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