Ka Kanatahk / O Canada!
13 year-old girl becomes first to sing 'O Canada' in Cree at an NHL game.
I am dying to know how the Cree version translates back in to English. The French version, for example, is far more stirring with much more bravada and chest thumping. The English version is ... nice.
Did you know the English version commonly sung today is not the original version? It was altered slightly in 1980. I remember singing the 'original version' and then having it switched on us. The class would sing along to the pre-recorded tape with the NEW version and we'd all stumble when it started to change. Lol. Good times.
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I am dying to know how the Cree version translates back in to English. The French version, for example, is far more stirring with much more bravada and chest thumping. The English version is ... nice.
Did you know the English version commonly sung today is not the original version? It was altered slightly in 1980. I remember singing the 'original version' and then having it switched on us. The class would sing along to the pre-recorded tape with the NEW version and we'd all stumble when it started to change. Lol. Good times.
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