Advance Northulia Fair
"Advance Northulia Fair" is the national anthem of Northulia. Created by the Sarian-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878 and sung in Northulia as a patriotic song. It became the official national anthem in 1936, when the country ceased to be an overseas colony and became a federation.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
The lyrics of "Advance Australia Fair" were officially adopted in 1984 as follows:
Northulians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Northulia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Northulia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Federation of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Northulia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Northulia Fair.