waiting Match between Argentina and Australia for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, thousands of users on social networks fixed about a strange coincidence. The the anthems of the two countries They look really similar in the snippet. From this case, comments and memes about The supposed peripheral state version of the national anthem.
The match will take place on Saturday from 4:00 pm, but the tantrums and comments among the fans have already started from Argentina’s victory over Poland. In folklore and jokes, the similarity between the two national songs was one of the most prominent themes.
Curiosity appears in the song Australia presents the show (Avanza, Australia Justa in Spanish), which was only adopted a few decades ago as an anthem and is played in the preview of every match played. Peripheral team that will face Argentina. In the opening stanza, you hear A melody similar to the one that accompanies the lyrics “The laurel is eternal…”.
The Argentine national anthem written by Alejandro Vicente López y Planes and Blas Parera in 1813. With original lyrics much longer than what is currently known, the shortened version was composed at the beginning of the 20th century.
For his part, he is Australian anthem It was composed much later, namely in 1878. Both the lyrics and the music were created by Peter Dodds McCormickalthough for several decades he was not an official representative of the ocean country.
The story shows that Australia presents the show It has just been approved as National anthem in 1984. Previously, it was sung God save the queen (God save the Queen) in all national works and sports competitions. This custom dates back to the colonial era when the peripheral country remained under the complete control of the United Kingdom. in the said year, A vote was taken in which McCormick’s composition beat the British anthem And two other songs formed the list to become the new national song.
Beyond its musical similarity with Argentine national anthemCuriosity about this song. Its lyrics were slightly modified in 2021, in research to include indigenous peoples. This is part of the direction of the review on the treatment and recognition of the first inhabitants of the territory of various countries around the world. Although it did not change its patriotic song, something similar happened with Canada, which admitted to a series of abuses and crimes against young people from native cities living in Catholic boarding schools.
With all this historical background and especially with the fact that The national anthem precedes the AustralianShe did not wait for comments and jokes on social networks. Plus the waterfall of memes on all platforms too Part of the SpongeBob episode was used with the edited audioin which the protagonist and Squidward perform interpretations of both hymns.
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