A dim question for the Canucks...
'True North ...Proud & Free '
Is it part of the Canadian National Anthem ?
Here's information about the nation anthem.
Anthems of Canada - Canada.ca
Here's the English version.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
The French version can be found at the above link. The lyrics of the French version are quite a bit different from the English version. The French version was the original, the English lyrics came much later.
The French lyrics were written in 1880 by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier for the National Congress of French Canadians and remain unchanged to today. Routhier was a Quebec judge who was also a poet. Routhier was made a knight of the The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1911.
The music was written in 1880 by Calixa Lavallée, also for the National Congress of French Canadians, to go with the lyrics. Lavallée was a successful composer from Quebec in that era, and travelled about various parts of the world pursuing a musical career.
This original version was performed in Quebec in 1880, but remained obscure for some years thereafter. It was first heard in English Canada in 1901, when it was sung by schoolchildren for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (later King George V and Queen Mary) when they toured Canada.
The English version has undergone multiple revisions, with at least three prior completely different versions. The current lyrics were written in 1908 (with a minor change in 2018 ) by Robert Stanley Weir, another judge and part time poet.
However, for most of its history its use as a national anthem was unofficial, and only became the official anthem in 1980.