(原版)澳大利亚语文第三册 LESSON 52
LESSON 52 AUSTRALIA FAIR
AUSTRALIA FAIR
1. Australia fair, I love thee,
The dear land of my birth;
To me thou art the sweetest,
The brightest spot on earth.
2. I love thy golden sunshine,
Thy sky of peerless [1] hue [2] ,
The soft grays of the distance,
The hills' faint tints of blue.
3. I love thy yellow beaches,
The clear waves tipped with foam,
The capes that stand like bulwarks [3]
To guard my native home.
4. I love the mossy gullies,
Where palm and fern-tree hide,
The tall, gray gums that clamber
On every steep hill-side.
5. I love the ferny pathways,
Where wattle blossoms fall;
While in the leafy distance
The bell-bird [4] rings his call.
6. Dear Southern Land, Australia,
Wherever I may roam
My heart will turn for ever
To thee, my native home.
—MAYBANKE ANDERSON
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[1] peerless: Without equal.
[2] hue: Colour.
[3] bulwarks: Means of safety; the bulwarks of a ship are the pieces of wood or other material used to protect the sides of the ship.
[4] bell-bird: An Australian bird with a call like a bell.
