For concert dates and tickets visit: http://www.andrerieu.comhttp://www.facebook.com/andrerieuhttp://www.twitter.com/andrerieu Up jumped the swagman, leapt into the billabong, ‘You’ll never catch me alive,’ said he, And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong, ‘Who’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me’. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda. Who’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me. And he sang as he watched and waited ’til his billy boiled, A True Blue Aussie Legend. Waltzing Matilda song has become part of Australian Folklore and one of the Australian Myths shaping the Australian Identity. To most Australians, singing this bush ballad stirs something down deep inside, a real patriotic pride. The original lyrics were written in 1895 by poet and nationalist Banjo Paterson. Waltzing Matilda, Roud 9536, är en folkvisa från Australien, betraktad som Australiens inofficiella nationalsång. Sångtexten skrevs av poeten Banjo Paterson 1895 till en melodi som skilde sig något från den senare använda. Visan handlar om en daglönare, en så kallad "swagman", som gick från gård till gård för att arbeta. Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin', You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me. He sang and he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled, "You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me." Well, down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong; Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. He laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag, "You'll Definition. Term. Etymology. An Australian itinerant worker. 'swag', usually a chaff bag, containing his 'billy', provisions and blankets. The act of carrying the 'swag' (an alternate colloquial term is 'humping the bluey') Matilda is a Teutonic female name meaning 'mighty battle maid'. This may have informed the use of 'Matilda' as a slang The Band Played Waltzing Matilda Lyrics by Eric Bogle from the Now I'm Easy album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Now when I was a young man, I carried me pack And I lived the free life of the rover From the Murray's green basin to… Waltzing Matilda Lyrics by The Seekers from the Australia: Our Land, Our Music album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a coolibah tree. He sang and he watched and waited 'ti… Translation of 'Waltzing Matilda' by Australian Folk from English to Icelandic Deutsch English Español Français Hungarian Italiano Nederlands Polski Português (Brasil) Română Svenska Türkçe Ελληνικά Български Русский Српски Українська العربية 日本語 한국어 wEPOKZt.

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