Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium - Remembrance Ceremony.
ANNUAL CANADIAN - POLISH - BRITISH SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
The annual commemoration and wreath laying ceremony for Canadian, British and Polish Soldiers at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery on 10 September 2017 at 10:00.
With official representatives from Belgium, Canada, Great Britain and Poland.
Every year, since 1945, in September, there has been a ceremony in memory of the men buried here.
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Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.
Shout, shout for glory,
Shout, shout aloud for glory;
Brother, sister, mourner,
All shout glory hallelujah.
Ode of Remembrance
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
by Mr Sidney Cole, a 98 year old Canadian veteran.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Au champ d'honneur
(Adaptation du poème: In Flanders Fields, de John McCrae)
Au champ d'honneur, les coquelicots
Sont parsemés de lot en lot
Auprès des croix; et dans l'espace
Les alouettes devenues lasses
Mêlent leurs chants au sifflement
Des obusiers.
Nous sommes morts
Nous qui songions la veille encor'
À nos parents, à nos amis,
C'est nous qui reposons ici
Au champ d'honneur.
À vous jeunes désabusés
À vous de porter l'oriflamme
Et de garder au fond de l'âme
Le goût de vivre en liberté.
Acceptez le défi, sinon
Les coquelicots se faneront
Au champ d'honneur.
Belgian national anthem
O dierbaar België, o heilig land der vaad'ren,
Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd,
Aanvaard ons kracht en het bloed van onze aad'ren,
Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd,
Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken,
Wees immer u zelf, en ongeknecht,
Het woord getrouw dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken.
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht.
Het woord getrouw dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken.
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht.
British national anthem
God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save The Queen!
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save The Queen!
Canadian national anthem
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons 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.
Hymne national canadien
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Polish national anthem
Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła,
Kiedy my żyjemy.
Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,
Szablą odbierzemy.
Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,
Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.
Za twoim przewodem
Złączym się z narodem.
Polish national anthem
Poland has not yet perished,
So long as we still live.
What the alien force has taken from us,
We shall retrieve with a sabre.
March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.