Song Of The Federation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCE AFAFGHG AIAIJKJ C GLGL MNMN JOJO GPGP AOAO NIN| As the nations sat together grimly waiting | A |
| The fierce and ancient nations battle scarred | B |
| Grown grey in their lusting and their hating | A |
| Ever armed and ever ready keeping guard | B |
| Through the tumult of their warlike preparation | C |
| And the half stilled clamour of the drums | D |
| Came a voice crying 'Lo a new made Nation | C |
| To her place in the sisterhood she comes ' | E |
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| And she came She was beautiful as morning | A |
| With the bloom of the roses on her mouth | F |
| Like a young queen lavishly adorning | A |
| Her claims with the splendours of the South | F |
| And the fierce old nations looking on her | G |
| Said 'Nay surely she were quickly overthrown | H |
| Hath she strength for the burden laid upon her | G |
| Hath she power to protect and guard her own ' | - |
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| Then she spoke and her voice was clear and ringing | A |
| In the ears of the nations old and grey | I |
| Saying 'Hark and ye shall hear my children singing | A |
| Their war song in countries far away | I |
| They are strangers to the tumult of the battle | J |
| They are few but their hearts are very strong | K |
| 'Twas but yesterday they called unto the cattle | J |
| But they now sing Australia's marching song ' | - |
| SONG OF THE AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION | C |
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| For the honour of Australia our Mother | G |
| Side by side with our kin from over sea | L |
| We have fought and we have tested one another | G |
| And enrolled among the brotherhood are we | L |
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| There was never post of danger but we sought it | M |
| In the fighting through the fire and through the flood | N |
| There was never prize so costly but we bought it | M |
| Though we paid for its purchase with our blood | N |
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| Was there any road too rough for us to travel | J |
| Was there any path too far for us to tread | O |
| You can track us by the blood drops on the gravel | J |
| On the roads that we milestoned with our dead | O |
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| And for you O our young and anxious mother | G |
| O'er your great gains keeping watch and ward | P |
| Neither fearing nor despising any other | G |
| We will hold your possessions with the sword | P |
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| Then they passed to the place of world long sleeping | A |
| The grey clad figures with their dead | O |
| To the sound of their women softly weeping | A |
| And the Dead March moaning at their head | O |
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| And the Nations as the grim procession ended | N |
| Whispered 'Child thou has seen the price we pay | I |
| From War may we ever be defended | N |
| Kneel thee down new made Sister Let us Pray ' | - |
Banjo Paterson
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