Earth anthem
An Earth anthem is a celebratory song or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts planet Earth.
History
[edit]Songs composed for the United Nations
[edit]Voices for Today
[edit]"Voices for Today" is a song composed by Benjamin Britten in 1965 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations. The lyrics are based on Virgil’s fourth Eclogue.[1][2][3]
Hymn to the United Nations
[edit]On the request of then United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, a "Hymn to the United Nations" was performed on the occasion of its 26th anniversary, on October 24, 1971, by Pablo Casals, the lyrics to which were penned by the poet W. H. Auden.[4][5]
Songs about Earth
[edit]There are a number of songs or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts the planet Earth.
In 1968, The Turtles released "Earth Anthem" on their fourth studio album, The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands. Dan Fogelberg covered this as the last song of his 2003 album, Full Circle.[6][7]
"Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" by Neil Young, "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson,[8] "Earth Hour Anthem" by Andrew Huang, "Earth" by Lil Dicky, and "Earth Anthem" by Abhay Kumar are other examples.[9][10]
In 1990, lyricist Barbara Lee George first performed the "Earth Day Anthem" with the Children’s Chorus of Sussex County,[11], sung to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".[12][13][14] New York state congressman Benjamin Gilman recommended that the United States adopt it as the official Earth anthem. It was nominated for a Marcus Nobel United Earth Prize in 1992.[11] George's song was first recorded in 2015 in collaboration with guitarist Al Orlo, producer John Lissauer, and singer Vaneese Thomas among others.[11]
In November of 2010, the UFO religion Universe People's website published an instrumental "New Earth Anthem".[15]
In 2014, the Mindshare Institute and Foundation issued its "World Anthem".[16]
Call for an official Earth anthem
[edit]The call for an official Earth Anthem was made by the Permanent Delegation of India in Paris to UNESCO in January 2014.[17]
See also
[edit]
- Anthems of international organizations
- Flag of Earth
- Global citizenship
- Olympic Hymn
- "We Are the World"
References
[edit]- ^ "Voices for Today (Benjamin Britten) Digital Sheet Music". Fabermusic.com.
- ^ "VOICES FOR TODAY Op.75, Anthem for Chorus (Men, Women & Children). Writeen for the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations 24 October 1965. By Britten, Benjamin: (1965) First Edition. Sheet Music | Edinburgh Books". Abebooks.co.uk.
- ^ "Listening to Britten – Voices for Today, Op.75". Goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com. 20 December 2013.
- ^ "United Nations". Nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Voices : An anthem for the Earth". The-kathmandu-post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Dan Fogelberg - Earth Anthem Lyrics - SongMeanings". Songmeanings.net. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Dan Fogelberg : Full Circle". Discogs.com. Retrieved Aug 6, 2024.
- ^ "STAR Magazine: Hottest Celeb website :: Breaking News :: Michael Jackson's Earth Song is top BRITs performance". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ^ "Nepal-Africa film festival opens with 'Earth Anthem'". Business Standard India. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "The Himalayan Times : Inspiring Earth Anthem - Detail News : Nepal News Portal". Thehimalayantimes. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c daniel (2017-09-02). "Earth Day Anthem | Barbara Lee George Music". Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Evans, Sophie (April 22, 2016). "What is Earth Day 2016? Everything you need to know about the environmental event". Mirror. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Earth Day 2016: What it's all about and why it's extremely important". First Post. Apr 22, 2016.
- ^ Saldana, Janel (Apr 22, 2016). "Earth Day 2016: Why Do We Celebrate Being Green? Find Out How The Holiday Originated". Latin Times.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "A Soothing Anthem For Everybody". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "UNESCO finds Indian poet-diplomat's idea of an Earth Anthem inspiring". Business Standard. February 27, 2014.