The Anthem in English
Called: Star of the Sea, we hail Thee
This is an English translation of the Acadian National Hymn. The first verse and last verse are still in Latin:
Ave Maris Stella
Dei Mater Alma
Atque Semper Virgo
Felix Coeli Porta
Felix Coeli Porta
Acadia my homeland
To your name I draw myself
My life, my faith belong to you
You will protect me
You will protect me
Acadia my homeland
My land and my challenge
From near, from far you hold onto me
My heart is Acadian
My heart is Acadian
Acadia my homeland
I live your history
I owe you my pride
I believe in your future
I believe in your future
Ave Maris Stella
Dei Mater Alma
Atque Semper Virgo
Felix Coeli Porta
Felix Coeli Porta
Read more about this topic: Ave Maris Stella
Famous quotes containing the word english:
“A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.”
—Seventeenth-century English proverb, collected in Outlandish Proverbs, George Herbert (1640)