Canadian Patriotic Song: The Maple Leaf Forever [Retro version]

"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a Canadian patriotic song written by Alexander Muir in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation. He wrote the work after serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto in the Battle of Ridgeway against the Fenians in 1866.
It was considered as the de facto national anthem of English Canada from 1867 to 1980, the latter year being when O Canada became the official national anthem.
FRANÇAIS:
The Maple Leaf Forever (La Feuille d'érable pour toujours) est un chant patriotique canadien-anglais, écrit par Alexander Muir, en 1867, à l'occasion de la Confédération canadienne. Il a joui d'une grande popularité auprès des Canadiens anglais, de la fin du xixe siècle jusqu'au milieu du xxe siècle.
Ce fut l'hymne national de facto du Canada anglais de 1867 à 1980, jusqu'à temps que le Ô Canada a été adopté comme hymne national officiel.

[@DukeofCanada]

Happy Dominion Day! Bonne Fête du Canada!

[@MarshallRedmon01]

Happy Dominion day from your Southern neighbor from Texas

[@loganthehappycanadian2014]

Happy Canada day

[@michaelcollins8442]

Awesome work! Now for a bit of the Log Driver's Waltz :D

[@kwanfan24]

Happy Canada day 🇨🇦

[@jjvans9434]

Happy Dominion!!! 🍁

[@91amp]

May the Thistle, Shamrock, rose (not forgetting the lilly) entwine for ever more the Maple leaf Forever. 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@danielhodson6411]

Don't forget the Welsh leek either!

[@91amp]

@@danielhodson6411 i try not to but its not on the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada though they are not incorporated they are no less important as Scotland (Northern) Ireland and England or France

[@ajmichaels9986]

Apparently there's a version of that line that mentions the lily "The Lily, Thistle, Shamrock, Rose"). Good luck finding a version of it sung.

[@MrCanDel]

The older yet arguably better anthem of Canada.

[@PsychicDave]

I doubt many French Canadians would agree with you given the glorification of Britannia and Wolfe, and the omission of the lily in the entertwined symbols.

[@janeeire2439]

@@PsychicDave no one cares what they think

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

@@janeeire2439 Nice.😘

[@YouTubeisgettingworse.]

@@PsychicDaveWho cares about those wannabe Frenchmen? Fuck em

[@skurge8691]

@@PsychicDave nobody cares about the french

[@rocket505]

Beautiful song, hope my Canadian brothers and sisters had a wonderful Canada day. Love to Canada from the US. 🇺🇸💖🇨🇦

[@KyleOfCanada]

Thanks for the well-wishes. Happy Independence Day to you and yours!

[@rocket505]

@@KyleOfCanada No problem, thank you as well.

[@YourLocalGeemanEmpire]

Love from British Columbia to usa

[@Cryaboutit_HEHEHEHHEHE]

Ty

[@adibmoniradib8071]

Greetings for Bangladesh. Lily Flower and Maple Leaf forever . 🇧🇩🤝🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@andrewliu8789]

Happy Dominion Day! Greetings from Ecuador

[@richardshort3914]

Thank you.

[@zildanfathur8394]

Happy Canada Day, may God protect all Canadians, i really like Canada because of its beauty, warm greetings from West Java Indonesia 😁👑

[@renysagala6806]

Semoga tuhan memberkati Kanada 🇨🇦🇬🇧⚜️

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

Viva La Brittania! Viva La Canada! Viva La Empire! Viva La Indonesia!

[@YourLocalGeemanEmpire]

Love from western British Columbia

[@YouTubeisgettingworse.]

2:15 Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth.

[@cjgangi0123]

A TREMENDOUS version. Thank you!

[@Chazel545]

​@Dinasoballno

[@willieuam3440]

I miss the late Queen so much😢

[@ahuman2879]

God save the King, Canada and the UK 🇨🇦🇬🇧👑

[@JacobM04]

I used this song in my very first KZbin video! Still can’t believe this was our national anthem at one point

[@CanPolitcs]

As a Canadian I feel proud to live in Canada

[@DerMarschliedKamerad]

Happy Canada day! You should use this font often, it looks magnificent on your videos!

[@KyleOfCanada]

Thank you Duke of Canada for making these lovely patriotic videos. They are a salve in our times when a healthy patriotism is so maligned by the wicked and ignorant who would rather that we hate our ancestors and ourselves. On the contrary, to love one's country, culture, and people is a virtue. All the best. Happy Dominion day to all!

[@pranavsharma2004]

Long live her majesty the Queen

[@klixx_yt2396]

Happy Canada day! Such a beautiful country and full of history. Love from Malaysia.

[@BlueBerry_3]

This is a wonderful version! Happy Dominion Day!

[@AureusYoutube]

Love from your mother country, you beautiful Canadians! God save Our Queen!

[@nyh872]

Happy day to all canadians,Maple Leaf forever!

[@patrioticarchive]

Marvellous! Happy Canada Day! 🇬🇧🤝🇨🇦

[@mikepolos8876]

“It is for us to make of our association of free British nations a model of what we hope the whole world will someday become” - William Lyon Mackenzie King Long live the British Commonwealth, God Save The Queen!

[@andrews1498]

*god save our KING and heaven bless*

[@frasermcburney270]

THIS SHOULD BE OUR NATIONAL ANTHUM

[@Alkalus]

It actually would have been but no French version was made, so it became unpopular in Quebec and thus, never reached national anthem status.

[@AureusYoutube]

@@Alkalus Scotland for us, Quebec for you!

[@richardshort3914]

Thank you very much for posting this on Canada's 155 anniversary.

[@sircoloniser5454]

twentieth comment and first from Britain happy Canada day! love to Britain's most loyal son from the mother country edit, watched at 320 views, it annoys me how close I was to a nice round number of views

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

God,I genuinely luv my Canadian brethren.These days you guys seem to be the only part of the Commonwealth that cares about Great Britain.The amount of flak we take consisting mostly of revisionist nonsense is sickening. Thanks for sticking with us.🇨🇦❤🇬🇧

[@celibaatpiraat6337]

As a Dutchman, I would like to thank the Canadians for liberating us in WW2!

[@piotrwinnicki2806]

God Save the new King

[@ryanpatrickjones5147]

Do I hear a Dominion Reed Organ in the background? If so well done Sir!

[@JG-vi8sr]

Such a beautiful rendition...Happy Dominion Day

[@some_one2940]

Happy Canada day!

[@Nerdlore.]

Canada forever! Long live our Dominion!

[@rachellechristelle7271]

Long live the canada and queen Élisabeth ll

[@mcaddicts]

Amazing version.

[@nmp3913]

Bonne fête du Canada tout le monde!

[@peace-now]

The best song from Canada. A tear is in my eye. Love from New Zealand.

[@NakhonRatchasima-vj1yl]

Happy Canada day

[@Type-58]

Happy Canada Day! 🍁 Love from the Philippines! 🇵🇭❤️🇨🇦

[@tonyfarrugia6394]

time for CANZUK

[@fulgenjbatista4640]

🕊🌟🕊 This is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 🙏💜🙏 💜🎵💜

[@ItsRufus99]

🇲🇽🤝🇨🇦 Bonne fête du Canada.

[@tytheby5029]

Merci mon amie

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

Wow.

[@ragulkarthikeyan6104]

God Save the Queen! God Bless, Defend and Protect her Commonwealth of Canada

[@rocksandforestquiver959]

The 2nd verse could have and should have been made the official anthem. I understand why the first and fourth verses of this song weren't great as a national anthem, but the 2nd and 3rd would have worked well. God Save our King and Heaven Bless the Maple Leaf Forever!

[@renysagala6806]

The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear The Maple Leaf forever God Save our *King* and Heaven bless The Maple Leaf Forever

[@MonarchistMusic]

Happy Dominion Day! God Save the Queen!

[@marinanguish9928]

I wish this was our national anthem instead of O Canada, I don't hate O Canada, but this is a better anthem

[@rocksandforestquiver959]

2nd and maybe (though not included here) 3rd verses would make for a great modern anthem.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

This country used to be great.

[@ARandomMTF]

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

[@jammiedodger7040]

Canada should really change there flag back as the old flag is way better than the modern flag

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

The new one is kinda bland. Everything looks better with The Union Jack

[@jammiedodger7040]

@@The_Christian_Cavalier The old Canadian flag better represented all Canadians and also represented the strength of Family Britain/Canada/Australia/New Zealand

[@SantaFe19484]

Beautiful!

[@pilkpog7952]

im late but this is beautiful

[@NihilsineDeo1866.]

Happy Dominion Day!!! 🇨🇦

[@Sir._Arthur_Jaeger]

Good video, good for celebrante the Canada Day, long live for Canada, the better country of North America 🇧🇷🤝🏻🇨🇦🍁👑

[@flick169]

happy canada everyone! god bless our country!

[@monzaa8434]

congratulations to canada one day i will live in canada this is my biggest dream! 🇧🇷❤🇨🇦

[@Falkriim]

This version sounds great

[@Heikinnen0301]

GOD BLESS THE EMPIRE 🇫🇮❤️🇬🇧🇧🇲🇦🇺🇳🇿

[@xeno6631]

Love from America. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦

[@m.amin08]

Long Live Dominion Of Canada From Malaysia 🇲🇾🇨🇦

[@jammiedodger7040]

🇬🇧🤝🇨🇦

[@FishwicksREAL]

Hey! I'm late! Happy Dominion Day, northern neighbors!

[@theblackbear211]

I am late for Canada day... but extend my fondest of wishes. My Mother, now gone, would have thoroughly enjoyed the imagery of this video. A farm girl from Saskatchewan, who at 18, left home and family in 1941 for Toronto, to work in the Bren gun factory.

[@Youravrageguy]

Ah yes many “good” memories

[@lecavaliere]

vive l'empire britannique 🔥

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

Based

[@mat-qh7sf]

Happy national day to all French canadians, natives and other peoples 🇨🇵🤝🇨🇦

[@mathieu3318]

t'as fait tout sauf les anglos

[@mat-qh7sf]

@@mathieu3318 oui

[@sirisaacbrock798]

Why single them out?

[@ISBERRIA]

Long live Canada!!!

[@nyeinnyeinthant]

Happy Dominion Day! Long live canada!

[@renysagala6806]

Happy Dominion Day! Greetings from Indonesia Selamat Hari Dominion! Salam dari Indonesia Bonne Fête du Dominion ! Salutations d'indonésien

[@HogRidda]

🍁FOREVER!!111!!!!!!!!1

[@YaSeenAli-bs4wq]

Today is Canada Day! It's a very important celebration for me, I respect and love Canada even though I love in England and I'm British. It has two official languages English and French and Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada. Long live Canada and its Queen and Happy Canada Day!!!! Aujordhui est fête nationale! C'est une célébration trés importante pour moi mais j'habite l'angleterre est je suis britannique. Je respecte et adore Canada. Il y a une deux langues officielles l'Anglais et le français et la reine Elizabeth II est la reine du Canada. Vive la Canada et sa reine et bon fête nationale!!!!

[@Kingslayer20009]

I am american and I love this canadian song and the ensign flag love from America 🇺🇲❤🇨🇦 the maple leaf forever and stars and stripes forever both forever (pin this comment plz)

[@KasssadinxD]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@allenpinnix5241]

ahh good and beautiful Canada-- our trusted friend and cousin to the North!

[@romualdkowalewski4373]

God save our queen and maple leaf forever!

[@kwanfan24]

Happy 155th Canada day 🇨🇦

[@vietcombatvet1289]

Sounds like loyal colonist

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

That's good

[@willy.william4582]

A bit late, but happy canada day, my mother's homeland and what I consider my second homeland (after the US) without even stepping outside of the country. God bless a united canada and forever may the maple leaf banner fly. 🇨🇦

[@AKS-74MU]

Happy Canada Day!

[@Weaponized_massacre]

Retro version?

[@Lord_of_the_City_of_Pillars]

YEAH CANADA

[@michaelcollins8442]

Happy Canada Day from your southern neighbors! Joyeuse fête du Canada de la part de vos voisins du sud !

[@jazapa68]

2:18 R.I.P queen elizabeth…

[@YourLocalGeemanEmpire]

Tho I was born in 2011 I want the anthem to be the maple leaf forever and the flag to be the dominion HEAR ME FRLM BC TRUDEU? CAN YA?

[@thesmithersy]

I hope they update this

[@thisguy8949]

It’s your theme song in your Intros!

[@enderlolkeren]

Happy Canada Day :D

[@forlorn8575]

Should never of changed it

[@titushooey3914]

LONG LIVE CANADA LONG LIVE THE CANADIANS Happy Canada Day Canada Land of maple syrup and poutine Canada is a gorgeous country From the Mountains of Alberta to the Plains of Saskatchewan to the cliffs of Newfoundland and Labrador ro the seaside of Nova Scotia and the forests of New Brunswick Many cities to visit and wonders to see From the CN Tower standing in the skyline of Toronto to Vancouver to Edmonton to Calgary to Montreal and the capital city of Ottawa God Bless Canada and Happy Birthday Canada respect and love from the United States Canada's ally and brother May American and Canadian relations be a LONG lasting one Happy Canada Day Canada 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦🇺🇸🖤🇨🇦🇺🇸💛🇨🇦🇺🇸❤🇨🇦🇺🇸💕🇨🇦🇺🇸💙❤🇨🇦🇺🇸💙💛🇨🇦🇺🇸💙🖤🇨🇦🇺🇸🖤💙🇨🇦🇺🇸💛💙🇨🇦🇺🇸💛🖤🇨🇦🇺🇸❤🖤🇨🇦🇺🇸💛❤🇨🇦🇺🇸❤💙🇨🇦🇺🇸💛❤🇨🇦🇺🇸❤🖤🇨🇦🇺🇸❤💛💙🇨🇦🇺🇸💙❤💛🇨🇦🇺🇸💙🖤❤🇨🇦🇺🇸🖤💛🇨🇦🇺🇸💙🖤💛❤🇨🇦

[@mattdias6689]

Thank you sir 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸

[@titushooey3914]

@@mattdias6689 no problem God Bless Canada eh

[@SonikkuTheMetal]

I'm surprised this isn't the modern anthem of Canada. This is so much better than O Canada, hands down.

[@Aces77777]

Does anyone in Canada still know or sing this song?

[@robertgilpin45]

Look what they took from you

[@dorkynerd3957]

Happy Canada day 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦

[@Turtleboilol]

As a Quebecois-Australian who grew up being a Canadian Patriot, and visits canada a lot, this is a beautiful song. I just wish the French were acknowledged. The hard work of the French will be recognised in America one day. 🇫🇷🇨🇦🇦🇺

[@Tyler360]

Maybe if they'd actually integrate and stop trying to be a special child within us, they too could feel proud at this beautiful song. Britannia's flag stands for all, Quebecois reject it.

[@Turtleboilol]

@@Tyler360 I’m pretty sure there is a French version of this song that makes it mention France, but it’s rare.

[@Tyler360]

@Turtleboilol And that's all you guys do. Change everything so it can fit in the French world box instead of being proud of what we have and what we are.

[@Turtleboilol]

@@Tyler360 We’re trying to be the most French Canadian State because it’s starting to be forgotten, the French helped Canada become a country too, without the French, Canada wouldn’t be a country without the French, neither would the United States, but oh no, they just call us “Ew Fr*nch frog eater.” Sure, without the English, Scottish, Irish, etc, Canada wouldn’t be the way it is today, but France is always the low hanging fruit of the four founders of Canada. Maybe the reason why French people are so stubborn is because of how much disrespect they get.

[@Turtleboilol]

@@Tyler360 I’m part British, and I live in a British country, (Australia.) and even I know that my Fellow French People aren’t credited for their work.

[@rodrigosilvacabral]

Happy dominion day! 155 years!

[@doomzi_iscool1229]

can you please do bagong lipunan?

[@countryballs3d9623]

Que bonito canta Canadiense canción contra Canadá 🇨🇦 conocer británico 🇬🇧

[@Traggel]

as a canadian why is this not our anthem? oh canada is fine but not as patriotic

[@memeseagull6937]

Because of the natives and the "french"

[@c.jamesmichael]

Rule Britannia, God Save the King. The Maple Leaf Forever.