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Arizona State Anthems |
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The Arizona State Anthem was adopted February 28, 1919 by the Fourth State
Legislature. The "Arizona March Song" as the anthem was titled, was written by
Margaret Rowe Clifford with music composed by Maurice Blumenthal.
More than 60 years later, the Arizona Legislature named Arizona, a song written and
performed by Rex Allen, Jr. as an alternate state anthem. Rex Allen Jr. and father Rex
Allen, natives of Willcox, are known world-wide for their famous renditions of cowboy
songs.
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ARIZONA
Copyright 1981
by BOXER MUSIC, Nashville, TN
Listen to some of
Arizona! Click Here.
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I love you, Arizona; Your mountains, deserts and
streams; The rise of Dos Cabezas* And the outlaws I see in my dreams; I love you Arizona,
Superstitions and all; The warmth you give at sunrise; Your sunsets put music in us all.
Oo, Arizona; You're the magic in me;
Oo, Arizona, You're the life-blood of me; I love you Arizona; Desert dust on the wind; The
sage and cactus are blooming, And the smell of the rain on your skin.
Oo, Arizona; You're the magic in me;
Oo, Arizona, You're the life-blood of me.
*Dos Cabezas (Two Heads) - mountain peaks in Cochise
County, Arizona
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ARIZONA MARCH SONG
Words by Margaret Rowe Clifford
Music by Maurice Blumenthal
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Come to this land of sunshine To this land where life
is young. Where the wide, wide world is waiting, The songs that will now be sung. Where
the golden sun is flaming Into warm, white, shining day, And the sons of men are blazing
Their priceless right of way. Come stand beside the rivers Within our valleys broad. Stand
here with heads uncovered, In the presence of our God! While all around, about us The
brave, unconquered band, As guardians and landmarks The giant mountains stand. Not alone
for gold and silver Is Arizona great. But with graves of heroes sleeping, All the land is
consecrate! O, come and live beside us However far ye roam Come and help us build up
temples And name those temples "home".
CHORUS: Sing the song that's in your hearts Sing of the great Southwest, Thank God,
for Arizona In splendid sunshine dressed. For thy beauty and thy grandeur, For thy regal
robes so sheen We hail thee Arizona Our Goddess and our queen.
Copyright 1915 by Margaret Rowe Clifford
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Anthem
| An anthem is a song of
praise or gladness. Legislature
A state legislature is
made up of elected adults who have the power to make laws. They also adopt official state
symbols and songs.
The legislature adopted these songs because they felt the words told a good story
about the state. |
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