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A theoretical song that represents Earth
The Blue Marble , planet Earth as seen from
Apollo 17
An Earth anthem is a celebratory song or a musical composition that
eulogizes , extols or exalts planet
Earth .
History
Songs composed for the United Nations
Voices for Today
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 .
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Hymn to the United Nations
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 .
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Songs about Earth
There are a number of songs or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts the planet Earth. One is "World Anthem" by the Mindshare Institute and Foundation.
[6] Other songs on the same theme include "Earth Anthem" by
The Turtles (later covered by
Dan Fogelberg
[7] ), "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" by
Neil Young , "
Earth Song " by
Michael Jackson ,
[8] "
Earth Hour Anthem" by
Andrew Huang and "Earth Anthem" by
Abhay Kumar .
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The "Earth Day Anthem" lyrics by William Wallace (and sometimes the original lyrics by Barbara George) are widely sung to the tune of "
Ode to Joy " by
Ludwig van Beethoven to celebrate
Earth Day .
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[13] Another song about earth is "
Earth " by
Lil Dicky .
Call for an official Earth anthem
The call for an official Earth Anthem was made by the Permanent Delegation of India in Paris to
UNESCO in January 2014.
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See also
References
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"Voices for Today (Benjamin Britten) Digital Sheet Music | Faber Music" .
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"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" .
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"Listening to Britten – Voices for Today, Op.75" . 20 December 2013.
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"United Nations" . nationalanthems.info . Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
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"Voices : An anthem for the Earth" . The-kathmandu-post. Archived from
the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
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"A Soothing Anthem For Everybody" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
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"Dan Fogelberg - Earth Anthem Lyrics - SongMeanings" . SongMeanings . Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
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"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 .
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"Nepal-Africa film festival opens with 'Earth Anthem' " . Business Standard India . Business-standard.com. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
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"The Himalayan Times : Inspiring Earth Anthem - Detail News : Nepal News Portal" . Thehimalayantimes . Archived from
the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
^ 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.
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"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 .
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"UNESCO finds Indian poet-diplomat's idea of an Earth Anthem inspiring" . Business Standard . February 27, 2014.