O Fair New Mexico
Song by Elizabeth Garret
"O Fair New Mexico" | |
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Song by Elizabeth Garret | |
Recorded | 1924 |
Studio | Marsh Laboratories |
Genre | Tango |
Label | Autograph Records |
Songwriter(s) | Elizabeth Garret |
Composer(s) | Elizabeth Garret |
Lyricist(s) | Elizabeth Garret |
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O Fair New Mexico, recorded by Elizabeth Garrett in 1924
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" O Fair New Mexico " is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of New Mexico . It was officially adopted as the state song by an act of the New Mexico legislature , approved on March 14, 1917, as signed by New Mexican governor Washington E. Lindsey . [1]
History
"O Fair New Mexico" was composed by Elizabeth Garrett , the daughter of former Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett , best known for killing the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid . [1] It was copyrighted in 1915 as a guardia vieja -era tango . [1] [2] [3] [4] On March 14, 1917, the New Mexico legislature and then governor Washington E. Lindsey adopted the composition as the official state song of New Mexico. [1]
In 1924, Elizabeth Garrett made a recording of the song at Marsh Laboratories in Chicago, released on Marsh's Autograph Records label. [4] [5] In 1928, military conductor John Philip Sousa presented New Mexico governor Governor Arthur T. Hannett with a version of the song arranged as a march . [6]
Contemporary versions of the state song have been arranged with more of a New Mexico music style. [ citation needed ]
Lyrics
The following are the lyrics for "O Fair New Mexico": [1]
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- Under a sky of azure, where balmy breezes blow,
- Kissed by the golden sunshine, is Nuevo México.
- Home of the Montezuma , with fiery hearts a glow,
- State of the deeds historic, is Nuevo México.
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- O fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so
- Our hearts with pride o'erflow , no matter where we go,
- O fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so,
- The grandest state to know, New Mexico.
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See also
- " Así Es Nuevo México ", the Spanish state song
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The New Mexico State Song", NSTATE, LLC, December 2004, web: Netstate-song-nm .
- ↑ Mondragon, Roberto. "New Mexico Secretary of State, State Songs" . New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019 . Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
- ↑ "Guardia Vieja I: 1895 to 1910" . Tangology 101 . Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
- 1 2 Hatchitt, Mary Ann. "Historic Recording of State Song to be Unveiled at Opening of The Land That Enchants Me So Exhibition at New Mexico History Museum on March 2" . New Mexico History Museum . Archived from the original on 23 February 2023 . Retrieved 2 February 2018 .
- ↑ Terrell, Steve. "Long-lost state song recording featured in upcoming exhibit" . Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved 7 February 2018 .
- ↑ "Official State Song – "O Fair New Mexico" " . New Mexico Secretary of State . Retrieved 10 April 2020 .