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Mum and dad lived in you
Drank your water for long
Dropped their fears on your bays
And you dusted the anger off their faces
O, Victoria
Which I'm talking to
Your name is a rose on my lips
Your glamour is the song of your valley
Your mountains are perfume's swing
Lend me your past's joy
I'm sad and love to sing to you
And decorate the poetry with laughter
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You gave out happiness
On your people in shares
You haven't forgotten one
For them
You emptied your pockets
You gratified them honour and glory
You made their hearts your heart
And raised their bodies a mountain
You consolidated them
They walk on your paths
O, Victoria
The lasting glory
There wasn't and will never be like you
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