A Surrey womansa国际传媒檚 birthday song for Queen Elizabeth II has become a requiem with even more meaning, now that shesa国际传媒檚 passed.

Four years ago, Donna Hanson wrote and recorded sa国际传媒� in celebration of her 92nd birthday.

The song was sent to Her Majesty through the office of Governor General of Canada, and Hanson later received a note on Buckingham Palace letterhead saying Elizabeth was sa国际传媒渄eeply movedsa国际传媒� and sa国际传媒渧ery touched by the warm sentiments expressedsa国际传媒� in her song.

Posted to YouTube in 2018, a video that features a slideshow of photos of the queen is now being viewed by an increasing number of people. sa国际传媒淲hen I look at the analytics, wesa国际传媒檝e seen a big spike over the past few days,sa国际传媒� Hanson said Friday (Sept. 16).

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Hanson feels that her song is now even more relevant, sa国际传媒渂ecause people are saying the exact same things on the TV and radio, and people are expressing what is communicated in the song,sa国际传媒� she said.

sa国际传媒淚 just hope the song gets out there more and is heard by more people sa国际传媒� not for my sake, but for hers.sa国际传媒�

Elizabeth died Sept. 8 at age 96 at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland. Her funeral is planned for Monday, Sept. 19.

Now retired from a job with the Ministry of Labour, Hanson says Queen Elizabeth II has always been a part of her life. Growing up in North Delta, sa国际传媒渉er beautiful portraits graced the (school) walls and gave me a sense of stability, respect, and honour for my country and my countrysa国际传媒檚 relationship with England,sa国际传媒� Hanson posted to YouTube.

In April 2018 Hansonsa国际传媒檚 song was recorded with The Lady Larks vocal group at the home of one of the singers, with musical direction from Karen Lee-Morlang. sa国际传媒淭his is the only song I have written,sa国际传媒� Hanson notes.

Her inspiration came while listening to a song by Michael Bubl茅 (sa国际传媒淐lose Your Eyessa国际传媒�) while walking in Bear Creek Park, not far from her home. sa国际传媒淭here were phrases which talk about the strength of a woman,sa国际传媒� Hanson recalled at the time, in Melanie Mintysa国际传媒檚 arts column.

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Posted below are the lyrics of sa国际传媒淒evoted Heart, A Song for My Queen, Elizabethsa国际传媒�:

You graced the hallways of my life

From the time when I was small.

You lived within my history

And raised the standard for us all.

Your task was handed down to you

Destiny made clear your fate

And yousa国际传媒檝e been true unwavering,

A path you didnsa国际传媒檛 choose to take.

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Beauty is deeper

Grace comes from within

When you do well

With what yousa国际传媒檝e been given.

You made it count

Right from the start

Your crowning jewel is your devoted heart.

Sometimes when wesa国际传媒檙e not very sure

And our world seems so fragile

Your presence gives stability

With your warm, familiar smile.

Good people leave a legacy

Like the beauty in a pearl.

You always will remain a gem

Within the crown of my own world.

And we want to thank you, for your devoted heart

tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com
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