Timeline for Is Waltzing Matilda comprehensible outside of Australia? In Australia?
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| Dec 3, 2018 at 2:40 | comment | added | Scott - Слава Україні | @HotLicks: Yes, I know (I'm in the US). I remember the song being popular here briefly in the 1960s, and the funny thing is that "Matilda" = "sleeping bag" (or something similar) is the one word I remember after all this time. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 at 2:26 | comment | added | Hot Licks | @Scott - We were taught that "Matilda" means "bedroll". "Swag" is something else in the US (at least in the past 20 years). | |
| Dec 3, 2018 at 1:34 | comment | added | Hot Licks | When I was in school (in the US, 50-60 years ago) the song was sometimes taught, and generally was accompanied by an explanation of the terminology. I suspect most kids of that era were similarly exposed. We may not remember what a "coolibah tree" is, but we understand the basics of the story. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 at 1:09 | comment | added | Scott - Слава Україні | You ask whether people know that Matilda means "swag". You might well ask whether people know that swag means "tent" or "sleeping bag" (I didn't). | |
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