SBS Audio and the Australian War Memorial launch the Ode of Remembrance – In collaboration with the Australian War Memorial, SBS Audio presents the Ode of Remembrance in 45 languages to foster greater understanding and inclusion, as well as recognise the cultural diversity of those who have served.
SBS Audio has undertaken a special initiative to translate and record the Ode of Remembrance into 45 languages, making it accessible to all Australians. This will be launched in the lead-up to Anzac Day in collaboration with the Australian War Memorial. Listen online here.
Australian War Memorial Director, Matt Anderson, said:
“The Ode of Remembrance is a key recital within Anzac Day commemorations, honouring the sacrifice of those forever lost to us. These language translations are an important step in recognising Australia’s celebrated cultural diversity and as global citizens we remember all those who served and who have sacrificed.”
SBS Director of Audio and Language Content, David Hua, said:
“SBS aims to share more of Australia’s history and what all Australians hold dear by re-expressing the Ode of Remembrance in 45 languages. I’m proud of how SBS can reach diverse audiences in this way to build understanding and inclusion and contribute to a more cohesive society.”
SBS has similarly collaborated with other organisations to make significant national occasions accessible to all Australians. In 2020, SBS re-expressed the Statement from the Heart into more than 80 languages together with the Uluru Dialogue and Indigenous Law Centre UNSW to open up the dialogue between Australia’s Indigenous people and multicultural communities.
The Ode of Remembrance is available in 45 languages, including English: Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bangla, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Croatian, Dari, Dutch, English, Filipino, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Macedonian, Malayalam, Maltese, Mandarin, Nepali, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Listen online here, including written transcripts.
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