Here We Have Idaho
Regional anthem of Idaho | |
Lyrics | McKinley Helm Albert J. Tompkins |
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Music | Sallie Hume Douglas, 1915 |
Adopted | 1931 |
"Here We Have Idaho" is the official state song of Idaho.[1] The music was originally composed by for a song titled "Garden of Paradise,"[2] which Hume-Douglas copyrighted in 1915.[3] In 1917, two students at the University of Idaho used the music for their entry in a campus song contest.[2] McKinley Helm wrote a verse for the song, and Alice Bessee adapted the "Garden of Paradise" music to fit.[4] Under the title "Our Idaho," the song won the contest that year and eventually became the university's alma mater.[5] The university later learned that Hume-Douglas had copyrighted the music, and obtained permission from her to continue using it for "Our Idaho."[2]
In the meantime, Albert J. Tompkins, Director of Music in the Boise Public Schools, had written two additional verses for the song.[6] These were combined with Helm's verse (used as a chorus) to form "Here We Have Idaho," which the Idaho Legislature designated[7] as the Idaho state song in 1931.[8]
Lyrics[]
verse 1 |
References[]
- ^ Idaho Blue Book. State of Idaho. 2004.
- ^ a b c [1], "Garden of Paradise," Idaho Harvester (posted Jan. 18, 2021).
- ^ Randy Stapilus (19 October 2010). It Happened in Idaho: Remarkable Events That Shaped History. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-0-7627-6704-5.
- ^ Id.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Id.
- ^ Rebecca Stefoff (2008). Idaho. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-0-7614-3003-2.
- ^ The Bulletin. Missouri Historical Society. 1962.
External links[]
- United States state songs
- Music of Idaho
- 1917 songs