The International
March (Hello, My Friend)
Why this song?
Because it is ORIGINAL and made just for the IML Walking Association.
Therefore, we have no copyright to violate and we can use
the song anyway and at any time we want. The song had to have
a march tempo and words that expressed the purpose of the
IML.
When and for what reason
was our song made?
The song was written after the first IML event in Vancouver
Washington USA, where the opening ceremony was very focused
on the host country, not on the walking community.
I felt we needed a common song to sing for the same reasons
we have the common flag of the IML Walking Association. The
song had to express the reason why we were coming together
and our purpose. It was officially adopted as the IML song
four years ago during the GM in Diekirch (2000).
Lyrics
The International March (Hello, My Friend)
Hello, my friend, we meet again today.
Coming together from places far away,
To share a walk, and build a friendship true,
And make this a better world for me and you.
We come from many places,
But here our hearts are one.
The further that we walk,
Then the more we're having fun.
So come with me, and we'll see something new,
As we tell a walking tale or two.
When we are here and when we're back at home,
Our friendship is strong where ever we may roam.
(Then repeat the above song in the language of the host country
where it is used)
Fanfare at opening ceremonies and recorded: We're the International
Marching League coming by plane and ferry, We sing "Nos
Iungat Ambulare."
Fanfare at closing ceremonies (Sung very slowly): We've the
International Marching League leaving by plane and ferry,
until the next time we say ("hello" in the native
language of the next IML event).
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