I Love You, California

I Love You, California () — офіційна пісня штату Каліфорнія. Автор слів пісні — кравець з Лос-Анджелеса Френсіс Бернард Сілвервуд (1863—1924). Композитор — Абрахам Франклін Франкенштейн (1873—1934), який став в майбутньому диригентом оркестру театру Орфей. Авторські права захищені Сілвервудом в 1913 році.

Текст пісні (англ.) I love you, California, you're the greatest state of all. I love you in the winter, summer, spring and in the fall. I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore. I love your grand old ocean and I love her rugged shore.

Приспів: Where the snow crowned Golden Sierras Keep their watch o'er the valleys bloom, It is there I would be in our land by the sea, Every breeze bearing rich perfume. It is here nature gives of her rarest. It is Home Sweet Home to me, And I know when I die I shall breathe my last sigh For my sunny California.

I love your red-wood forests — love your fields of yellow grain. I love your summer breezes and I love your winter rain. I love you, land of flowers; land of honey, fruit and wine. I love you, California; you have won this heart of mine.

I love your old gray Missions — love your vineyards stretching far. I love you, California, with your Golden Gate ajar. I love your purple sun-sets, love your skies of azure blue. I love you, California; I just can't help loving you.

I love you, Catalina, you are very dear to me. I love you, Tamalpais, and I love Yosemite. I love you, Land of Sunshine, half your beauties are untold. I loved you in my childhood and I'll love you when I'm old.

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