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    What are the origins and meanings associated with 'Waltzing Matilda'?

    Question #46548. Asked by HarrietJPotter. (Apr 17 04 3:31 PM)


    Brainyblonde

    		Matilda was a mock-romantic word for a swag, and to waltz matilda was to hit the road with a swag on your back..
    The term is thought to come from a German expression. Auf die Walz gehen means to take to the road (as of apprentices in the Middle Ages, who were required by their Master to visit other Masters and report back, before they could secure their release. Matilda is a girl's name, applied to one's bed-roll. As a correspondent points out, this is a bit of a come-down for a name that originated as the Teutonic Mathilde - 'Mighty in Battle'.
    http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMTerms.html


    Apr 17 04, 3:42 PM

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