thumb|«I Love You, California» (omslagsillustrasjon fra 1913 for notene I Love You, California (1913) er den offisielle delstatssangen for California. Teksten er skrevet av Francis Beatty Silverwood (1863-1924) fra Los Angeles, og melodien av Abraham Franklin Frankenstein (1873-1934), dirigent for Orpheum Theatre Orchestra.Levy Sheet Music Collection, Johns Hopkins University Sangen ble først fremført i 1913, og det var den offisielle sangen ved Verdensutstillingen i San Francisco i 1915.
Teksten
«I Love You, California»
I. 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.
Refereng When 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.
II. 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.
III. 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.
IV. I love you, Santa Catalina Island, you are very dear to me. I love you, Mount 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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Eksterne lenker Innspilling fra 1913 av Elsie Baker Noter Sangen med tekst; YouTube
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