Well it should be obvious to some....that there have been different variations of the song during it´s evolution. My post did have a reference to the Clancy Brothers version.

There are multiple variations, the version you wrote about is actually:

"And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song, written by Scottish-born singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971.    The song describes war as futile and gruesome, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian soldier who is maimed at the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.

The song incorporates the melody and a few lines of lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda" at its conclusion. Many cover versions of the song have been performed and recorded.

The song is often praised for its imagery of the devastation at Gallipoli. The protagonist, a rover before the war, loses his legs in the battle, and later notes the passing of other veterans with time, as younger generations become apathetic to the veterans and their cause.

In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th Anniversary celebrations, named "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time."

.....as noted by Henry.....

An explanation or translation of the song....

"The title is Australian slang for travelling by foot with one´s goods in a "Matilda" (bag) slung over one´s back."

....IOW not a lady named Matilda

Clancy Brothers version

War is horrible!

All quiet on the Western Front   <----- this is the whole 1930s movie...said to be a realistic depiction of WWI

Are you saying she gained more than 3kg? in only 2 weeks? That is amazing.......I love Turkish people, but the only thing that bothers me is the pressure to eat and eat and eat.....I just can´t do it. Last time I was there I was sick for over a month from the eating. I´m sure they have no idea this can cause problems. 

Oh, I so agree with you+++++ I have felt obligated to eat and eat and eat........and gotten sick...The hospitality is fabulous...but when I try to politely decline, please accept. Maybe there is a way to be taken serious when declining food? If so, please let us know.

What I was asking about was:

Someone has performed a good deed, and that deed was related to a person for whom you want to express something like May Allah have mercy on his/her soul.

So....there are two things in this...one for the person doing the deed, and another for the departed person.

In this case a person made a memorial for a departed person we know. I was trying to thank them for the good deed of making the memorial, and...express RIP regarding the departed person.

The Allah razı olsun was for doing the good deed.

Sometimes I have heard Turks say:

Allah kabulitsin  <---< doing by the sounds to me, so I´m sure the spelling isn´t correct.

In Arabic it would be tekqab´Allah....

As I understand this it means may your good deeds be accepted. One would say this to someone who has fasted or made prayers

It would be great if there were a sticky post of useful phrases for things like what to say when someone has passed away. Things like:

Mekanı cennet olsun

Allah senden razı olsun

Allah senden razı olsun, nur içinde yatsın

Anyone want to do this? There are times when these are very useful and needed.

Ahhh....beautiful, thank you very much....I love this song and the way he does it.

Yerine Sevemem

Well this thread certainly has taken a turn.....ewww........gentlemen........puuuleeze..........

Well, you certainly can see a lot, and surmise a lot out of what you see.....good leg musculature ....should be able to walk, run stand....can stand and walk in strange foot devices....indicates she is versatile