The National Anthem Thread

[Eric]

We're all nationalists here...or at least a lot of us are. I'm pretty sure everyone loves their country to some degree. So why don't we all share that love of our countries by sharing our national anthems. (I don't know if this would fit better here or in The Arts).

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

And now, en francais!

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits;
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

And what post from the resident British Nationalist would be complete without God Save the Queen


God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen
God Save the Queen,
Send her victorious!
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God Save the Queen!

Our loved Dominion bless
With peace and happiness
From shore to shore;
And let our Empire be
Loyal, united, free
True to herself and Thee
God save the Queen

O Lord our God arise,
Scatter her enemies,
and make them fall;
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their navish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy Choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign;
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God Save the Queen!!!

Any one else want to express their patriotism with a national anthem or two?

[Magic Man]

I dont like our National anthem, sure the Queen's swell and all.

But it seems a bit poofy.

Plus what happens with King Charles takes over?

'God save our Gracious Que-... I mean King!'

[Eric]

Some lyrics change, but yes that's what happens when a King is sits on the throne of Great Britain. In the days of the last King of Great Britain, George VI, it was God Save the King. In fact, I know both lyrics. But that isn't surprising, eh

God save our gracious King
Long live our noble King
God save the King
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the King

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter his enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On him be pleased to pour;
Long may he reign:
May he defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
With heart and voice to sing
God save the King.

[Magic Man]

Some lyrics change, but yes that's what happens when a King is sits on the throne of Great Britain. In the days of the last King of Great Britain, George VI, it was God Save the King

Haha, i do know...

I am English, incase you hadnt noticed.

[The Sundance Kid]

Some lyrics change, but yes that's what happens when a King is sits on the throne of Great Britain. In the days of the last King of Great Britain, George VI, it was God Save the King. In fact, I know both lyrics. But that isn't surprising, eh

God save our gracious King
Long live our noble King
God save the King
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the King

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter his enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On him be pleased to pour;
Long may he reign:
May he defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
With heart and voice to sing
God save the King.

Why should we call on a non-specific deity to bail out the non-elected spongers?

[Axeman]

Why should we call on a non-specific deity to bail out the non-elected spongers?

I believe most national anthems ask for blessings of one kind or another.

[Axeman]

Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

Translation-----

Lord, bless Africa
May her spirit rise high up
Hear thou our prayers
Lord bless us.

Lord, bless Africa
Banish wars and strife
Lord, bless our nation
Of South Africa.

Ringing out from our blue heavens
From our deep seas breaking round
Over everlasting mountains
Where the echoing crags resound

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

Just to let you know- to symbolize our many cultures, the national anthem is on 4 languages.

1st stanza is in xhosa and zulu
2nd stanza is in sesotho
3rd stanza is in afrikaans
4th is in english

[Aru]

Ah, anthem thread again.
Ok, here goes Croatian anthem, written in 1835, music composed in 1846, first performed as Croatian anthem in 1891. So much for uninteresting data.

Lijepa Naša Domovino

Lijepa naša domovino,
Oj junačka zemljo mila,
Stare slave djedovino,
Da bi vazda sretna bila!

Mila, kano si nam slavna,
Mila si nam ti jedina.
Mila, kuda si nam ravna,
Mila, kuda si planina!

Teci Dravo, Savo teci,
Nit' ti Dunav silu gubi,
Sinje more svijetu reci,
Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi.

Dok mu njive sunce grije,
Dok mu hrašće bura vije,
Dok mu mrtve grob sakrije,
Dok mu živo srce bije!

Our Beautiful Homeland

Our beautiful homeland,
O so fearless and gracious,
Our fathers' ancient glory,
May you be blessed forever.

Dear, you are our only glory,
Dear, you are our only one,
Dear, we love your plains,
Dear, we love your mountains.

Drava, Sava, keep on flowing,
Danube, do not lose your vigor,
Deep blue sea, tell the world,
That a Croat loves his people.

Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine,
Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds,
Whilst his dear ones go to heaven,
Whilst his live heart beats.

It seems English translation has blessings. But in Croatian "May you be blessed for ever" is literally translated as "May you be happy/joyful forever". There is no bliss word in it in original.

[Il Duce]

America has a pretty nice anthem, one of the better ones I've heard (although nobody can beat France, German, and Italy).

Oh, say can you see,
By the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there.
O, say, does that
Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?

[Dunecat]

Ave María, cuando serás mía
Si me quisieras, todo te daría
Ave María, cuando serás mía
Al mismo cielo, yo te llevaría.

Ave María...
Dime si serás mía...
Dímelo ya...
Ave María...

[Roman Clone]

Россия — священная наша держава,
Россия — любимая наша страна.
Могучая воля, великая слава —
Твоё достоянье на все времена!

Припев:
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Братских народов союз вековой,
Предками данная мудрость народная!
Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!

От южных морей до полярного края
Раскинулись наши леса и поля.
Одна ты на свете! Одна ты такая —
Хранимая Богом родная земля!

Припев

Широкий простор для мечты и для жизни
Грядущие нам открывают года.
Нам силу даёт наша верность Отчизне.
Так было, так есть и так будет всегда!

Припев

[Axeman]

I like the national anthems I have seen so far....

[Banned]

Italian brothers,
Italy has arisen,
With Scipio's helmet
binding her head.
Where is Victory?
Let her bow down,
For God has made her
The slave of Rome.
Let us gather in legions,
Ready to die!
Italy has called!

We for centuries
Have been downtrodden and derided,
Because we are not a people,
Because we are divided.
Let one flag, one hope
Bring us together;
The hour has struck
For us to join forces.
Let us gather in legions,
Ready to die!
Italy has called!

Let us unite and love one another;
For union and love
Reveal to peoples
The way of the Lord
Let us swear to free
Our native soil;
If we are united under God,
Who can conquer us?
Let us gather in legions,
Ready to die!
Italy has called!

From the Alps to Sicily,
Everywhere it is Legnano;
Every man has the heart
and hand of Ferruccio.
The children of Italy
Are all called Balilla;
Every trumpet blast
Sounds the (Sicilian) Vespers.
Let us gather in legions,
Ready to die!
Italy has called!

Mercenary swords
Are feeble reeds,
And the Austrian eagle
Has lost his plumes.
This eagle that drunk the blood
of Italy and Poland,
together with the Cossack,
But this has burned his gut.
Let us gather in legions,
Ready to die!
Italy has called!

[Il Duce]

^Probably the best Anthem around

[Cúchulainn]

Amhrán na bhFiann

A Soldier's Song

Sinne Fianna Fáil
Atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn
Buíon dár slua
Thar toinn do ráinig chugainn
Faoi mhóid bheith saor
Seantír ár sinsear feasta
Ní fhágfar faoin tiorán ná faoin tráill
Anocht a théam sa bhearna bhaoil
Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil
Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar
Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann


Translation

Soldiers are we
Whose lives are pledged to Ireland
Some have come
From a land beyond the wave
Sworn to be free
No more our ancient sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave
Tonight we man the bearna baol
In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal
’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal
We’ll chant a soldier’s song

[Axeman]

Here is a video of South Africa'a national anthem

[The Super Pope]

Here is a video of South Africa'a national anthem

This should be South Africa's

[Gary88]

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.

(Cytgan)

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

(Cytgan)

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

(Cytgan)

[LSJ]

I rather dislike my national anthem.
We need something that sounds more like this:



Its in Russian but it sounds a whole lot better than what Canada is stuck with. *borrows hammer and sickle from Stalin

[therussian]

I rather dislike my national anthem.
We need something that sounds more like this:



Its in Russian but it sounds a whole lot better than what Canada is stuck with. *borrows hammer and sickle from Stalin

This anthem caused God to forgive the Russian people for their atheism.