Poll: Do you know the words to your national anthem?
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Of course I know who Willem of Orange is. But that doesn't mean I have to like the anthem about him, even though someone already pointed out to me "Duitse bloed" does not refer to Germany (even though he was born there). I'm just not particulary touched emotionally when I hear it, most Dutch people aren't.B2kCyclops said:
Oh, how the hell could I not? They fucking drum it in our skulls since birth.
Of course, if I tried reciting it here, it'd be called "Cheating", because people have already posted the U.S. anthem.
Of course, if I tried reciting it here, it'd be called "Cheating", because people have already posted the U.S. anthem.
I know it all by heart, due to going to a private school where we sing hymns etc. The upshot, however, is an attitude of resignation; having sung them by mandate, I now see it, and most of singing, as little more than a job to be done.
There is, however, one hymn that is truly awesome, which has become out unofficial school anthem. 'Tis known as 'Jerusalem':
And did those feet, in ancient times,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Amongst these dark, satanic mills?
There's another verse, but I wouldn't want to bore you
There is, however, one hymn that is truly awesome, which has become out unofficial school anthem. 'Tis known as 'Jerusalem':
And did those feet, in ancient times,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Amongst these dark, satanic mills?
There's another verse, but I wouldn't want to bore you
missed a tiny bit there, "what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming" no worries.Skullkid4187 said:
I wish that was our anthem... It would make England a better place to live in.miscelaneous said:
There's 3 versus (or more?), but it's mainly the first one that's only sung. We don't seem to take much pride in this country unless we're in a competition, and the royal family are becoming more and more useless.Bigfootmech said:
A bugger about popular threads is that I've been told the same thing a fair few times now >__<
Well I do not feel like I owe the Queen anything, she has never done anything for me, and I resent the very idea of monarchy, it offends my very core. As such I'd be a hypocrite if I were to sing 'God save the Queen' when what I'm really thinking is 'screw god and screw the Queen'.Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:on A I don't belive in god but I sing it anyway.flamingjimmy said:
B you just made a powerful enemy freind
and C well I just feel like I have a service to queen and country and such not joining the armed forces though but in the case of say a militery invasion the government would likly give us guns and I would rather die then give up my country call me stupid or whatever but I would go down fighting painfull or not shouting for queen and country. That might evan make me a war story. If we win of course.
As for the last part of your post I would rather die than give up my freedom, if there was an invasion of England I'd be with you fighting in the resistance, I still wouldn't be patriotic mind you though, I really don't see the point. I'd go down for myself and my freinds and family's freedom, screw queen and country.
I'm pretty sure there's a lot of verses in ours than that. Fun fact, one of them actually talks about going up to scotland and killing them all or something (what would we know without QI?)EmileeElectro said:
OT I don't know all of them and I wouldn't say I'm that patriotic but I do complain alot so I guess it makes me a true Brit
I know most of the "Deutschlandlied" (Song of Germany).
The third verse, that is made into our national anthem.
The second verse that ISN'T our national anthem.
And the first verse, wich is considered all but forbidden to sing because it was the national anthem during the Nazi Regime.
Yes, i don't know if anyone mentioned it before me, but in germany, we have a national anthem that is essentially censored...
The third verse, that is made into our national anthem.
The second verse that ISN'T our national anthem.
And the first verse, wich is considered all but forbidden to sing because it was the national anthem during the Nazi Regime.
Yes, i don't know if anyone mentioned it before me, but in germany, we have a national anthem that is essentially censored...
As I said, I don't really care about our anthem. Sure, it's a really nice tune, I like it as a song, but I frankly don't care about Germany.Totenkopf said:
See, I don't like identifying myself with Germany. Not because of its history or whatever, but because I am an individual. I identify myself with - you guessed it - myself, not with a country.
See me as me, see how I am! The fact that I'm German doesn't tell anything to anybody (okay, maybe the fact that I speak German, but nothing else).
Really, Germany could be destroyed, as long as my loved ones are alive and with me, I don't care.
I mean what's the difference between being born in Germany or a few hundred kilometers away? Do I really have to love my country just because coincidentally, I was born here?
Oh yes, it is. Shame on you!Mistermixmaster said:
Yeah, it's about how Italy has developed a national feeling (L'Italia s'è desta= Italy has awakened), and Scipio's helmet is going to be worn by her to go and conquer land and free the territory from the Habsburgs. In the second and third stanzas are mentioned some upbringings, riots and rebellions which lead to the developement of this national feeling, and how all Italians are brothers.GrinningManiac said:
It's good in theory, but almost no one knows it fully.
Yes, I know the Finnish national anthem in both Finnish and Swedish. I'm very patriotic myself, and do feel very proud when a large group of people are singing that song. Some people look down at being patriotic like it's some sort of illness. There's nothing wrong with being proud of the place where you were born. People often make the mistake of thinking that "The country" equals "The government".
Finland actually had to defend it's independence directly during World War 2, as naturally did many other smaller countries. I'm very proud of the arguably successful defense that the (ridiculously outnumbered) finnish troops managed to uphold. Our anthem sings about an independent, free Finland - and because of certain people during the 1940'ies, it's true.
Finland actually had to defend it's independence directly during World War 2, as naturally did many other smaller countries. I'm very proud of the arguably successful defense that the (ridiculously outnumbered) finnish troops managed to uphold. Our anthem sings about an independent, free Finland - and because of certain people during the 1940'ies, it's true.