Poll: Do you know the words to your national anthem?

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

I know the first part of my national anthem, but not the whole thing, it goes on for bloody ages. No-one knows the other verses.

However, I haven't sung 'God save the Queen' since I was a child. For three reasons:

A. I don't believe in God.

B. I have no love for the Queen and would love Britain to be a republic.

and C. I don't like patriotism and consider it to be a vice and not a virtue.

on A I don't belive in god but I sing it anyway.
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.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Yeah, I know all my anthem by heart (Italy) and it's four stanzas.
I'm pretty proud of it, because almost noone in this blasted country knows shit other than the first stanza. That said, i'm not a patriot; Italy is full of assholes.

Fratelli D'Italia!

I know ONE MORE WORD than the normal Englishman (most go "Dumdumdeedee...Ita-aa-lee"


If I remember rightly, it's all about grabbing Scipio's helmet and conquering things

 

[Spygon]

I dont know all the words of mine but i feel proud when our flag is lifted to be british.

 

[Wadders]

I was wondering who knew the words to theirs. Yesterday, at a gig some guys behind me started singing ours before the band came on, they got the whole crowd singing. I only knew the "God save our gracious queen" so I just mumbled the rest.
Looking at it though, it's not exactly a hard song to remember.

Spoiler

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.

To add more discussion, so I don't just get yes or no answers, do you partake in patriotism? Hand on heart, tears down the cheek when your flag goes up?
Do you feel strong emotions when you sing it?

[sub]
Do I sound like a therapist with the barrage of questions? [/sub]

No, I dont know my nation's or the nation I live in at the moment, and the reason for this is because I dont specifically give a fook.
And now the reason for this is that I am not some full-of-pride bugger that just rants on how good his country is, I believe that its not the country that is your true home. Its the family and your friends, and where they live is important (your home is where your heart is). I am not patriotic.Because I dont believe such a thing should even exist, its simple pride of a drunken fool who watched too much football while slobbering in the pub with his worth-for-nothing friends. I would not mind living in antarctica if my family and my friends were there, because its them thats important. During my childhood i was forced to learn the national anthem, and for what? so I can foolishly just sing it drunkily in the pub? I value the place I live in and my house but not the whole country, because its a waste of time.

Woah, I'm surprised you can see us all from up there on your high horse.

I understand and appreciate your view on patriotism and your more than entitled to your opinion. However theres no need to slag off people who love their country as drunken good for nothings. Real patriots dont just like their country as soon as the World Cup starts...

Sure I support my countries teams, but I appreciate what my country has done for me, and how lucky I am to live here and not some village in a shit hole African country where I have no schooling, no health-care and no future.

Have a noice day chap

 

[gigastrike]

Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Who's broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming. And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

(I probably botched the sentence structure, but I know the words.)

 

[Hlain]

Du gamla, du fria, du fjällhöga nord
du tysta, du glädjerika sköna
Jag hälsar dig vänaste land upppå jord

Din sol, din himmel, dina ängder gröna!
Din sol, din himmel, dina ängder gröna!

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora da'r
då ärat ditt namn flög över jorden
Jag vet att du är och du blir vad du var

Ja jag vill leva, jag vill dö i norden!
Ja jag vill leva, jag vill dö i norden!

The swedish anthem. Not so long, it makes it easy to remember. I'm not really a patriot, but it's nice with different anthems and some diversity.

And here's an only slightly corrected translation from google.

You old, you free, you mountainous North
you quiet, you joyful beauty
I greet you most beautiful land upon this earth

Your sun, your sky, your green meadows!
Your sun, your sky, your green meadows!

You throne upon memories of olden days
When the honor of your name spread over the earth
I know you are and you become what you were

Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North!
Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North!

 

[Wadders]

I refuse to sing God Save the Queen, because one of the verses talks about attacking 'The Scots'

Plus, its a GODAWFULLY BORING anthem

Thus:

"FLOWER OF SCO'-LAAAN
WHEN WILL WE SEE,
YER LIKES AGAIN?
THAT FO-UGH' AN DIEEED FOR
A WEE BI' A HILL AN' GLEN

AN' STOOD AGAINST THEM
ENGLAN'!
PROU' EDWARD'S AR-MEEEE
AN' SEN' THE HOO-OOME WARD
TAE THINK AGAIN"

I'm English Born and Bred, and I prefer your rousing anthem to God Save the Queen. Its the fuckin' dullest thing ever.

We should get rid of god save the queen, and each country in the UK should just have it's own anthem and thats it. England should get Jerusalem

 

[jpoon]

I would be shocked if someone in america DIDN'T know the anthem. Judging by this poll the Dumbing down of this country (and the rest of the world) is working...

 

[Luftwaffles]

Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup bersatu dan maju
Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta
Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta

I cant seem to recall the lyrics to the state anthem though....

 

[The Random One]

I do, even though the Brazilian national anthem is a fucking ode. You could stich the authems of three other countries and not get something the size of the Brazilian national anthem.

Spoiler: Notice that it actually has a chorus.

Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo heróico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da liberdade, em raios fúlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da pátria nesse instante.

Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, ó liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a própria morte!

Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!

Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vívido
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso céu, risonho e límpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.

Gigante pela própria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.

Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!

Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!

Do que a terra, mais garrida,
Teus risonhos, lindos campos têm mais flores;
"Nossos bosques têm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores."

Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!

Brasil, de amor eterno seja símbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro dessa flâmula
- "Paz no futuro e glória no passado."

Mas, se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a própria morte.

Terra adorada,
Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo és mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!

I'm not patriotic at all. I care little about imaginary lines drawn on maps.

 

[Fox242]

I know my country's anthem by heart and I feel a swelling of pride every time I hear it. I really can't stand to hear when people in my country complain that the national anthem is "too hard to learn" or "too confusing". It's not a difficult anthem! Other nations have long, drawn out anthems yet the people of those countries remember them by heart and sing them with pride. As you can probably tell, I'm a harcore American patriot and I'm damn proud of it.

 

[elementalforce]

No Austrians here? Well then I have the honor:

Land der Berge, Land am Strome,
Land der Äcker, Land der Dome,
Land der Hämmer, zukunftsreich!
Heimat bist du großer Söhne,
Volk, begnadet für das Schöne,
vielgerühmtes Österreich.

Heiß umfehdet, wild umstritten
liegst dem Erdteil du inmitten,
einem starken Herzen gleich.
Hast seit frühen Ahnentagen
hoher Sendung Last getragen,
vielgeprüftes Österreich.

Mutig in die neuen Zeiten,
frei und gläubig sieh uns schreiten,
arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich.
Einig laß in Brüderchören,
Vaterland, dir Treue schwören,
vielgeliebtes Österreich.

 

[Kortney]

I think it's really disrespectful and lazy when people don't know their national anthem.

 

[oktalist]

I find nationalism detestable. My country is shit and so is yours (whoever is reading this, wherever you are).

 

[GrinningManiac]

I refuse to sing God Save the Queen, because one of the verses talks about attacking 'The Scots'

Plus, its a GODAWFULLY BORING anthem

Thus:

"FLOWER OF SCO'-LAAAN
WHEN WILL WE SEE,
YER LIKES AGAIN?
THAT FO-UGH' AN DIEEED FOR
A WEE BI' A HILL AN' GLEN

AN' STOOD AGAINST THEM
ENGLAN'!
PROU' EDWARD'S AR-MEEEE
AN' SEN' THE HOO-OOME WARD
TAE THINK AGAIN"

I'm English Born and Bred, and I prefer your rousing anthem to God Save the Queen. Its the fuckin' dullest thing ever.

We should get rid of god save the queen, and each country in the UK should just have it's own anthem and thats it. England should get Jerusalem

"And was JERUSALEM builded here,
On ENGLAND'S green and plea-sant land"

That's a good one

Also, Land of Hope and Glory

"Land of Ho-ope and Glo-ree,
Mother of the free
How shall we extol thee..."

 

[Tanthius]

I would hazard a guess that most people wouldn't admit it if they did know them. Oh and for all of you who say yes and live in America... there is a second verse.

 

[Soxafloppin]

No, the song isn't good so im not really interested.

 

[_tinned_magpie_]

I refuse to sing God Save the Queen, because one of the verses talks about attacking 'The Scots'

Plus, its a GODAWFULLY BORING anthem

Thus:

"FLOWER OF SCO'-LAAAN
WHEN WILL WE SEE,
YER LIKES AGAIN?
THAT FO-UGH' AN DIEEED FOR
A WEE BI' A HILL AN' GLEN

AN' STOOD AGAINST THEM
ENGLAN'!
PROU' EDWARD'S AR-MEEEE
AN' SEN' THE HOO-OOME WARD
TAE THINK AGAIN"

I'm English Born and Bred, and I prefer your rousing anthem to God Save the Queen. Its the fuckin' dullest thing ever.

We should get rid of god save the queen, and each country in the UK should just have it's own anthem and thats it. England should get Jerusalem

"And was JERUSALEM builded here,
On ENGLAND'S green and plea-sant land"

That's a good one

Also, Land of Hope and Glory

"Land of Ho-ope and Glo-ree,
Mother of the free
How shall we extol thee..."

I don't think I could stand Jerusalem. Thanks to all the times my mother held WI meetings in our house, that thing haunts me. 'Rule Britannia' is alright - it's outdated as hell, but at least you can hum along.

OP: I'm patriotic about the little things in the UK. I still think we're going down the crapper, but at the same time the Queen is awesome and we've got Monty Python and lovely scenery. I just wish our anthem wasn't the essence of boring. It bugs me that we're expected to be patriotic about a dirge. If we're going to have a national anthem, give us one that makes us proud and enthusiastic, not sleepy. Thankfully I only know the first verse, I'd be there all day if I had to sing the other five too.

 

[Mersadeon]

I find nationalism detestable. My country is shit and so is yours (whoever is reading this, wherever you are).

You know, every thinking german is somewhat "forced" to think a whole lot about this. And for me, the thing is, that not every nation is shit, but every nation is "good". None is better than the other. I mean, I like this country. I like Germany. Not it's history. But I want to change it into a better place, and that is what patriotism is for me (everybody thinks patriotism is something different. This is only my definition.) I think my nation is not better than any other, but I think that every nation could do better. For example, politicians in this country are only lying (oh good lord I don't even know the words to swear about them in an appropriate way.) morons. (And you are right, Nationalism is stupid.)

Well, quiet samurai said this:
"Are there people that actually don't? It's usually hammered into your brain as a child growing up here in the USA, what with school, sporting events, and the fact they teach you all about in when you are young I would suspect it's known by almost everyone in the USA. I fugured it would be more so in other countries since they are WAY higher then us on the education scale.

But then again, the USA is sometimes overly patriotic."

I want to say something about that.
None of the children here know our anthem.
That pisses me off. Not that I would like to force them to sing it every day or so, but I would like them to just know the text apart from the 5 words that are engraved in our Euro (Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit, "Unity and justice and freedom", that is), but the whole stanza. It's not long. It's not complicated. Only this one stanza. But teaching children in school the national anthem is always regarded as being to patriotic, and as you might know, Germany wasn't at moral high ground when it comes to nationalism. (I just hope that sentence makes sense, because I don't know if my english is working tonight.) Right now, it is okay to show the german flag and sing the anthem and stuff like that, but if you go years back, most germans felt... guilty showing the flag. This nation lost it's sense for being proud of Germany (though there's not tooooo much to be proud of, but still), but that's better now.

I also think that the patriotism of USA is somewhat... too much. Seriously, it's not that I would hate America or anything like that, but there is a reason that America is made fun off in political cabaret. Bush was really... again, I don't know the right words to describe this meatbag of stupidity and naive, chilidish thinking.