Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
für das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben
brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
sind des Glückes Unterpfand:
Blüh im Glanze dieses Glückes,
blühe, deutsches Vaterland!
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I know it by heart. I don't really care about it, though.
Beautiful. I know about 300 % of our anthem. I'm not kidding.
OT: I'm a patriot. Not the close-minded kind, it think everyone should be a patriot.
Both national and international identities are highly important to prevent mankind from further degenerating.
I love hearing someone say "I love my country" regardless from which nation he's from.
Even though I love my own country the most, I appreciate many other countries. No need for intolerance here.
There are many great countries on this world, mankind gave birth to alot of great cultures.
That said, I hate nationalism, and I think of patriotism as small time nationalism which is exactly what it is.
Flags, anthems... Get rid of them, I say.
(Though the anthem melodies are catchy, they I don't mind. It's the terribly bad and self-righteous lyrics that ought to be burnt and forgotten << Along with flags.)
Fallout 3 made me more patriotic than i ever have been, thanks to John Henry Eden (yes, i already know the plot twist, shut up). i already knew the anthem, but now i sing it in my free time, just to myself, nothing special.
it makes me mad when i hear someone just completely messing it up.
but sometimes it can be funny, like here:
http://video.adultswim.com/squidbillies/get-the-jump-on-it.html
I think i know, but i may stumble on a word or two i guess. I don't cry when the flag goes up and i don't feel anything either.
But I'm extremely protective about my country and dismiss any criticism pointed at my country. I think that makes me a patriot. But seriously, any time anyone whines something about it, i get angry. And trust me, i hear quite a lot of such stuff, since about 1/3 of the population are Russians, and a lot of them only listen to Russian news (bluntly saying, Estonia and Russia don't get along well). Most of the adults who make up that 1/3 don't even speak Estonian...this really angers me. But ironically i know several Russians who are quite patriotic, too.
Ah, i started ranting. Well, that's what i think , anyways.
So the point is: yeah, i think i am patriotic.
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm,
kui kaunis oled sa!
Ei leia mina iial teal,
see suure laia ilma peal,
mis mul nii armas oleks ka,
kui sa, mu isamaa!
Sa oled mind ju sünnitand
ja üles kasvatand.
Sind tänan mina alati
ja jään sull' truuiks surmani.
Mul kõige armsam oled sa,
mu kallis isamaa!
Su üle Jumal valvaku,
mu armas isamaa!
Ta olgu sinu kaitseja
ja võtku rohkest õnnista,
mis iial ette võtad sa,
mu kallis isamaa!
Eeh...the few weird letters are a or o or u with 2 spots on them. I guess they don't exist here. Or they turn the whole word into a Chinese letter??? MADNESS!!! My anthem is ruined...DAMN YOU, ESCAPIST!!!!
Also, interesting fact: The Finnish and The Estonian national anthem have both the same music.
Oh 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 oh Canada
we stand on guard for thee!
God keep our land
glorious and free
oh Canada we stand on guard for thee
oh Canada we stand on guard for thee
At least, that's what I remember from elementary school. Don't even ask me about the french version.
I'm somewhat patriotic. I love my country, and almost punched a guy when he was listening to his iPod during the national anthem.
By the time I realized the meaning of what I was saying in the national anthem I realized that I do not want to pledge my loyalty and allegiance to the "country". Childhood indoctrination FTW?
Yep sure do. I know the words to O Canada, the Star Spangled Banner, and God Save the Queen.
On the subject of patriotism yes, with God Save the Queen not O Canada. It's only a personal opinion of course but I despise the Canadian anthem. I get rather irritated, bored and unhappy when being forced to sing it which used to happen quite frequently. Granted it brought up much more negative emotions in the past, now the only way to get me patriotic about Canada is being able to look at the Canadian Red Ensign from the 'good old days'.
I know the Australian Anthem (and the redundant, unsung verse) ... it's a little imperialistic for my tastes <.<;; Not very good choice for a nation. It should be a song about baby wombats and pretty lizards and snakes.
'Australia Fair' was personified in newspapers as a beautiful maiden. Large of hips with strong arms and strong torso (connoting the production of strong (white) children for the glory of the land) wasn't exactly the most racially friendly motifs that Australia used just after Federation.
So ... "Advance Australia Fair" should be replaced with a song about cute wombats and echidnas and pretty lizards and snakes.
If only because 'Australia Fair' it dredges up pictures of a not so pleasant past we'd all rather just get over and not really speak of again.
I know all the words of the first stanza, which is usually sung to soccer matchs etc. And I can manage the other two stanzas, even though some words may skip.
P.S: And I do get a bit emotional when it's sung, but that's probably because we're not an sovereign state yet.
I know some of the words to my national anthem and I suppose Im somewhat patriotic, but dont tell anyone, cause its considered rascist to be patriotic in sweden.
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.
It's a well known fact that very few people actually know the second verse of their national anthem, so they just go hner ner ner and sing extra loud at the bits they do remember.
I know some of the words to my national anthem and I suppose Im somewhat patriotic, but dont tell anyone, cause its considered rascist to be patriotic in sweden.
Well, alot of people who are racist pretend to be patriotic :| Which is always starnge in my book. Surely if your nation is 'righteous' in your eyes then it should also be 'virtuous'. And if it's 'virtuous' then it should merciful, just and above all, diplomatic.
So I guess people have a right to be somewhat fearful of patriotism. If only because it's a tool for tyrants.
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