National Anthems

[K e r b e r o s]

Briefly born and raised in Germany. +4 years around Wiesbaden.



Even if its brief, Im still connected.

 

[ATI4EVER!]

probably someone already posted this but the french national anthem is so violent!!! OMG!! i'm from the U.S tho. here is da translation...


Let's go children of the fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us tyranny's
Bloody flag is raised! (repeat)
In the countryside, do you hear
The roaring of these fierce soldiers?
They come right to our arms
To slit the throats of our sons, our friends!

Refrain

Grab your weapons, citizens!
Train your batallions!
Let us march! Let us march!
May impure blood
Water our fields!



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La Marseillaise en français

Listen to la Marseillaise

Bastille Day

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

This horde of slaves, traitors, plotting kings,
What do they want?
For whom these vile shackles,
These long-prepared irons? (repeat)
Frenchmen, for us, oh! what an insult!
What emotions that must excite!
It is us that they dare to consider
Returning to ancient slavery!

What! These foreign troops
Would make laws in our home!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would bring down our proud warriors! (repeat)
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brows would bend beneath the yoke!
Vile despots would become
The masters of our fate!

Tremble, tyrants! and you, traitors,
The disgrace of all groups,
Tremble! Your parricidal plans
Will finally pay the price! (repeat)
Everyone is a soldier to fight you,
If they fall, our young heros,
France will make more,
Ready to battle you!

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors,
Bear or hold back your blows!
Spare these sad victims,
Regretfully arming against us. (repeat)
But not these bloodthirsty despots,
But not these accomplices of Bouillé,
All of these animals who, without pity,
Tear their mother's breast to pieces!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sacred love of France,
Lead, support our avenging arms!
Liberty, beloved Liberty,
Fight with your defenders! (repeat)
Under our flags, let victory
Hasten to your manly tones!
May your dying enemies
See your triumph and our glory!

Refrain

We will enter the pit
When our elders are no longer there;
There, we will find their dust
And the traces of their virtues. (repeat)
Much less eager to outlive them
Than to share their casket,
We will have the sublime pride
Of avenging them or following them!

Refrain

 

[Steve]

I actually know
Our home and native land
too ..

oh...i lose

 

[Cooper]

We have a all volunteer military (US).

So at least a few of us are obviously very patriotic.

For the most part though it really depends on where you live. If your in San Fran, California then you probably won't find as much pride as you would 4 hours away here in Bakersfield.

I am of course generalizing. Not everyone here in Bakersfield is patriotic and vice versa.

 

[Lemonking]

im lazy

 

[Space Cowboy]

bad argument, it's actually FOR the ocupation.

they replaced him with Allawi thug.

Simply saying that just because Saddam's gone doesn't mean the country is arsehole free.

Anyway national anthems. I am of the opinion that ours is quite bad. I mean it seems the word "girt" was thrown in there just to show that Australians are slightly sophisticated (which we're not). But at rugby games and the like it still sounds good so until we find something better it'll have to do.

Here's the lyrics in case any are curious. BTW a line in the second verse is very ironic when you put Australia's situation with asylum seekers in pespective.

Australians all let us rejoice
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea.
Our land abounds in natures' gifts
Of beauty rich and rare,
In history's' page let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands.
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine to
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair.

 

[bliink]

Here's the lyrics in case any are curious. BTW a line in the second verse is very ironic when you put Australia's situation with asylum seekers in pespective.

there was a point in time a few years back when some people wanted to change it to this popular folk song:

Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"

Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water hole
Up jumped a swagman and grabbed him in glee
And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'".

Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbred
Up rode the Trooper - one, two, three
"Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me".

But the swagman he up and jumped in the water hole
Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree,
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"

hmm... better stick a glossary in there:
billabong: body of water, like a pond
billy: tin for boiling water for tea
jumbuck is a sheep I believe
swagman is like... a drifter
trooper refers to early police who were paramilitary
tuckerbag: like a lunch box

 

[Space Cowboy]

Waltzing Matilda is a good song but I think most people feel that the subject matter is a bit weak to have as our national anthem. I mean it is essentially about an unwashed homeless guy stealing a sheep then committing suicide when the authorities catch him.

Edit: to add to that little glossary of yours a "matilda" is actually a swag...oh wait in the middle of writing this I realise I have to define swag as well. OK a swag is basically a bag tied to the end of a stick that you carry over your shoulder.

 

[bliink]

Waltzing Matilda is a good song but I think most people feel that the subject matter is a bit weak to have as our national anthem. I mean it is essentially about an unwashed homeless guy stealing a sheep then committing suicide when the authorities catch him.

indeed

Edit: to add to that little glossary of yours a "matilda" is actually a swag...oh wait in the middle of writing this I realise I have to define swag as well. OK a swag is basically a bag tied to the end of a stick that you carry over your shoulder.

here's a good site for deciphering any aussie slang you might pick up... although i've read through this a little and its not 100% accurate..

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/australia/slang.html

 

[Jackal hit]

my fav is the Turkish nat'l anthem

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The Turkish National Anthem
Lyrics by M. Akif Ersoy
Music composed by Zeki Üngör


Fear not, the crimson flag, waving in these dawns will never fade
Before the last hearth that is burning in my nation vanishes.
That is my nation's star, it will shine;
That is mine, it belongs solely to my nation.

Oh coy crescent do not frown for I am ready to sacrifice myself for you!
Please smile upon my heroic nation, why that anger, why that rage?
If you frown, our blood shed for you will not be worthy.
Freedom is the right of my nation who worships God and seeks what is right.

 

[hasan]

Freedom is the right of my nation who worships God and seeks what is right.

wow .. they actually allow that in the anthem? The turkish gov't has historically been very hardline atheist/anti-religion since about 1924.

 

[Lemonking]

German lyrics Approximate translation
It is important to note that since the second World War the German national anthem has been shortened and now just consists of the Third Stanze. This is because the first, second,and forth stanza were thought of (in Germany--by the Germans) to sound too suprematory which is one of the problems that led them into World War II. Germans disregard the old stanzas and it is considered disrespectful if you sing
it.

First stanza
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt,
wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze
brüderlich zusammenhält.
Von der Maas bis an die Memel,
von der Etsch bis an den Belt,
|: Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt! :|

Germany, Germany above all,
above anything in the world,
if it always holds together brotherly
for protection and defense.
From the Meuse to the Neman,
from the Adige to the Belt,
|: Germany, Germany above all,
above anything in the world. :|

Second stanza
Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang
sollen in der Welt behalten
ihren alten schönen Klang,
uns zu edler Tat begeistern
unser ganzes Leben lang.
|: Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang! :|

German women, German loyalty,
German wine and German songs
shall continue to be held in high
esteem all over the world,
and inspire us to noble deeds
all our lives.
|: German women, german faithfulness,
german wine and german songs! :|

Third stanza, FRG anthem
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. :|

Unity and justice and freedom
for the German fatherland;
This let us all pursue,
brotherly with heart and hand.
Unity and justice and freedom
are the pledge of happiness.
|: Flourish in this blessing's glory,
flourish, German fatherland. :|

Fourth stanza (1921)
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
Und im Unglück nun erst recht.
Nur im Unglück kann die Liebe
Zeigen ob sie stark und echt.
Und so soll es weiterklingen
Von Geschlechte zu Geschlecht:
|: Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
Und im Unglück nun erst recht. :|

Germany, Germany above all,
and during disaster more than ever,
only in disaster can love
show whether it's strong and true;
And so shall the song continue
from generation to generation
|: Germany, Germany above all,
and during disaster more than ever.:|

dude thats the Nazi theme the offical song aint like that where the fick did u get thet from? from reichslieder.com
its people like u and Steven Spielberg that let us Germans look bad in the world society :angry: :angry:

 

[falconwind]

I thought the theme song to Wolfenstein 3D was really catchy until I found out it was the Nazi National Anthem... whoops.

I really like the sound of the Soviet Anthem.

The Hymn of the Soviet Union


Soy'ooz neroosh'imi resp'ooblik svob'odnikh
Splot'ila nav'eki vel'ikaia Rus
Da zdr'avstvooyet sozdanni voley nar'odov
Yed'ini mog'oochi Sov'etski Soy'ooz

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot

Skvoz g'odi siy'alo nam s'ontse svob'oodi
I L'enin vel'iki nam put ozar'il
Na pr'avoye d'elo on p'odnal nar'odi
na tr'ood i na p'odvigi nas vdokhnov'il

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot

V pob'ede bessm'ertnih idey kommoon'izma
Mi v'idim grad'oosheye n'ashey strani
I kr'asnomoo zn'ameni sl'avnoj otch'izni
Mi b'oodem vsegd'a bezav'etno verni

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot


Apparently, it rhymes in English.


The Hymn of the Soviet Union

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
[Or, the old way:
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!

 

[hasan]

The Anthem of Algeria:

Qassaman Binnazilat Ilmahiqat
Waddimaa Izzakiyat Ittahirat
Walbonood Illamiaat Ilkhafiqat
F'Iljibal Ishshamikhat Ishshahiqat
Nahno Thurna Fahayaton Aw ma maaat
Wa Aqadna Alazma An Tahya Aljazair
Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo!

Nahno Jondon Fi Sabil Il hakki Thorna
Wa Ila Isstiqlalina Bilharbi Kumna.
Lam Yakon Yossgha Lana Lamma Natakna
Fattakhathna Rannat Albaroodi Wazna.
Wa Azafna Naghamat Alrashshashi Lahna
Wa Aqadna Alazmat An Tahya Aljazair.
Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo!

Nahno min Abtalina Nadfaoo Jonda
Wa Ala Ashlaina Nassnaoo Magda.
Wa Ala Hamatina Narfao Bandaa.
Gabhato' Ltahreeri Aataynaki Ahda
Wa Aqadna Alazma An Tahya Aljazair.
Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo!

Sarkhato 'lawtani min Sah Ilfida
Issmaooha Wasstageebo Linnida
Waktobooha Bidimaa Ilshohadaa
Wakraooha Libany Iljeeli ghada.
Kad Madadna Laka Ya Majdo Yada
Wa Aqadna Alazma An Tahya Aljazair.
Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo!

English translation:

We swear by the lightning that destroys,
By the streams of generous blood being shed,
By the bright flags that wave,
Flying proudly on the high mountains,
That we have risen up, and whether we live or die,
We are resolved that Algeria shall live -
So be our witness -be our witness - be our witness!

We are soldiers in revolt for truth
And we have fought for our independence.
When we spoke, none listened to us,
So we have taken the noise of gunpowder as our rhythm
And the sound of machine guns as our melody,
We are resolved that Algeria shall live -
So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

From our heroes we shall make an army come to being,
From our dead we shall build up a glory,
Our spirits shall ascend to immortality
And on our shoulders we shall raise the standard.
To the nation's Liberation Front we have sworn an oath,
We are resolved that Algeria shall live -
So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

The cry of the Fatherland sounds from the battlefields.
Listen to it and answer the call!
Let it be written with the blood of martyrs
And be read to future generations.
Oh, Glory, we have held out our hand to you,
We are resolved that Algeria shall live -
So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

The following verse used to also be part of the anthem (apparantly during the revolution against the french oicupation) but is no longer:

Ya Faransaa, qad matha waktu l`itab
Wa taweynahu kama yutwa lkitab
Ya Faransa inna tha yawmu lhisab
Fasta`iddee wakhudhee minna ljawab
Inna fee thawratinaa faslal khitab
Wa Aqadna Alazma An Tahya Aljazair.
Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo! Fashhadoo!

O France, the time of reproof is over
And we have ended it as a book is ended;
O France, this is the day of reckoning
So prepare to receive from us our answer!
In our revolution is the end of empty talk;
We are resolved that Algeria shall live -
So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

 

[Tr0n]

Everyone already knows the US anthem....

 

[hasan]

Everyone already knows the US anthem....

um, no. I didn't.

 

[Tr0n]

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?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Thats the longer version...copy and pasted btw..

 

[LeXo5]

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt,
wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze
brüderlich zusammenhält!
Von der Maas bis an die Memel,
von der Etsch bis an den Belt:
|: Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt! :|

Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang
sollen in der Welt behalten
ihren alten schönen Klang,
uns zu edler Tat begeistern
unser ganzes Leben lang:
|: Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang! :|

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. :|

 

[hasan]

what's with the |: .... :| ?

 

[Jackal hit]

wow .. they actually allow that in the anthem? The turkish gov't has historically been very hardline atheist/anti-religion since about 1924.

lol actually, the gov't is definitely not atheist or anti-religion. but they've been one of the few TRULY secular countries in the world since early 20's (lyrics were written in '21). they're not anti-religious, i mean c'mon, Turkey is ~99.8% muslim, but they understand that a good government cannot favor a religion, if the country has freedom of religion. so they outlaw all religious based things(clothing for example) in parliament. women in parliament cannot wear shawls and cover their head etc. there was a conservative islamist political party that got elected, but thankfully EVERYONE in Turkey listens to the military, and the generals are really anti-Islamo-fascist

 

[Danimal]

Aussie Anthem

Australians all let us rejoice
For we are young and free
We've golden soil and wealth for toil
Our home is girt by sea
Our land abounds in nature's gift
Of beauty rich and rare
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair

In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Far

(Part we don't sing)

Beneath our radiant Souther Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair

In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair

 

[The Monkey]

Here's is Denmark's:

Der er et yndigt land,
det står med brede bøge
nær salten østerstrand
nær salten østerstrand.
Det bugter sig i bakke, dal,
det hedder gamle Danmark,
og det er Frejas sal,
og det er Frejas sal.

Der sad i fordums tid
de harniskklædte kæmper,
udhvilede fra strid
udhvilede fra strid.
Så drog de frem til fjenders mén,
nu hvile deres bene
bag højens bautasten,
bag højens bautasten.

Det land endnu er skønt,
thi blå sig søen bælter,
og løvet står så grønt
og løvet står så grønt.
Og ædle kvinder, skønne mø'r
og mænd og raske svende
bebo de danskes øer,
bebo de danskes øer.

Hil drot og fædreland!
Hil hver en danneborger,
som virker, hvad han kan
som virker, hvad han kan!
Vort gamle Danmark skal bestå,
så længe bøgen spejler
sin top i bølgen blå,
sin top i bølgen blå.
Vort gamle Danmark skal bestå,
så længe bøgen spejler
sin top i bølgen blå,
sin top i bølgen blå.

Norway's...

Ja, vi elsker dette landet, som det stiger frem
furet, værbitt over vannet med de tusen hjem;
elsker, elsker det og tenker; på vår far og mor
og den saganatt som senker drømme på vår jord.
Og den saganatt som senker, senker drømme på vår jord.

Dette landet Harald berget med sin kjemperad,
dette landet Håkon verget medens Øivind kvad;
Olav på det landet malte korset med sitt blod,
fra dets høye Sverre talte Roma midt imot.
Fra dets høye Sverre talte, talte Roma midt imot.

Bønder sine økser brynte hvor en hær drog frem;
Tordenskjold langs kysten lynte, så den lystes hjem.
Kvinner selv stod opp og strede som de vare menn;
andre kunne bare grete; men det kom igjen!
Andre kunne bare grete; men det kom, det kom igjen!

Visstnok var vi ikke mange, men vi strakk dog til,
da vi prøvdes noen gange, og det stod på spill;
ti vi heller landet brente, enn det kom til fall;
husker bare hva som hendte ned på Fredrikshald!
Husker bare hva som hendte, hendte ned på Fredrikshald!

Hårde tider har vi døyet, ble til sist forstøtt;
men i verste nød blåøyet frihet ble oss født.
Det gav oss faderkraft å bære hungersnød og krig;
det gav døden selv sin ære - og det gav forlik.
Det gav døden selv sin ære - og det gav, det gav forlik.

Fienden sitt våpen kastet, opp visiret for,
vi med undren mot ham hastet; ti han var vår bror.
Drevne frem på stand av skammen gikk vi søderpå.
Nu vi står tre brødre sammen, og skal sådan stå.
Nu vi står tre brødre sammen, og skal sådan, sådan stå.

Norske mann i hus og hytte, takk din store Gud!
Landet ville han beskytte, skjønt det mørkt så ut.
Alt hva fedrene har kjempet, mødrene har grett,
har den Herre stille lempet, så vi vant vår rett.
Har den Herre stille lempet, så vi vant, vi vant vår rett.

Ja, vi elsker dette landet, som det stiger frem
furet værbitt over vannet med de tusen hjem.
Og som fedres kamp har krevet det av nød til seir,
også vi, når det blir krevet, for dets fred slår leir.
Også vi, når det blir krevet, for dets fred, dets fred slår leir.


And last, but not least: Iceland's:

Ó, guð, vors lands, ó, lands vors guð,
vjer lofum þitt heilaga, heilaga nafn.
Úr sólkerfum himnanna knýta þjer kranz
þínir herskarar, tímanna safn.
Fyrir þjer er einn dagur sem þúsund ár,
og þúsund ár dagur, ei meir,
Eitt eilifðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.
Íslands þús und ár, Íslands þús und ár
Eitt eilifðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.

 

[Recoil]

dude thats the Nazi theme the offical song aint like that where the fick did u get thet from? from reichslieder.com

Didn't you read what he said above?! He said that only the third is used anymore!

Same with LeXo5: that's not the text sung today, only the third part + some more text!

 

[hasan]

Jackal Hit, dude you don't understand. The pupolatiuon is definitly Muslim, but the gov't IS anti-islam.

i mean c'mon, Turkey is ~99.8% muslim, but they understand that a good government cannot favor a religion

Sorry dude, you don't understand muslims. that's not true. The gov't is anti-islamic. you yourself said:

there was a conservative islamist political party that got elected

Guess why? everybody wants Islam.

EVERYONE in Turkey listens to the military, and the generals are really anti-Islamo-fascist

There you go, you just proved my point.
but there is one thing wrong: it's not that people listen to the miliary, it's just that the military has great power over the politics. can knock out any gov't they don't like.

gov't is definitely not atheist or anti-religion. but they've been one of the few TRULY secular countries in the world

secular = I don't care about your religion.
athiest/anti-religous = I'm not gonna let you practice you're religion.

America is secular, so is britin and most of the west.
The soviet union was athiest, France is going more in the direction of anti-religiousness. Turkey is definitly anti-religous.

the country has freedom of religion. so they outlaw all religious based things

That makes no sense at all. If they have religous freedoms then they can't outlaw any religous practice, as that is the exact opposite of religous freedom.

 

[Lemonking]

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt,
wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze
brüderlich zusammenhält!
Von der Maas bis an die Memel,
von der Etsch bis an den Belt:
|: Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
über alles in der Welt! :|

Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang
sollen in der Welt behalten
ihren alten schönen Klang,
uns zu edler Tat begeistern
unser ganzes Leben lang:
|: Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,
deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang! :|

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. :|

Jesus Mother Fickin Christ thats not the German Anthem
stop posting that Nazi shit :flame:

 

[Jackal hit]

Jackal Hit, dude you don't understand. The pupolatiuon is definitly Muslim, but the gov't IS anti-islam.

actually, dude i gotta tell you, i am sorta turkish you know. i think i know a lot more about this than you do, as it's kinda personal. the government ISN'T anti islam, it's anti-islam WITHIN the confines of the government. i think that's a better way to put it.

Sorry dude, you don't understand muslims.

uh, i don't understand arabic-muslim thought. Turks are vastly different. i think i understand Turks quite well. trust me on this

Guess why? everybody wants Islam.

actually they don't want Islamist government in Turkey. the hardliners were elected because of their policies(anti-kurdish etc), not because of their hardcore religious views.

There you go, you just proved my point.
but there is one thing wrong: it's not that people listen to the miliary, it's just that the military has great power over the politics. can knock out any gov't they don't like.

i didn't prove your point about anything. i said the military is anti-islamo-fascist. not anti islam... they're against the fanaticism that is rampant in arab countries, for example. actually you're correct about the military having power over politics, but then you're incorrect about people not listening to the military. people there have lots of pride and respect for the military, and they DO listen to them. trust me on this one.

secular = I don't care about your religion.
athiest/anti-religous = I'm not gonna let you practice you're religion.

America is secular, so is britin and most of the west.
The soviet union was athiest, France is going more in the direction of anti-religiousness. Turkey is definitly anti-religous.

Turkey has freedom for all religions dude. they are SECULAR. they allow all religions to be practiced there.

That makes no sense at all. If they have religous freedoms then they can't outlaw any religous practice, as that is the exact opposite of religous freedom.

i don't know what country you're talking about, Turkey does not outlaw any religious practices EXCEPT within the confines of the government. you misquoted me. what i had stated was "they outlaw religious practices withint the government. if they were to allow religious practice INSIDE the gov't, they'd be favoring one religion over another.

 

[hasan]

i am sorta turkish you know.

no I don't what do you mean 'sorta turckish'?

The elected government is hardly ever hard-liner, a hard-liner party won't even be allowed to exist. They can't say we have a policy that remotely has anything to do with Islam.

the hardliners were elected because of their policies(anti-kurdish etc), not because of their hardcore religious views.

This is not the first time Islamists are elected into the government, and I think the military always was there to over throw them when they felt like it.

Turkey has freedom for all religions dude. they are SECULAR. they allow all religions to be practiced there.

They don't allow women wearing hijab into the government. and what else? do they allow them in schools? (not sure about this one), do they allow them to work (not sure either).
Things were alot worse in the past, but things are getting better over time.

Turks are vastly different. i think i understand Turks quite well. trust me on this

maybe

 

[nw909]

You fags always have to ruin cool threads.

Japanese National Anthem (Kimigayo)

Kimiga yo wa Chiyoni
Yachiyoni Sazaréishi no,
Iwao to narité,
Koké no musumadé.

English:

May thy peaceful reign last long!
May it last for thousands of years,
Until this tiny stone will grow into a massive rock
And the moss will cover it all deep and thick.

Thank god for short anthems.

 

[hasan]

You fags

This is not cool

Jap antheme pretty short, and it's all about peace. I think it's related to after WWII

 

[nw909]

This is not cool

I know, but seriously, this thread was to post national anthems from different countries, not start a debate and discussion about government and 20 page posts, start a new thread if you want to do that.

BTW, Japan has had that anthem since 1888, a lot before WW2.

 

[hasan]

lol, you took the "" seriously

 

[Dr. Freeman]

hmm.. very interesting reading the lyrics of national athems
did anyone watch the World Cup of Hockey tourney? man the guy singing the Russian, Finland, Sweden and German anthems was looking very fierce :E

 

[Jackal hit]

You fags

lmfao i thought this was pretty funny....

 

[hasan]

I want to listen to mp3s of the anthems. not just midis.
Cmon guys, I posted an mp3 (I don't think anybody listened to it), so should you.

I also am interested in other languages, I want to compare what I hear to what I read (the transliteration)

 

[nick_t]

the bulgarian national anthem:

Proud Balkan mountains,
next to them the Danube flows,
the sun sheds its light over Thrace,
shining over Pirin.

Chorus:
Dear native land,
you are paradise on earth,
your beauty and your charm,
ah, they never end.

Many fighters gave their life
for our dear nation,
Mother, give us strength
to follow in their steps.

The last verse (in grey) is usually skipped in official cases

http://david.national-anthems.net/bg.htm

 

[sublidieminal]

Peru's national anthem kicks so much ass, I just cant find it!!! THe misery!

 

[hasan]

http://david.national-anthems.net/pe.htm
?

 

[sublidieminal]

Yeah thats it, it sounds alot cooler in a soccer stadium though. Plus the original is actually one of the longest anthems in the world.

 

[hasan]

don't let the thread die!

where are my mp3's?

 

[Majestic XII]

As the proud swede I am... I present to you... the national anthem.. or wait.. we dont have a national anthem. Our "national anthem" was written in 1844. We sang the song of a reason i cant remember on our flag´s day so its a tradition. Many people think its the official anthem but the truth is that we dont have one.

Thou ancient, thou freeborn, thou mountainous North,
In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling,
I greet thee, thou loveliest land on the earth,
/:Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows smiling.:/

Thy throne rests on mem'ries from great days of yore,
When worldwide renown was valour's guerdon.
I know to thy name thou art true as before.
/: Oh, I would live and I would die in Sweden (Its not sweden in the swedish text, its nordic):/


The translation looks very old

Im looking for some very old anthems from like the 1000- century or something. Sweden is one of the oldest countries in the world so it would be interesting to hear all the old songs and why we change to this one (or rather... get a official anthem).

Edit: http://www.schwedenfest.de/sos1.mp3

/me sings