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What do you think is the best National Anthem?

My favorie is the Mazurek Dabrowskiego (http://www.national-anthems.net/countries/index.php?id=PL), the national anthem of Poland.

I also like the Himno Istmeño (http://www.national-anthems.net/countries/index.php?id=PM), the National Anthem of Panama(I also know it like the back of my hand...see my location to know why).

Oh, and don't just choose your own national anthem unless you really think it's the best. If you haven't heard any others, then go to National-Anthems.net (http://www.national-anthems.net/index.html)

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/nat_anthem.html

The Australian national anthem is the best, because I'm australian :) Even better how they got rid of all that crap about the queen's land in it.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/nat_anthem.html

The Australian national anthem is the best, because I'm australian :) Even better how they got rid of all that crap about the queen's land in it.

Meh. I still think Waltzing Matilda is the best song to come outta Australia!

"Ó, guð vors lands"
The Icelandic National Anthem and the German National Anthem.


"Ó, guð vors lands"
http://www.musik.is/Lof/Hljod/thjodvocal2.mp3

Oh, and just for the Record, I am American. While I think our Nat'l Anthem is fine and dandy, I just don't think it's the best there is.

"Ó, guð vors lands"
The Icelandic National Anthem

http://www.musik.is/Lof/Hljod/thjodvocal2.mp3

Icelanders arent really into big trumpety music, are they?

The German, American, and the former Soviet Russian anthems all stir up some sort of patriotism in me.

Don't mistake me for a Communazi though for liking the German and Soviet anthems - I like apple pie and baseball too.

The Internationale is by far the best anthem. It is the anthem of all Socialists and Communists throughout the world and was the anthem of the Soviet Union until 1944. Here are the words of the British version:

Arise ye workers from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change henceforth the old tradition
And spurn the dust to win the prize.

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.

No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we'll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They'll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.

No saviour from on high delivers
No faith have we in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear
E'er the thieves will out with their booty
And give to all a happier lot.
Each at the forge must do their duty
And we'll strike while the iron is hot.

Sound Files:

Russian - http://www.funet.fi/pub/culture/russian//lyrics/political/Internationale.wav

English - http://mirukashihime.cool.ne.jp/sound/inter-Hulett.mp3

More sound files - http://www.vad1.com/anthems/internationale-collection.html

Words in other languages - http://home.planet.nl/~elder180/internationale

Meh. I still think Waltzing Matilda is the best song to come outta Australia!
It's the unofficial national anthem ;)

Icelanders arent really into big trumpety music, are they?

This is not the real version. The real version is "big trumpety" kind of like the German anthem. It is very beautiful to listen too if you are Icelandic, it's a poem so you really must know what the words mean.

I'm mostly German too, and I love Germany, and because of that people think I'm some kind of Nazi.

But looking back upon that, it is kind of stereotypical. I'm contradicting myself.

la laaaa la we are good
la laaaaaaa la they are bad
la laaaaaa la with my life
la la la la :p
that is my favourite :cool:

I like the French anthem. I first heard it in the Hollywood movie Godzilla, and it's been on my mind for quite a while, and just a few days ago, I made my own national anthem inspired by Le Marssailais (spelling?), for my newest puppet nation.

Either the Star-Spangled Banner or Phleng Chat.

I like the French anthem. I first heard it in the Hollywood movie Godzilla, and it's been on my mind for quite a while, and just a few days ago, I made my own national anthem inspired by Le Marssailais (spelling?), for my newest puppet nation.

well it is call "la marseillaise"and it is bullshit (believe me i'm french) ;)

well it is call "la marseillaise"and it is bullshit (believe me i'm french) ;)
How is it bullshit?

And to be honest, only the FIRST part of La marseillaise is my puppet's national anthem. In fact, it's on my website right now, just click the link in my sig that says "national anthem", look in the navbar, click "fun stuff". Look at the bottom paragraph, you'll find the anthem for dirdel and binary (my puppet).

I'm planning on introducing Dirdel and Binary into my roleplays soon, but first I gotta get through the war i'm currently in, although it's likely that war RP may never be finished... :(

I like the Russian one, the former-Yugoslav, the French and the Canadian one. The Russian and Canadian are my favourites.

I don't like the German one (boring), the USian one (overly bombastic and uninspiring), the Swedish one (too morbid) and the Chinese one (ugh - it's just bad!).

arrr... don't you love state endorsed nationalism, takes me back to the days of pre-WW1 ;)

only if you are a master nation you could speak about it,but enjoy your roll play :) still la marseillaise is old and bloody and only used after 1880 so no revolution
no napoleon only illusion....it was created in 1792
Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes !

Refrain
Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons !

1
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves,
De traîtres, de rois conjurés ?
Pour qui ces ignobles entraves,
Ces fers dès longtemps préparés ? (bis)
Français, pour nous, ah ! quel outrage
Quels transports il doit exciter !
C'est nous qu'on ose méditer
De rendre à l'antique esclavage !
(au Refrain)

2
Quoi ! des cohortes étrangères
Feraient la loi dans nos foyers !
Quoi ! ces phalanges mercenaires
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ! (bis)
Grand Dieu ! par des mains enchaînées
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient
De vils despotes deviendraient
Les maîtres de nos destinées !
(au Refrain)

3
Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides
L'opprobre de tous les partis,
Tremblez ! vos projets parricides
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix ! (bis)
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre,
S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros,
La terre en produit de nouveaux,
Contre vous tout prêts à se battre !
(au Refrain)

4
Français, en guerriers magnanimes,
Portez ou retenez vos coups !
Epargnez ces tristes victimes,
A regret s'armant contre nous. (bis)
Mais ces despotes sanguinaires,
Mais ces complices de Bouillé,
Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié,
Déchirent le sein de leur mère !
(au Refrain)

5
Amour sacré de la Patrie,
Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs
Liberté, Liberté chérie,
Combats avec tes défenseurs ! (bis)
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire
Accoure à tes mâles accents,
Que tes ennemis expirants
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !
(au Refrain)

6
Nous entrerons dans la carrière
Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus,
Nous y trouverons leur poussière
Et la trace de leurs vertus (bis)
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre
Que de partager leur cercueil,
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil
De les venger ou de les suivre
(au Refrain)

La Marseillaise des cotillons (chant des suffragettes)
(chant féministe composé au lendemain des Journées de février 1848 à Paris)
Couplet 1
Tremblez tyrans portant culottes,
Femmes notre jour est venu !
Point de pitié, mettons en botte
Tous les torts du sexe barbu (bis)
Voilà longtemps que ça dure
Notre patience est à bout
Debout, Vésuviennes debout !
Et lavons notre vieille injure.

Refrain

Liberté sur nos fronts,
Verse tes chauds rayons,
Tremblez, tremblez maris jaloux,
Respect au cotillon

Couplet 2

L'homme, ce despote sauvage
Eut soin de proclamer ses droits,
Créons des droits à notre usage,
A nos usages, ayons des lois(bis)
Si l'homme en l'an 93
Eut soin de ne penser qu'à lui,
Travaillons pour nous aujourd'hui
Faisons nous une Marseillaise !

Apart from the Internationale which I mentioned earlier I also like the anthem of the DDR (East Germany) and the USSR since 1944 and all it's Republics. You can listen to a good recording of the East German anthem at http://www.virtualpub.de/fx/ddr_nationalhymne.mp3 and all the Soviet anthems can be found at http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/sounds/index.htm.

only if you are a master nation you could speak about it,but enjoy your roll play :)
A master nation? What's that?
still la marseillaise is old and bloody and only used after 1880 so no revolution
no napoleon only illusion....it was created in 1792
I remember reading parts of an english translation once...

I remember reading parts of an english translatio once...

Quick personal translation:

"Arise children of the fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Over us the bloody banner
Of tyranny holds sway!
Do you hear there in our fields
The roar of fierce soldiers?
Who come into our midst
To slit the throats of our sons, our wives!

To arms, citizens!
Form your batallions!
March on, march on!
So that our fields be drenched
With their tainted blood!"

That's what I came up with. There's probably an official translation somewhere...

A master nation? What's that?

I remember reading parts of an english translation once...

you use puppet nation i didn't so hence master one?

you use puppet nation i didn't so hence master one?
Yes, TPE is my first nation on NS, so TPE is the master nation, yes.

the Italian anthems cool, quite upbeat

the Italian anthems cool, quite upbeat

I still think Poland has the best one :).

I happen to like my nations the best... :D

Go here to see why, but warning it has blunt language...

The Ball of Kerrymuir as popularized by Jim Croce (http://lyrics.tandj.net/index.cgi?&song=Jim_Croce_-_The_Ball_Of_Kerrymuir)

Written in the 1880's, it supposedly recounts a social gathering that accutally occured in the Kerriemuir disctrict of Scotland, and is also titled The Gathering of the Clans - it has some 40 plus verses...many know it as "Four and Twenty Virgins"

Th Russian anthem.
it sounds so mighty.

The South African national anthem, without a doubt. It's so passionate and emotional.

For the record the vocal file of the South African national anthem is Die Stem, which is no longer the anthem. This is probally a mistake since they have the text for the new anthem and the instrumental file correct as well.

the german one is cool
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.:|

I slightly prefer http://david.national-anthems.net over the main anthem site - it offers more information on the anthems themselves as well as offering most of them in midi. No vocals IOW - but much quicker downloads for those not on broadband ;)

I personally like Gibraltar for its simplicity and many Latin-American ones for the music style. I also like the textual structure of the Dutch anthem (acrostic, symmetrical) - but I don't care much for the text itself or the melody. See http://david.national-anthems.net/nl.htm

And of course:
Europe: http://david.national-anthems.net/eur.htm
United federation of planets : http://david.national-anthems.net/ufp.htm (well.. someone had to say it ;))

Th Russian anthem.
it sounds so mighty.

Yeah, the Russian Anthem sounds mighty. But methinks that the Polish Anthem sounds so....patriotic AND mighty.

Out of the ones I've heard I like Canada's the best. I know more words to that than my own anthem (USA). But I haven't heard many, so I'm going to listen to some from that link on the first post. But for now, it's Canada.

My three favourite anthems:

1.) Soviet Union/ Russia (The best anthem ever existed, in my opinion)
2.) Greece (sounds mighty too, and at least I understand what they sing.^^)
3.) France

I like the former Eastern German anthem too.

Russia!!!
12 points

Russia!!!
12 points

I don't get what everyone thinks is so great about the Russian anthem. The Polish Anthem sounds more energetic, more powerful, and more "We're going forward, and we're gonna kick our enemies to kingdom come!". Sure, the Russian Anthem is good, but its not that good!

I don't get what everyone thinks is so great about the Russian anthem. The Polish Anthem sounds more energetic, more powerful, and more "We're going forward, and we're gonna kick our enemies to kingdom come!". Sure, the Russian Anthem is good, but its not that good!
Maybe those people are more peaceful. :)

Maybe those people are more peaceful. :)

Yeah, but alot of people said they chose it because it sounded more "Powerful".

What do you think is the best National Anthem?

My favorie is the Mazurek Dabrowskiego (http://www.national-anthems.net/countries/index.php?id=PL), the national anthem of Poland.

I also like the Himno Istmeño (http://www.national-anthems.net/countries/index.php?id=PM), the National Anthem of Panama(I also know it like the back of my hand...see my location to know why).

Oh, and don't just choose your own national anthem unless you really think it's the best. If you haven't heard any others, then go to National-Anthems.net (http://www.national-anthems.net/index.html)
Actually, I find the Polish national anthem grating. And my parents are Polish.

And the Star Spangled banner kicks ass. When not sung by Whitney Houston.

It pains me to say it as a patriotic englishman but the Irish and Scottish anthems used at the rugby are very moving, the official British anthem,"God Save the Queen" is just pants, but at least it is union jack boxer shorts!!Hendrix's version of the star spangled banner is about as good as it gets, unless you include the brian may version of god save the queen!!! :eek:

Yeah, but alot of people said they chose it because it sounded more "Powerful".
But it sounds more powerful than the polnish anthem in my opinion.

You gotta love the Italian anthemn, unless I've been brainwashed from hearing it every fortnight in the F1 season as ferrari win AGAIN!

And God Save the Queen is just a miserable dirge which we shouldn't even play at sporting events as it's the British, not the English anthemn.

I've heard a version of "O'Canada" by south park that would knock your socks off.. ;)

..and send them homewards.. tae think again

England - miplaced royalit dirge. Australia - even more dirgy (although less royal-heavy obviously).

Flower of Scotland or teh Marseillaise - blood-stirring kick-arse war songs. What it shoudl all be about.

1) Russia
2) Italy
3) France

Estonians have pretty nice anthem too ;)

Meh, even after hearing all of those others, my favorite is still The Star-Spangled Banner, especially the last part of the second verse:
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!

The Soviet National Anthem is probably the greatest, in my opinion. I also like England's (unofficial) anthem, Land of Hope and Glory.

1) Ode To Joy (The Anthem of The European Union)

2) The National Anthem of the USSR (The Russian Federation is using it again now)

3. The German national Anthem

4. The French National Anthem

5. The Italian National Anthem

6. The Dambusters anthem (Unofficial anthem of the UK)

Da....da, da, da, dadada, da, da, da, da, da, dadada, da, da, dada, dadadada, da,da, dadadadaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

i)France - La Marseillaise
ii)England (Alternative) - Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time)
iii)USSR Post-1977 - Hymn Of The Soviet Union

The full version of Das Lied Der Deutschen is pretty awesome too.

And Bill Bailey's suggestion for Britain's new national anthem to replace the "funereal-dirgic tendencies" of "God Save The Queen": "Zipedee Doo-Daa" performed by Portishead.

Lnad of Hope and Glory is a wicked anthem, but I also like God Save the Queen. Jerusalem's good, and so is Rule Britania. Ha, I bet we made the most songs up about our selves.

The worst has got to be the Brazilian one. It is a bloody mess.

Jerusalem's far superior to other English 'anthems' imo; revolutionary and socialist not pro-monarchy or pro-empire. I dont like the self-praising 'oooh we're really good, loook at us, we rule, hurray' type.

I think the French national anthem is pretty cool. Allthough the Norwegian one is the best :p

I'm partial to the Star Spangled Banner.

russian ones 1944-1991 2001-???, and french, and german and east german

Yeah, but alot of people said they chose it because it sounded more "Powerful".
Well yeah, I think it is in a spiritual way.
Less "We shall crush you", more "everyone is dead, time for some rebuilding".

I like the Brazilian one (eh, being a brazilian myself)

As far I'm concerned, the French one sounds really nice, but it's too wariorrish for my guts. I mean, slit the throats of women and children? fields running with blood? What the hell. They should keep the music and change the lyrics.

The internationale is asskicking.

I like "O Canada".

Quite simple really

Geiriau Cymraeg

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra mor 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.
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.

1) Russian-Gimn Rossiya
2) German-Deutschland über Alles
3) Italian-La Canzone degli Italiani