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National Anthems of the world. Well I can give you my top four they are -
United States of America
France
Germany
Soviet Union
Ukrainehttp://www.national-anthems.net/ (http://www.national-anthems.net/)
Top four same as yours Steed. :cool: Number five? Not Canada sorry. :oops:
The Greek one is nice actually. I like the Swiss one too.
Skybird
11-22-07, 08:17 AM
Germany
UK
Russia
USA
I like the German one best not for nationalistic reasons, but because it is not so martial and warlike like so many others are both in text and music. For the same reason I like the sound of the English one, although in text it is a bit - well, flat, somehow. Here, again the German one has more to offer, I think. :lol: :-j
there is one musical piece that often is used for an introduction when something British or "typical" Royal is on TV, it is famous and has a very poetic melody and you all have heared it in your life, I'm sure, but I always forget the title. Reminds a bit of the UK anthem. It is slow, majestic, a slow march I think, but totally non-martial. It was used as title music for this four-parts TV docu on the British royal family, late 80s, TV-title was "Royalty". If you know what I mean, tell me. This piece, in my ears, by its musical sound makes a perfect national anthem. I would place it on 1 if it were an anthem indeed.
Cant beat this one:
http://www.national-anthems.net/real/instrumental/NO
Where do they get those anthems!? :rotfl:
The Finland's vocal version is a bit 'heavy'. ;)
But still I choose it (surprise? :88)).
Tho, if I would've been the one to decide back then, I would've picked the Finlandia for our anthem. Juuuust great!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fbndUSHL9A0
Italy has quite nice one too, kinda remainds me of Das Boot.
Happy Times
11-22-07, 10:41 AM
Where do they get those anthems!? :rotfl:
The Finland's vocal version is a bit 'heavy'. ;)
But still I choose it (surprise? :88)).
Tho, if I would've been the one to decide back then, I would've picked the Finlandia for our anthem. Juuuust great!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fbndUSHL9A0
Italy has quite nice one too, kinda remainds me of Das Boot.
The lyrics are also better in Finlandia compared to Our Land IMO. And to people that dont know Estonia (our brothers;) ) have almost the same anthem with different lyrics as Finland.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8yWyQaV6B0E&feature=related
Finlandia hymn.
O, Finland, behold, your day is dawning,
The threat of night has been banished away,
And the lark of morning in the brightness sings,
As though the very firmament would sing.
The powers of the night are vanquished by the morning light,
Your day is dawning, O land of birth.
O, rise, Finland, rise up high
Your head, wreathed with great memories.
O, rise, Finland, you showed to the world
That you drove away the slavery,
And that you did not bend under oppression,
Your day is dawning, O land of birth.
Our Land.
Our land, our land, our fatherland,
Sound loud, O name of worth!
No mount that meets the heaven's band,
No hidden vale, no wavewashed strand,
Is loved, as is our native North,
Our own forefathers' earth.
Thy blossom, in the bud laid low,
Yet ripened shall upspring.
See! From our love once more shall grow
Thy light, thy joy, thy hope, thy glow!
And clearer yet one day shall ring
The song our land shall sing.
My list would be
Germany
Russia
France
UK
Finland/Estonia (the closest rivals are Spain and Italy)
DeepIron
11-22-07, 10:50 AM
1. The US National Anthem
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. In-a-gadda-de-vida
4. UK
5. France
Winston Caine
11-22-07, 11:39 AM
1. Bulgaria
2. Russia
3. Croatia
4. Germany
5. US
Kapitan
11-22-07, 03:20 PM
UK
Soviet / Russian
And that is it !
1 Soviet Union
2 (the informal UK hymn: land of hope and glory)
3 France
4 DDR (even with text :lol:)
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:oops: Ups, where is my own one? Hmmm. Mighty heap of ....
Parliament should get rid of it
TteFAboB
11-22-07, 05:04 PM
1. US
2. Italy
3. Hungary
4. UK
5. Vatican
6. Japan/Czarist Russia/France
VipertheSniper
11-22-07, 05:09 PM
1. Germany (you stole our melody you b*stards ;) )
2. Russia/Soviet Union
3. Italy
4. UK
5. Brazil
and much more I'd like to mention because there are so much more beautiful hymns, but in order to keep the list short, I've chosen these.
Happy Times
11-24-07, 06:34 PM
Where do they get those anthems!? :rotfl:
The Finland's vocal version is a bit 'heavy'. ;)
But still I choose it (surprise? :88)).
Tho, if I would've been the one to decide back then, I would've picked the Finlandia for our anthem. Juuuust great!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fbndUSHL9A0
Italy has quite nice one too, kinda remainds me of Das Boot.
BTW the Jaeger march that you have in your sig has horrible translation of the most beutiful march we have, it hurts my Jaeger heart and Sibelius would turn in his grave.:nope:
It should be more like this.
The Jager March
Deep is our blow, our wrath invincible,
we have no mercy, no homeland.
Our whole happiness is at the tip of our swords,
our hearts may not give in.
Our war cry rings, enchanting the country,
which is severing its chains.
Our defiance may not tire,
until the people of Finland are free.
When lowered with despair were heads of the other citizens, the country,
we Jägers still believed.
There was a dark night in the heart, a thousands pains,
but one thought proud, holy:
We shall rise as the revenge of Kullervo,
it is sweet to pass the fates of war.
A new tale of Finland is to be born,
it grows, it rushes, it wins.
Häme, Karelia, shores and lands of Viena,
one great is Finland´s reign.
Its ideology can´t be driven by brute force,
away from beneath the northern sky.
Its Lion Flag is carried
by strong hands of Jägers,
Over thunderous, gory fields
towards the coast of rising Finland.
Want to make a video?;)
HunterICX
11-24-07, 06:50 PM
http://www.national-anthems.net/windowsmedia/vocal/NL
:p
sorry dont have a top 5.
I think the French one is cool, very stirring. Russia's is good, as it the States, Australia's is okay too. That makes four, so for number five I'd pick one that technically is not a 'national' anthem, but more a theme tune for socialist and communist states, which is of course, The Internationale, a very stirring tune, whether you are a commie or not.
Unfortunately, I think there are many more naff ones than good ones, and often the semi official, or unofficial ones are better. The (official) British one is commonly known as 'the dirge' by many people, and that's because it is one, awful, definitely amongst the worst, not to mention insulting to Scotland too in one of the versus that is often skipped these days, although of the (several) semi-official other ones, in the case of the UK, Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem, are both better than the official one.
The one that always makes me laugh though, is the Italian one, which sounds like it is threatening to break into circus music at any second.
:D Chock
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