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Originally Posted by Dowly
Where do they get those anthems!? :rotfl:
The Finland's vocal version is a bit 'heavy'. 
But still I choose it (surprise?  ).
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=8yWyQa...eature=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)