What's your country's national anthem?

[Ellis]

@deko:

I'm french…

Ah…a familiar tune, but I don't think I've ever heard it sung; even if so, I surely didn't know what was being said. Thank you!

[tinci01]

Slovene national anthem

SLOVENE LYRICS

1. Spet trte so rodile,
prijat'lji, vince nam sladko,
ki nam oživlja žile,
srce razjasni in oko,
ki utopi
vse skrbi,
v potrtih prsih up budi.

2. Komu najpred veselo
zdravljico, bratje, č'mo zapet'?
Bog našo nam deželo,
Bog živi ves slovenski svet,
brate vse,
kar nas je
sinov sloveče matere!

3. V sovražnike `z oblakov
rodu naj naš'ga trešči grom!
Prost, ko je bil očakov,
naprej naj bo Slovencev dom;
naj zdrobe
njih roke
si spone, ki jim še teže!

4. Edinost, sreča, sprava
k nam naj nazaj se vrnejo!
Otrok, kar ima Slava,
vsi naj si v roke sežejo,
da oblast
in z njo čast,
ko pred, spet naša bosta last!

5. Bog živi vas, Slovenke,
prelepe, žlahtne rožice!
Ni take je mladenke,
ko naše je krvi dekle;
naj sinov
zarod nov
iz vas bo strah sovražnikov!

6. Mladen'či, zdaj se pije
zdravljica vaša, vi naš up!
Ljubezni domačije
noben naj vam ne usmrti strup;
ker po nas
bode vas
jo srčno branit' klical čas!

7. Žive naj vsi narodi
ki hrepene dočakat' dan,
da koder sonce hodi,
prepir iz sveta bo pregnan,
da rojak
prost bo vsak,
ne vrag, le sosed bo mejak!

8. Nazadnje še, prijat'lji,
kozarec zase vzdignimo,
ki smo zato se zbrat'li,
ker dobro v srcu mislimo.
Dokaj dni
naj živi
Bog, kar nas dobrih je ljudi!

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ENGLISH VERSIFICATION

1. The vintage, friends, is over,
And here sweet wine makes, once again,
Sad eyes and hearts recover
Puts fire into every vein.
Drowns dull care
Everywhere
And summons hope out of despair.

2. To whom with acclamation
And song shall we our first toast give?
God save our land and nation
And all Slovenes where'er they live,
Who own the same
Blood and name,
And who one glorious Mother claim.

3. Let thunder out of heaven
Strike down and smite our wanton foe!
Now, as it once had thriven,
May our dear realm in freedom grow.
May fall the last
Chains of the past
Which bind us still and hold us fast!

4. Let peace, glad conciliation,
Come back to us throughout the land!
Towards their destination
Let Slavs henceforth go hand-in-hand!
Thus again
Will honour reign
To justice pledged in our domain.

5. To you, our pride past measure,
Our girls! Your beauty, charm and grace!
There surely is no treasure
To equal maidens of such race.
Sons you'll bear,
Who will dare
Defy our foe no matter where.

6. Our hope now, our to-morrow -
The youths - we toast and toast with joy.
No poisonous blight or sorrow
Your love of homeland shall destroy.
With us indeed
You're called to heed
Its summons in this hour of need.

7. God's blessing on all nations,
Who long and work for that bright day,
When o'er earth's habitations
No war, no strife shall hold its sway;
Who long to see
That all men free
No more shall foes, but neighbours be!

8. At last to our reunion -
To us the toast! Let it resound,
Since in this gay communion
By thoughts of brotherhood we're bound
May joyful cheer
Ne'er disappear
From all good hearts now gathered here.

[Ellis]

@tinci01:

Slovene national anthem…

Appreciate the words…thank you!

Got a link to get a listen?

[cuggsy]

The French anthem is the most inspirational. Especially after recent sad events. The real "gusto" the French people give when singing it is amazing.  :love:

[mufum69]

O Canada!

O 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, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada! Where pines and maples grow,
Great prairies spread and Lordly rivers flow!
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western sea!
The land of hope for all who toil,
The true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies,
May Stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise.
To keep thee steadfast thro' the years,
From East to Western sea.
Our own beloved native land,
Our true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion, in thy loving care.
Help us to find, O God, in thee,
A lasting rich reward.
As waiting for the better day,
We ever stand on guard.
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Read more: The National Anthem Of Canada - O Canada Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[Ellis]

@mufum69:

O Canada!

Thanks!…neighbor to the north.

I'm familiar with the tune, but this was my look at the words.

7 national anthems spoken for…187 to go! :laugh:

[Sombresli]

I live in Lebanon and here's our national anthem

Youtube Video

Lyrics:

كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
    ملء عين الزّمن سيفنا والقلم
    سهلنا والجبل منبت للرجال
    قولنا والعمل في سبيل الكمال

كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
    كلّنا للوطن

شيخنا والفتى عند صوت الوطن
    أسد غاب متى ساورتنا الفتن
    شرقنا قلبه أبداً لبنان
    صانه ربه لمدى الأزمان

كلنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
    كلنا للوطن

بحره برّه درّة الشرقين
    رِفدُه برّهُ مالئ القطبين
    إسمه عزّه منذ كان الجدود
    مجدُهُ أرزُهُ رمزُهُ للخلود

كلّنا للوطن للعلى للعلم
    كلّنا للوطن

English Translation :

All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
    Our valor and our writings are the envy of the ages.
    Our mountain and our valley, they bring forth stalwart men.
    And to Perfection we devote our words and labor.

All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
    All of us! For our Country

Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call,
    And on the Day of Crisis they are as Lions of the Jungle.
    The heart of our East is ever Lebanon,
    May God preserve him until the end of time.

All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
    All of us! For our Country

The Gems of the East are his land and sea.
    Throughout the world his good deeds flow from pole to pole.
    And his name is his glory since time began.
    The cedars are his pride, his immortality's symbol.

All of us! For our Country, for our Glory and Flag!
    All of us! For our Country

[Ellis]

@Sombresli:

I live in Lebanon…

Thank you.

For whatever reason–probably my small view of the world--but hearing your national anthem, I could've never guessed it to be from a neighbor in the Middle East!

Meaning no offense to any of the 194 neighbors near and far across the globe–and more a demonstration of my ignorance--but it sounded European/Western. Of course I have no idea what constitutes a tune sounding like it hails from the Middle East; but again, with ignorance and a skewed view of the world outside of my bubble, wrongly stereotypes are sometimes used to fill in those gaps of missing information. ???

So thank you again for the knowledge, and as small as that bit of new information might be, it's something new to me and something I would have never considered to find out on my own, and I do value that.

(BTW…my math was wrong in my last post...you represent the 8th country...Now there's 187 to go!)

[watcher2013]

God Save The Queen here in the UK as a whole but more specific to England, and Northern Ireland have it as their anthem.
Scotland Have "Scotland The Brave" a musical piece or Flower Of Scotland as a vocal anthem.
Wales have their own anthem but I don't know what it is, I know because they sing it in Rugby international matches at Cardiff and it's impressive with 70.000 Welsh voices belting it out.

[Ellis]

@Ellis:

…Now there's 187 to go!

With 8 noted so far,it's either 187 or 188, according to my most recent check on-line. ???

Regardless, there's still a whole lot of countries yet to be represented.

[justwith]

Youtube Video

i dont like this version but is the only that i also translated  :S