The National Anthem.
06 February 2006, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Diablo
LOL
I think you managed to prove my point there
I think you managed to prove my point there
06 February 2006, 03:23 PM
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Yessssireee and you missed it....I'll make it more obvious next time by sticking an "I'm an ironic" post flag on it, just for you.
I know the level can be pretty low in here but how can anyone think a post bigging up 'A song for Great Britain' that includes the line "In England's green and pleasant land" is serious is beyond me
. Thought I'd just go along with the general flow of things here in Non scooby related.
I know the level can be pretty low in here but how can anyone think a post bigging up 'A song for Great Britain' that includes the line "In England's green and pleasant land" is serious is beyond me
. Thought I'd just go along with the general flow of things here in Non scooby related.
06 February 2006, 05:09 PM
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Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
06 February 2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
06 February 2006, 06:46 PM
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Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
I see there are two vowels ....
.......in Chorus
06 February 2006, 07:33 PM
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AND,.. didnt someone produce a Map of Europe without 'Gogg' on it recently......think we ought to adopt THAT , as well as the new National Anthem
06 February 2006, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by brihoppy
isnt the Queen the Queen of ENGLAND...?!
Her title is "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith."
And as has been pointed out already, Scotland and the other Realms and territories have never had an Elizabeth the First, so her title is incorrect.
06 February 2006, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Chorus
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith 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.
Chorus
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Chip
06 February 2006, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
Other great ideas for those other bits of 'Little Britain'
rename Scotland 'Nickynackynooshire' and make them all speak English instead of that sh1te they speak now
Wales will be known as 'a prison' and we send all the chavs there, blow up the bridges and build a fecking great wall better than Hadrian did. Supplies of sheep grade condoms and bags of flower to be dropped by helicopter, preferably on the heads of anyone visible on fly past.
Ireland, give it back to the Irish, we don't want it anyway.
and Jerusalem will be the anthem for all.........
rename Scotland 'Nickynackynooshire' and make them all speak English instead of that sh1te they speak now
Wales will be known as 'a prison' and we send all the chavs there, blow up the bridges and build a fecking great wall better than Hadrian did. Supplies of sheep grade condoms and bags of flower to be dropped by helicopter, preferably on the heads of anyone visible on fly past.
Ireland, give it back to the Irish, we don't want it anyway.
and Jerusalem will be the anthem for all.........
I quite enjoy hearing Jerusalem and Men of Harlech as well as Flower of Scotland. It's not so much the songs themselves but the spirit in which they are sung which gives them credence.
But then again I am more broad minded than some people...Stick to your hutch.
K.
06 February 2006, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken 275
A$$hole!
I quite enjoy hearing Jerusalem and Men of Harlech as well as Flower of Scotland. It's not so much the songs themselves but the spirit in which they are sung which gives them credence.
But then again I am more broad minded than some people...Stick to your hutch.
K.
I quite enjoy hearing Jerusalem and Men of Harlech as well as Flower of Scotland. It's not so much the songs themselves but the spirit in which they are sung which gives them credence.
But then again I am more broad minded than some people...Stick to your hutch.
K.
In the end the majority of us are British born and bred. We may not all be English but that's not the be all and end all.
In the end the national anthem is only a song. (and that comment will no doubt upset a few people as well).
06 February 2006, 10:30 PM
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Jerusalem
Written by William Blake
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded there
Among those dark Satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire
I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
Mart
Written by William Blake
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded there
Among those dark Satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire
I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
Mart
06 February 2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
Jerusalem
Written by William Blake
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded there
Among those dark Satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire
I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
Mart
Written by William Blake
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded there
Among those dark Satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire
I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
Mart
07 February 2006, 12:17 AM
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There's an alternative, too. It's actually the next hymn in the Ancient and Modern:
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.
Great tune (Gustav Holst) and suitable lyrics. Plus some loony lefty bishop has tried to ban it so it must be good
SB
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.
Great tune (Gustav Holst) and suitable lyrics. Plus some loony lefty bishop has tried to ban it so it must be good
SB
07 February 2006, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken 275
A$$hole!
I quite enjoy hearing Jerusalem and Men of Harlech as well as Flower of Scotland. It's not so much the songs themselves but the spirit in which they are sung which gives them credence.
But then again I am more broad minded than some people...Stick to your hutch.
K.
I quite enjoy hearing Jerusalem and Men of Harlech as well as Flower of Scotland. It's not so much the songs themselves but the spirit in which they are sung which gives them credence.
But then again I am more broad minded than some people...Stick to your hutch.
K.
As it happens I'm not English myself but I do appreciate the ages old "who can p1ss highest up the wall" competition beloved of all the races of the UK.
That makes you the a55hole Ken.
07 February 2006, 12:02 PM
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Sorry but Jerusalem isn't in England so what the **** do you want to sing that for?
Stick to your boring ENGLISH national anthem - God save the Queen.
I noticed that as usual after one win the good old English commentators reckon that's the Grand Slam on for England & the Six Nations Championship won - they only beat a badly injury depleated Welsh Team. (and with a Wee bit of cheating from Matt Dawson and some good old referee bias)
Get it up ye!!
Big Den
Stick to your boring ENGLISH national anthem - God save the Queen.
I noticed that as usual after one win the good old English commentators reckon that's the Grand Slam on for England & the Six Nations Championship won - they only beat a badly injury depleated Welsh Team. (and with a Wee bit of cheating from Matt Dawson and some good old referee bias)
Get it up ye!!
Big Den
07 February 2006, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Den
Sorry but Jerusalem isn't in England so what the **** do you want to sing that for?
Stick to your boring ENGLISH national anthem - God save the Queen.
I noticed that as usual after one win the good old English commentators reckon that's the Grand Slam on for England & the Six Nations Championship won - they only beat a badly injury depleated Welsh Team. (and with a Wee bit of cheating from Matt Dawson and some good old referee bias)
Get it up ye!!
Big Den
Stick to your boring ENGLISH national anthem - God save the Queen.
I noticed that as usual after one win the good old English commentators reckon that's the Grand Slam on for England & the Six Nations Championship won - they only beat a badly injury depleated Welsh Team. (and with a Wee bit of cheating from Matt Dawson and some good old referee bias)
Get it up ye!!
Big Den
07 February 2006, 12:16 PM
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SB, probably not so appropriate as it doesn't mention the name of the country!
As for Big Den, if you are literate enough to read the lyrics rather than just the title, you might see the connection...
As for Big Den, if you are literate enough to read the lyrics rather than just the title, you might see the connection...
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I agree that the national anthem is not particularly inspiring but I do agree with the sentiments.
I have great respect for someone who took over the job as ruler when she was very young and without ever putting a foot wrong has continued to work for this country and its people ever since, and she is 80 years old now.
It is worth remembering that she still has the power to dissolve Parliament, we may need that some day!
Les
I have great respect for someone who took over the job as ruler when she was very young and without ever putting a foot wrong has continued to work for this country and its people ever since, and she is 80 years old now.
It is worth remembering that she still has the power to dissolve Parliament, we may need that some day!
Les