National Anthems

[nenezinho]

okay...today I had the chance to sing the Portuguese one more than once so....I got an idea...know you americans are good patriots and other fellows should be to, I like a lot of poems and many songs are beautiful....well...won´t loose nothing for trying.

So here goes a translation of the Portuguese one:

"Heroes of the sea
Noble people
Proud and Immortal nation
rise today and once again
the mighty of Portugal

In the midst of history
Oh Homeland,
the voices of our ancestors are calling
ready to lead you to victory

Get your weapons
Get your weapons
Over the lands and over the seas

Get your weapons
Get your weapons
Let´s fight for our homeland

Against those cannons
March, March"

 

[Ghost2004]

I Like Nen

Here''s the Anthem for my adoptive country

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.

( Tis a HELL of a lot easier on the vocal cords to sing than the SSB)


and of course , even with all the current troubles, being US born the Star Spangled Banner is of course important to me.



Ghostie

 

[the_Baron]

i like Israel's anthem, "Ha-Tikvah".

it means: "the Hope"

its got quite the melody as well.

 

[The Sean Man]

1) The U.S National Anthem

2) The Canadian National Anthem

3) The former Soviet Union National Anthem: loved the melody ever since The Hunt For Red October.

The Sean Man

 

[BOFH666]

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn anwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra madd,
Tros ryddid collasant 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 hi
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra mor yn fur
I'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra mor yn fur
I'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

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Translation, or at least a rough one (doesn't translate directly):

The land of my fathers, the land of my choice,
The land in which poets and minstrels rejoice;
The land whose stern warriors were true to the core,
While bleeding for freedom of yore.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

Old mountainous Cambria, the Eden of bards,
Each hill and each valley, excite my regards;
To the ears of her patriots how charming still seems
The music that flows in her streams.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

My country tho' crushed by a hostile array,
The language of Cambria lives out to this day;
The muse has eluded the traitors' foul knives,
The harp of my country survives.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

 

[ScottishTickler]

Flower of Scotland

The national anthem of Scotland

Oh Flower of Scotland
when will we see
your likes again
that fought and died for
your wee bit hill and glen
and stood against him
proud edwards army
and sent him homeward
tae think again

the hills are bear now
and autumn leaves
lie thick and still
oer land that is lost now
which those so dearly held
and stood against him
proud edwards army
and sent him homeward
tae think again

those days are past now
and in the past
they must remain
but we can still rise now
and be the nation again
that stood against him
proud edwards army
and sent him homeward
tae think again.

 

[AffectionateDan]

Steve....

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn anwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra madd,
Tros ryddid collasant 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 hi
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra mor yn fur
I'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra mor yn fur
I'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

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Translation, or at least a rough one (doesn't translate directly):

The land of my fathers, the land of my choice,
The land in which poets and minstrels rejoice;
The land whose stern warriors were true to the core,
While bleeding for freedom of yore.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

Old mountainous Cambria, the Eden of bards,
Each hill and each valley, excite my regards;
To the ears of her patriots how charming still seems
The music that flows in her streams.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

My country tho' crushed by a hostile array,
The language of Cambria lives out to this day;
The muse has eluded the traitors' foul knives,
The harp of my country survives.

Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

What the hell IS that picture in your siggy?

 

[BOFH666]

The pic is a dragon silouhetted by a slightly stylized sunset (though I've seen some that get very close to that). The latin around the pic, Primum Non Nocere, translates as "First, do no harm".

 

[AffectionateDan]

Personal motto? Coat of Arms? Old medical vow or oath?

 

[desdemona]

That is the veterinary motto....I don't know about the human side 🙂

And for the heck of it...the French national anthem

Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé.
Contre nous, de la tyrannie,
L'étandard sanglant est levé,
l'étandard sanglant est levé,
Entendez-vous, dans la compagnes.
Mugir ces farouches soldats
Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras
Egorger vos fils,
vos compagnes.

(Let us go, children of the fatherland
Our day of Glory has arrived.
Against us stands tyranny,
The bloody flag is raised,
The bloody flag is raised.
Do you hear in the countryside
The roar of these savage soldiers
They come right into our arms
To cut the throats of your sons,
your country.)

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

(To arms, citizens!
Form up your battalions
Let us march, Let us march!
That their impure blood
Should water our fields)

 

[BOFH666]

Personal motto? Coat of Arms? Old medical vow or oath?

Part of a personal philosophy which is an odd mix of understanding, compassion, forgivness and celtic insanity 😉

 

[MsDivaNYC]

Puerto Rican anthem

LOL. Yes, we actually have one! My eyes actually watered when typing it for you guys, as I haven't sung it in years. Awww...

La Borinquenna

La tierra de Borinquen, donde he nacido yo,
es un jardin florido, de magico primor.

Un cielo siempre nitido le sirve de dosel,
Y dan arrullos placidos, las olas a sus pies.

Cuanod a sus playas llego Colon,
exclamo lleno de admiracion, "Oh, oh, oh!"

Esta es la linda tierra que busco yo.
Es Borinquen la hija, la hija del mar y el sol.
Del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol,
del mar y el sol--del mar y el sol!

It's basically about Christopher Columbus coming to our shores in 1492...before raping and pillaging our island!

 

[Strider]

Yeah,the Soviet anthem was majestic.