Do you know your country's national anthem?

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

I do and can sing it off the top of my head.

 

For those of you who don't know your country's national anthem, I suggest you learn it and learn the words of it for your and your nation's sake.

[Robbie the Wise 5,050]

I don't think any nation is dependent on whether or not it's citizens know their national anthem.

[SnowPint7Fourths 432]

God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the Queen

[Sorarocks93 678]

 

 

For those of you who don't know your country's national anthem, I suggest you learn it and learn the words of it for your and your nation's sake.

I can't really think of any situation where it would be necessary to know it.

[Dave 5,715]

I don't think any nation is dependent on whether or not it's citizens know their national anthem.

 

You need to learn it in order to sing it in unison with all other citizens to waken your country's sleeping mecha spirit animal that runs nationalism for when the aliens attack.

[Kittenz 4,281]

at school tho I always had to mouth it because they would put in the second verse sometimes or I just forgot the lyrics

 

Australians all let us rejoice 

for we are youngbut not really and fwee

I don't know how to sing, this part

boomerangs are pretty greaatt ♫

Edited July 5, 2016 by Yuno Gasai

[Trece the Xam ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀) 3,859]

I know the one from the area where I live in my country.

 

I don't know if my country currently has one, and if it has, it probably is the old one, which is fascist and stuff (from the dictatorship).

[Hoshiko Hikari 298]

I can't really think of any situation where it would be necessary to know it.

I found myself in such a situation several years ago for the (British) Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 60 years on the throne - when everyone was singing the national anthem and I realised the only line I knew was 'God save the Queen'! I then made sure that I at least learned the first verse of it so I wouldn't feel so stupid next time.  

[Robbie the Wise 5,050]

You need to learn it in order to sing it in unison with all other citizens to waken your country's sleeping mecha spirit animal that runs nationalism for when the aliens attack.

Well shit...I didn't realize we had Megazords lol!

[Shimmy 458]

I can sing it off the top of my head but as others have said, I don't find my Nation's dependent on whether or not I can sing these words or not.

 

As someone whose first language isn't entirely english let me assure you there are different ways to express patriotism and gratitude beyond a song. 

Edited July 5, 2016 by Shimmy

[VisitJoan 2,713]

I can sing The Star Spangled Banner in my sleep. They taught it for us for our musical in first grade.

[Caity 3,946]

I'm in Northern Ireland (so we get the choice between British ones and Irish ones), I know the names of them but not the words cause why would I bother.

God Save the Queen and Land of Hope and Glory (Britain)

Amhran na bhFiann (Ireland)

[Felixx 6,646]

I do know it, yes. But it's awful

[The 13th Kenpachi 4,279]

Kind of, but Welsh is a difficult language.

 

 

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

2. 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.
Cytgan:

3. 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.

[xxClouDxxmoon 900]

In Primary School we had to sing the Australian Anthem at every Assembly on a Monday Afternoon, so it's not too hard to remember

[Yuya Sakaki 5,212]

at school tho I always had to mouth it because they would put in the second verse sometimes or I just forgot the lyrics  Australians all let us rejoice for we are youngbut not really and fweeI don't know how to sing, this partboomerangs are pretty greaatt ♫

In Primary School we had to sing the Australian Anthem at every Assembly on a Monday Afternoon, so it's not too hard to remember

Singing the Aussie National Anthem as a kid and not knowing what "girt by sea" meant #growingupaustralianPeace!

[MythrilMagician 6,963]

at school tho I always had to mouth it because they would put in the second verse sometimes or I just forgot the lyrics  Australians all let us rejoice for we are youngbut not really and fweeI don't know how to sing, this partboomerangs are pretty greaatt ♫

In Primary School we had to sing the Australian Anthem at every Assembly on a Monday Afternoon, so it's not too hard to remember

Singing the Aussie National Anthem as a kid and not knowing what "girt by sea" meant #growingupaustralianPeace!

Oh my God, I've memorised becuase of how much Primary School made us sing it. It was like at every assembly

[2 quid is good 2,209]

God save our gracious Queen[/size]Long live our noble Queen[/size]God save the Queen[/size]Send her victorious[/size]Happy and glorious[/size]Long to reign over us[/size]God save the Queen[/size]

Or the primary school version

 

 

Smack her in the gob

With a walls ice cream

Long to annoy us

God save the Queen

 

 

...

I think I just committed treason, but if I did then so did everyone else in primary school. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT, I'M TAKING YOU DOWN WITH ME.

 

I never actually knew the anthem until the London Olympics, when I was 13

 

Never too late I suppose, but I knew the general tune and that

 

However, I did know Jerusalem, which is seen as *England's * anthem. In the sane vein Flower of Scotland is Scotlands anthem.

 

And did those feet in ancient times

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 on upon our clouded hills

And was Jerusalem builded here

Upon these dark satanic mills

[xxClouDxxmoon 900]

Oh my God, I've memorised becuase of how much Primary School made us sing it. It was like at every assembly

 

Singing the Aussie National Anthem as a kid and not knowing what "girt by sea" meant #growingupaustralianPeace!

Didn't know what "girt by sea" meant until like grade 6, you'd think they'd explain something we sing constantly haha

[2 quid is good 2,209]

I found myself in such a situation several years ago for the (British) Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 60 years on the throne - when everyone was singing the national anthem and I realised the only line I knew was 'God save the Queen'! I then made sure that I at least learned the first verse of it so I wouldn't feel so stupid next time.

THERE'S A SECOND VERSE we have the shittest anthem in the world, I'd much rather something like the marseillase (however it's written)

[Shadow Broker 65]

Yes we always sing it in school every morning

 

its a filipino language

 

Bayang magiliw

Perlas ng silanganan

Alab ng puso

Sa dibdib mo'y buhay

 

Lupang Hinirang

Duyan ka nang magiting

Sa manlulupig

Di ka pasisiil

 

Sa Dagat at bundok sa simoy

At sa langit mo'y bughaw

May dilag ang tula

At awit sa paglayang minamahal

Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y tagumpay na nagniningning

Ang bituin at araw niya'y kailanpama'y di magdidilim

 

Lupa ng araw ng luwalhati't pagsinta

Buhay ay langit sa piling mo

Aming ligaya nang pag

May mang-aapi

Ang mamatay ng dahil sayo

[Weedanort 8,786]

HERÓIS DO MAR, NOBRE POVO

NAÇÃO VALENTE, IMORTAL

LEVANTAI HOJE DE NOVO

O ESPLENDOR DE PORTUGAL

 

ENTRE AS BRUMAS DA MEMÓRIAS

Ó PÁTRIA SENTE-SE A VOZ

DOS TEUS EGRÉGIOS AVÓS

QUE HÁ DE GUIAR-TE À VITÓRIA

 

ÀS ARMAS, ÀS ARMAS

SOBRE A TERRA, SOBRE O MAR

ÀS ARMAS, ÀS ARMAS

PELA PÁTRIA LUTAR

 

CONTRA OS CANHÕES MARCHAR, MARCHAAAAAAR

 

 

COME AT US WALES, WE'LL WIN TONIGHT

[2 quid is good 2,209]

HERÓIS DO MAR, NOBRE POVONAÇÃO VALENTE, IMORTALLEVANTAI HOJE DE NOVOO ESPLENDOR DE PORTUGAL ENTRE AS BRUMAS DA MEMÓRIASÓ PÁTRIA SENTE-SE A VOZDOS TEUS EGRÉGIOS AVÓSQUE HÁ DE GUIAR-TE À VITÓRIA ÀS ARMAS, ÀS ARMASSOBRE A TERRA, SOBRE O MARÀS ARMAS, ÀS ARMASPELA PÁTRIA LUTAR CONTRA OS CANHÕES MARCHAR, MARCHAAAAAAR  COME AT US WALES, WE'LL WIN TONIGHT

GARETH BALE WILL KICK YOUR ARSES SINGLE HANDEDLY WHILE ROBSON-KANU TRIPS YOU OVER

[Weedanort 8,786]

GARETH BALE WILL KICK YOUR ARSES SINGLE HANDEDLY WHILE ROBSON-KANU TRIPS YOU OVER

 

OH REALLY

 

WE HAVE CRISTIANO RONALDO SHOOTING THE BALL, ALWAYS MISSING, UNTIL RENATO SCORES, PATRÍCIO DEFENDS, AND QUARESMA SEALS THE DEAL

[Kittenz 4,281]

I highly approve of the soccer speak going on here but it's 3am so I can't think of a witty one liner