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platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 01:41 PM
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!

2. O Lord our God arise,
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall;
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all!

3. Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign;
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen! 4. Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world over.

5. From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!

6. Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!

Shanus
11-18-2006, 01:43 PM
Piss off, English scum.

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr 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 si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

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

RonRoss
11-18-2006, 01:53 PM
Hero'is do mar, nobre povo,
Nac,a~o valente, imortal
Levantai hoje de novo,
O esplendor de Portugal
Entre as brumas da memo'ria,
O' pa'tria sente-se a voz
Dos teus egre'gios avo's
Que ha'-de guiar-te `a vito'ria.

`As armas! `As armas!
Sobre a terra e sobre o mar!
`As armas! `As armas!
Pela Pa'tria lutar!

Contra os canho~es marchar, marchar!

Desfralda a invicta bandeira
`A luz viva do teu ce'u
Brade a Europa `a terra inteira
Portugal na~o pereceu!
Beija o solo teu jucundo
O oceano a rujir d'amor
E o teu brac,o vencedor
Deu mundos novos ao Mundo!


Saudai o sol que desponta
Sobre um ridente porvir;
Seja o eco d'uma afronta
O sinal de ressurgir.
Raios d'essa aurora forte
Sa~o como beijos de ma~e
Que nos guardam, nos suste^m,
Contra as inju'rias da sorte.

Shanus
11-18-2006, 01:55 PM
Hero'is do mar, nobre povo,
Nac,a~o valente, imortal
Levantai hoje de novo,
O esplendor de Portugal
Entre as brumas da memo'ria,
O' pa'tria sente-se a voz
Dos teus egre'gios avo's
Que ha'-de guiar-te `a vito'ria.

`As armas! `As armas!
Sobre a terra e sobre o mar!
`As armas! `As armas!
Pela Pa'tria lutar!

Contra os canho~es marchar, marchar!

Desfralda a invicta bandeira
`A luz viva do teu ce'u
Brade a Europa `a terra inteira
Portugal na~o pereceu!
Beija o solo teu jucundo
O oceano a rujir d'amor
E o teu brac,o vencedor
Deu mundos novos ao Mundo!


Saudai o sol que desponta
Sobre um ridente porvir;
Seja o eco d'uma afronta
O sinal de ressurgir.
Raios d'essa aurora forte
Sa~o como beijos de ma~e
Que nos guardam, nos suste^m,
Contra as inju'rias da sorte.


I'm sorry, but I can't speak Portugeek.

Just kidding, of course I can.

RonRoss
11-18-2006, 01:56 PM
then u wouldnt mind translating it for me

Shanus
11-18-2006, 01:59 PM
Heroes of the sea, noble people,
Valiant and immortal nation,
Arise today once more
The splendour of Portugal!
From out of the mists of memory,
Oh Fatherland, the voices are felt
Of your great forefathers,
That shall lead you on to victory!

To arms, to arms!
Over land, over sea,
To arms, to arms!
To fight for the Fatherland!
Against the cannons, we march, we march!

Hoist the unconquerable Flag,
In the living light of your sky!
Europe cries out to the all of the land:
Portugal has not perished
Kiss the soil jolly of yours
The Ocean, roaring of love,
And your winning arm
Gave new worlds to the World!

Salute the Sun that rises
Over a smiling future;
Let the echo of an offense
Be the sign for resurrection.
Rays of that strong dawn
Are as mother kisses,
That keep us, sustain us,
Against the injuries of luck.

RonRoss
11-18-2006, 02:00 PM
u googled it

Shanus
11-18-2006, 02:04 PM
u googled it

Thanks for pissing on my parade.

:(

platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 02:04 PM
Saesneg > welsh

Shanus
11-18-2006, 02:28 PM
Saesneg > welsh

If you're going to try and be witty, atleast learn the Welsh way of saying Welsh.

Southpaw Stinger
11-18-2006, 02:30 PM
Welcome To the Jungle
We got fun and Games!

platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 03:00 PM
saesneg > dafad cariad

Oasis_Lad
11-18-2006, 03:01 PM
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!

2. O Lord our God arise,
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall;
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all!

3. Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign;
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen! 4. Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world over.

5. From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!

6. Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!


worst national anthem of any nation ever

platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 03:02 PM
Because it says crush rebellios scots? Yeh sorry about that

Oasis_Lad
11-18-2006, 03:05 PM
Because it says crush rebellios scots? Yeh sorry about that

not really !

mainly because it is boring and the lyrics have no real meaning in today's society

for the life of me i can't see it inspiring anyone

Shanus
11-18-2006, 03:08 PM
saesneg > dafad cariad

It's Cymraeg, noob.

platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 03:16 PM
Do you know what I just said?

Shanus
11-18-2006, 03:33 PM
Do you know what I just said?

Negative, I can't speak Welsh either.

platinummatt!
11-18-2006, 03:40 PM
lol. It said sheep lover

Shanus
11-19-2006, 08:01 AM
lol. It said sheep lover

Me > you.

End of discussion, thread, your life.

7001
11-19-2006, 08:44 AM
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?


On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.


And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.


Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843)

!!! Beowulf !!!
11-19-2006, 10:46 AM
worst national anthem of any nation ever

I'd have to agree.

Shanus
11-19-2006, 11:14 AM
The English anthem is a bit dated.. it needs to be revamped.