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Mo Farah
Can someone hand him a lyrics sheet for the national anthem next time?
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The Hellenic National Anthem Composed: --Dionysios Solomos, 1824 Translation in English by Rudyard Kipling in 1918
We knew thee of old,
Oh, divinely restored,
By the lights of thine eyes
And the light of thy Sword
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.
Ah, slow broke that day
And no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:
And we saw thee sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the Greeks.
Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking Freedom or Death.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
The Hellenic National Anthem Composed: --Dionysios Solomos, 1824 Translation in English by Rudyard Kipling in 1918
We knew thee of old,
Oh, divinely restored,
By the lights of thine eyes
And the light of thy Sword
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.
Ah, slow broke that day
And no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:
And we saw thee sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the Greeks.
Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking Freedom or Death.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Maybe whether or not you mouth/ sing to the national anthem is joelukes version of "The Tebbit Test"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_test
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_test
{grins at gness}
(dt) I can't flick backwards and forwards between two pages!
Anyway op, which rendition are you giving us?
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(dt) I can't flick backwards and forwards between two pages!
Anyway op, which rendition are you giving us?
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Round yon joeluke ever so wild
Mo Farrar so tender and mild
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Silent night, Holy night
ABers quake at the sight
Stories stream from Devon afar
AB choirs sing Hallelujah
Ed, joeluke will be forlorn
Ed, joeluke will be forlorn
Silent night, Holy night
Mo Farrer, sports pure light
Radiant beams from thy winner's face
With the dawn of joeluke's grace
Jesus, Mo, in your mirth
Sing next time at thy golden brace
Sing next time at thy golden brace
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon joeluke ever so wild
Mo Farrar so tender and mild
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Silent night, Holy night
ABers quake at the sight
Stories stream from Devon afar
AB choirs sing Hallelujah
Ed, joeluke will be forlorn
Ed, joeluke will be forlorn
Silent night, Holy night
Mo Farrer, sports pure light
Radiant beams from thy winner's face
With the dawn of joeluke's grace
Jesus, Mo, in your mirth
Sing next time at thy golden brace
Sing next time at thy golden brace
When did it become a necessity for participants in sporting events to sing the National Anthem? It is a relatively recent change - watch Olympic medal ceremonies from most of the 20th Century and you will see recipients standing in respectful silence (except perhaps for a whistling Daley Thompson in 1984).
In fact we (spectators) are still requested to stand for National Anthems, not to sing, just as British cinema-goers were expected to back in the 1940s, 50s & 60s.
In fact we (spectators) are still requested to stand for National Anthems, not to sing, just as British cinema-goers were expected to back in the 1940s, 50s & 60s.
Blimey, what kind of 'patriot' requires anybody to actually sing the national anthem? What's wrong with respectful silence? They played it before the Prom last night, because a member of the Royal family was present, and nobody I heard sang the words. None of us had recently run 10,000 metres ! Everyone stood up, though. And I don't recall people in cinemas singing it (those that weren't making a run for the door that is; such patriotism in the old days!)
Seems to vary from team to team and individual to individual, whether the country's anthem is sung. The Dutch hockey team all sang theirs. Their may be a directive to them. It looks messy if some sing and some don't.
As a side note, Spain has no words to its anthem, apparently because, post-Franco, they wanted a new anthem but nobody could agree on words for any of the tunes suggested. A result is that dissenting minority groups sing their own words during the wordless playing, to the annoyance of the government, which is relieved that no such impertinence has occurred during the Games. Spain should have chosen 'Viva ,Espana!'; we all know the tune, the British could join in with the English words, and surely nobody could argue about the message.
As a side note, Spain has no words to its anthem, apparently because, post-Franco, they wanted a new anthem but nobody could agree on words for any of the tunes suggested. A result is that dissenting minority groups sing their own words during the wordless playing, to the annoyance of the government, which is relieved that no such impertinence has occurred during the Games. Spain should have chosen 'Viva ,Espana!'; we all know the tune, the British could join in with the English words, and surely nobody could argue about the message.