Friday 18 February 2011

The most beautiful national anthems

(image by antiqueprints.com)

National anthems are meant to patriotic and nationalistic in a positive way. However, the best ones are so good, that you do not have to be a citizen of any particalar nation in order to enjoy them. For me, these three anthems belong to that cathegory.

Who would not feel at least a little bit American when listening to e.g. to this,


(image by antiqueprints.com)

and just a tiny bit French when hearing this,


(image by antiqueprints.com)

or maybe a trifle German hearing this?

(Only the third stanza is after 1990 the official lyrics of the German anthem)

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