m of England
Although this anthem can identify with the whole of the UK by references to one empire Wider a till and wider, a shall thy bounds be set, it is also the unofficial national anthem of England, and is used for the English teams at the Commonwealth Gamed, though the English national football and rugby teams use God Save the Queen. The music is part of Elgar s «Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 »
of Hope and Glory, of the free, shall we extol thee, are born of thee? still and wider, thy bounds be set, who made thee mighty, thee mighrier yet! who made thee mighty, thee mighrier yet.
Scotland s National Anthem
Although modern, this anthem commemorates the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when the Scottish Army under Robert I (the Bruce) King of Scots defeated Edward II (of Canarfon) King of England. This ended the English rule of Scotland. Ironically in 1603 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Wales, Ireland and France died childless and her second cousin James VI King of Scots ascended to the English throne. Thus marriage achieved what the force of arms could not.
Flower of Scotlandwill we seelike again, fought and died forwee bit Hill and Glen, stood against him, Edward s army, sent him homeward, think again.Hills are bare now, autumn leavesthick and still, er land that is lost now, those so dearly held, stood against him, Edward s army, sent him homeward, think again.days are past now, in the pastmust remain, we can still rise now, be the nation again, stood against him , Edward s army, sent him homeward, think again.of Scotland, will we seelike again, fought and died forwee bit Hill and Glen, stood against him, Edward s army, sent him homeward, think again.
5. «The Star-Spangled Banner»
«The Star-Spangled Banner» is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from «Defense of Fort M« Henry », a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men »s social club in London. «The Anacreontic Song» (or «To Anacreon in Heaven»), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Set to Key's poem and renamed «The Star-Spangled Banner», it would soon become a well-known American patriotic song. With a range of one and a half octaves, it is known for being difficult to sing. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today.
«The Star-Spangled Banner» was recognized for official use by the Navy in 1889, and by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931, which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.1931, other songs served as the hymns of American officialdom. «Hail, Columbia» served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. «My Country,« Tis of Thee », whose melody is identical to« God Save the Queen », the British national anthem, also served as a de facto anthem. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent American wa...
