Is your National Anthem in English?

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This might give some interesting results. Given that MLP Forums is on the international English-speaking web, intuition would say that most would likely be from primarily English-speaking countries. The reason I chose to put attention on the language of the national anthem is because that language would most likely be a big part of that culture's identity. Perhaps not totally (I'm looking at you, Quebec) but large enough.

[konakona 48]

I am from Canada and the anthem is in English but there is also a French version.

[Rawzy 1,302]

Definitely....I'm from Australia so it has to be xD that doesn't mean I sing it though xD

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,492]

Yup, it is in English, I live in Indiana. I don't ever sing it though. I am not too fond of National Anthems, at least not the US one. 

[Envy 6,163]

What even is the National Anthem? Oh right, it must be that piece that I've played in band and orchestra a thousand times. I don't really remember the words, but they must be English because I'm from the USA. =P

 

I suppose that makes me a terrible, terrible American and all.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

The US anthem usually is but it doesn't have to be spoken like that.

[Celtore 2,770]

Canada, but yeah, as konakona kindly pointed out, there is a French version. There's also a few versions where the two languages intertwine.

[ARagY 1,152]

No (Russia), and I am vehemently against it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAbVgab8ct8

[Fawkes The Phoenix 737]

It's in spanish since I'm from Colombia. I might not be so patriotic but I think that we have a really beautiful anthem, it started as a poem written by a former president.

 

[Pinkiebow 48]

Nope, it's in portuguese. I love my National Anthem :3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyOahYXhUQ

[best poni 1,519]

Yes the US National Anthem is in English.

[cmarston1 5,959]

Yes it is in English.

But I am not really the biggest fan of it.

I don't dislike it but I am not super passionate about it either.

[Yarishia 144]

It's in Polish. I'm not very patriotic but I like my national anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQTq07gihqg

Edited November 13, 2015 by Yarishia

[Flying_Endeavor 73]

Nope, my National Anthem is written in Tagalog.  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ourtXdYLsjg

[Biggybrony 244]

Yes, on account of it being the english anthem. Honestly I don't care that much about it (nor 'english-ness' for that matter). In Britain, pretty much all non-english music is rejected by the public anyway.

 

I'm imediately reminded of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sG1ibc9Hvc

Edited November 13, 2015 by Biggybrony

[IcyHaze 594]

Ireland's anthem is, unsurprisingly, most definitely not in English - since part of its lyrics are about removing the british invaders from our lands

[Pinkiest Pie 405]

I am from England, so I obviously sing God Save The Queen in English.

[SparklingSquirrels 21,341]

Well yes but I don't like the US national anthem. I'm not a big fan of national anthems in general. They're too... slow.

[RavenholmZombie 1,330]

I'm from the United States and The Star-Spangled Banner is usually sung in English so... yeah.

[Lisa 5,553]

The most boring national anthem in the world, Advance Australia Fair, is in English.

[ProjectRKA 2,848]

If I'm not mistaken it's only the US, Canada and UK countries who have English national anthems.

But to answer the question, no, my national anthem is not in English. Our national anthem is sung in Danish.

[Unikitty 1,212]

"Oceania" Come on guys, there's an entire continent here called Australia. We don't call the US 'the Americas'. Oceania covers a very broad chunk of the planet. :I
But anyway, back on track: Technically our Australian anthem is English written. Although it's usually sung in a more broken-english 'Strayan.

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If I'm not mistaken it's only the US, Canada and UK countries who have English national anthems.

You are mistaken. Please take the time to check the anthems of the countries Belize and Guyana. Both have English national anthems as they were former British colonies. Belize shares a border with Mexico and Guatemala with Guyana sharing a border with Venezuela. There are islands in the Caribbean that have English national anthems. I can name Barbados, St. Lucia and Jamaica off the top of my head. Former British colonies also exist in Africa. Ghana would be one.

 

 

 

"Oceania" Come on guys, there's an entire continent here called Australia. We don't call the US 'the Americas'. Oceania covers a very broad chunk of the planet. :I

That's because I also wanted to include New Zealand and any of the other islands scattered north and east. The British didn't call it a day with just Australia and New Zealand, you know. There's Micronesia and the Marshall Islands that do have English anthems.

[Unikitty 1,212]

You are mistaken. Please take the time to check the anthems of the countries Belize and Guyana. Both have English national anthems as they were former British colonies. Belize shares a border with Mexico and Guatemala with Guyana sharing a border with Venezuela. There are islands in the Caribbean that have English national anthems. I can name Barbados, St. Lucia and Jamaica off the top of my head. Former British colonies also exist in Africa. Ghana would be one.

 

 

 

That's because I also wanted to include New Zealand and any of the other islands scattered north and east. The British didn't call it a day with just Australia and New Zealand, you know. There's Micronesia and the Marshall Islands that do have English anthems.

Well sure, and that's understandable to a degree. But lumping it all into a single grouping is a bit rough. You've even specifically split the Caribbean, despite it being part of North America, and the Americas in general. If you're gonna split things up, at least split it up a little more evenly. I may be tooting my own horn here but we are literally a continent and as different to the rest of Oceania as the US is to the Caribbean.

[Chronamut 355]

I am in canada - ours is in both english and french.

 

I am actually surprised the american national anthem isn't in both english and spanish.. what would that even sound like..?