I am not Welsh, but I my opinion their anthem always wins hands down. I am not sure what it is, none of the other anthems make me feel emotional. That one always does.
I think part of the reason it is so powerful even to those outside Wales is because every Welsh person knows the timing for the crescendo perfectly so when a choir or crowd sing it, it goes from quiet and reverent to sounding like a battle cry.
The Irish national anthem is most often sung in Irish it’s called amhran na bhfiann- which translates to soldiers song like u heard. It is definitely more beautiful in Irish ☘️ 🇮🇪
@Joes Ra no problem. Manx (native to isle of mann) is also a gaelic language. Gaelic is one of two branches of the celtic languages, the other being the brythonic languages. 😎🇮🇪
My hen laid a haddock on top of a tree, Glad barks and centurions throw dogs in the sea, My guru asked Elvis and brandished Dan’s flan, Don’s muddy bog’s blocked up with sand. Dad, Dad! Why don’t you oil Aunty Glad? When oars appear, on beer bottle pies, Oh butter the hens as they fly.
I have yet to hear an English man who wouldn't agree with you. I have watched the Euro football champion ship singing time and again to hear the Welsh sing their anthem. Gives me goosebumps!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the welsh flag. I’m a proud English man but that flag is cool as hell and the anthem sounds amazing at a rugby match.
@@cyberash3000 I dunno, the New Zealanders may just give us Welsh a run for the money! Would be terrible if we just gave the All Blacks yet another sport they could dominate!
I am of mixed ancestry and my mother's family are mostly Welsh. I have felt a connection to my Welsh blood all my life and although I have never lived in Wales, my Gran did and my parents retired there. Moving around England all my life, Talgarth and Bronllys were the closest thing I had to a home. Some years ago, my mother, sister and I attended a concert by a male voice choir on St David's Day in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Lots of old Welsh songs were sung and when they got to the national anthem, they invited the audience to sing it in English or in Welsh. I knew it in Welsh and as we started to sing, the hall filled with proud Welsh folk, singing loudly in their own language. It was incredible.
It feels wrong hearing Ireland’s national anthem in English like I’m not gonna lie I didn’t even know or national anthem in English I started singing it in my head in Irish when I heard it
@@xotan Soldiers' Song was written in English in about 1910. It is the version Pádraig Mac Piarais and the others sang in the GPO shortly before the final surrender. It wasn't translated as Amhrán na bhFiann until 1923 and not adopted until some years later. There are plenty of versions of Amhrán na bhFiann on UA-cam, some instrumental and some subtitled with English and Irish lyrics. Far better to have used one of those
That version of Flower of Scotland sounded weak and insipid. It’s actually a very long and strong sounding song, and when sung at a rugby game sounds amazing! It should be sung loud and proud. The Scots stamp their feet, or clap hands at certain points to emphasise the words. Hello from Scotland 🖐🏻🏴
@@cyberash3000 Why do you think different places in Scotland have bank holidays on different weekends. So there is always someone home to defend the border from tourists, campers and caravans from the south. 😄
I'm Welsh with a scottish grandfather and i always sing flowe of Scotland when scotland play unless your playing us but deffo the two best and as for the english they deffo have the worse one always gets booed by us Cardiff fans
I'm glad some people & American have respect for the national anthem as opposed to Meghan markle when it was being played with harry with Royal family on a balcony she was talking & harry had to tell her to shut up & turn around !!!! I mean surely you dont need training for that it's common sense......
Yes he used an example of a proper choir singing in their native language, vs sterile solo versions sang over simplified music, and not in the right language
I always wish they'd do it without the backing music at rugby same as with the football,it's makes it even more powerful and the millennium stadium would belt that out brilliantly
Was going to say, you need to react to a rugby crowd at the six nations singing their anthem. As an England fan, I genuinely get chills hearing "Flower of Scotland" (with the added bits) as well as Ireland and their passion and power! The Welsh anthem is always stunningly beautiful!
@@DnDAddictUK am England fan and feel our anthem is awful compared to the Irish , the Scottish when the bagpipes stop and the fans continue and the Irish and welsh
As an English girl (with Irish & Scottish roots) the Welsh anthem had me tearing up, wow. Must say I was disappointed when I had my DNA results that I didn’t have any Welsh in there at all. Still won’t stop my getting goosebumps for their rousing anthem though 🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪
The Welsh ancestry DNA is commonly reported as Irish. As more Welsh people get a DNA and more information becomes available some of the modern Databases have now included Welsh in results. So you never know 👍
Proud to be English but my god the Welsh anthem is a thing of beauty. Went to Wales v Australia as a neutral during the World Cup and it was an incredible to hear it
Thats not the Irish anthem. I don't blame you for that, its very difficult to find the real anthem on youtube for some reason. That's an English language cover version, the real anthem is in Irish called 'Ámhrán na bhFiann'. The only way I've ever found this online is if you look it up live at a football match or something, otherwise it gives it in English or the wrong instrumentation.
The versions that I chose for this video were based on the number of views they had, like all the reaction videos I do, I do not watch them first so as to have a real reaction to them. If you know of better versions then please share, I assume it's like our anthem where there are thousands some very good some very bad.
As an irish person, I would suggest you rewatch the national anthem in irish as that is the actual language that we sing it in. The irish language is amazing when sung and I think you would like it. Although we never sing our anthem in English, I will say it was nice to hear how it sounded. ☘
Try listening to the anthems sung at the six nations championships. The emotion is real! Also, you'll notice that the Irish team use a different anthem, I think (happy to be corrected) it's because the team represents the entire island of Ireland not only the republic.
The Welsh National anthem was first performed in my town in the Llynfi Valley. You should look up the anthems being sung at sports games the atmosphere for each one is absolutely incredible.
It depends what you mean by first performed, yes the song was first performed in Maesteg when it was called Glan Rhondda but if you are talking first performed as a National Anthem, that want till 1905 in the Cardiff Arms Park when Wales played New Zealand, known as the game of the century. The first time the National Anthem was sung before a sporting event and as a result became the norm for sporting events between two countries.
Written in my actual home (for a while) The Ancient Druid Hotel, in Hollybush.. currently in the county of Caerphilly. At the time it was in Monmouthshire.
The only thing is the Irish national Anthem is normally sung in Irish rather than English. But yeah as others suggest its better to hear them sung at a six nations rugby match
@@tarafarrell46 Yeah, that's because rugby is played as a combined 32 county sport, I.e. the entire island of Ireland. The national anthem is seen to represent the Republic of Ireland, and I guess the republican population of Northern Ireland. Since Northern Ireland doesn't have a national anthem, they commissioned Ireland's Call to be more inclusive for everyone, republicans, unionists and people from the Republic alike. In fairness, as anthems go, its a lot better than a lot of other countries'!! :)
Singing in Irish is only of a more modern vintage. The Volunteers and ICA evacuating the GPO sang it in English as Peadar Clancy didn't write it in Irish. A prominent Volunteer himself in 2nd Batt, perhaps he should have asked the musically talented Eamonn Ceannt to lend a hand with translation. It would have precluded the tussel in the 20's over the subject. :-)
@@chuckshc376 Love the French national anthem. My nephew was given the honour of singing it in his School when he lived in France.He is basically Welsh
The Welsh National Anthem was created by a father who was a poet and his son who was a composer, and it was created in 1856 to be performed at an Eisteddfod. An Eisteddfod is a huge festival/competition in Wales that typically happens every year, and it goes to a different town or city each year. It's a competition of Welsh culture such as poets, musicians, dancers, writers, artists, etc. The Eisteddfod started in 1176 by a Lord Rhys in his castle in Cardigan, inviting poets and musicians all across Wales to perform and be awarded in their own categories with a chair at the Lords table, although it gained huge popularity in the 19th century, and become an official National competition across Wales in 1880, and since then there has been an Eisteddfod in Wales every year except for 1914, 1940 & 2020. There are also Eisteddfod's held twice a year in Patagonia, Argentina as there was a huge migration of Welsh people who moved there in the late 1800's due to the belief that the Welsh language and culture was being threatened in Wales due to the English. Although the Eisteddfod's in Patagonia are influenced by the many different cultures and languages that are used daily in Patagonia and Argentina such as Welsh, English & Spanish.
I used to live in the pub it was written in. The Ancient Druid Hotel, in Hollybush. Although to really appreciate it, you have to hear it at the Arms Park, on International day.. It doesnt only come in thru your ears.. the floor is shaking with it, the air is vibrating with it, its absorbed by every pore of your body. Its second only to the Hakka to get the blood boiling :D
@@lyndawilliams8434 Sorry but it doesn't say the song was composed there, it says he was born there and lived there before his father moved the family to Pontypridd. The story I heard was it was composed in Ponty on the banks of the river taff, whatever the case the original name was Glan Rhondda, that would be an odd name if he composed it in Gwent.
My uncle, who relocated to Canada, had a cassette tape recording of the anthem being sung at a Rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park. He played it for a friend and he genuinely thought it was a recording of a male voice choir.
Before even seeing the video, the Welsh anthem, Land of My Fathers/Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is easily the best song, and I say that as an Englishman with 1/4 Scots 1/8 Irish ancestry and no Welsh blood that I know of. Great that you played a gutsy version of God Save The Queen with two verses sung. One of the problems with the national anthem is it's often played too slow, one verse and mumbled, when it should be sung with gusto. That said, it is the Queen's preference that only one verse is sung in her presence, after all, she has to hear a lot more than the rest of us. :-)
Fun fact, the Welsh national anthem was made for a Welsh completion, there are 3 other verses in the full song, it's a beautiful song to us, it is a big vibe if sang in a rugby game or by the male Voice choir
Christ, that version of Flower of Scotland is horrendous. Imagine it with massed pipes and drums and thousands of folk singing and it's much more rousing!
The Welsh translation has left out the last line: O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau". Literally translates as "May the Old Language continue ". The Welsh anthem is, of course, the best one. I've been known to cry like a baby when it's sung before a rugby International - there's no sound like it in the world, it's spine tingling.
The Welsh national anthem was the first anthem to be sung at a sporting event. It was sung in response to the All Black's Haka in 1905. Also the Welsh anthem was the first thing to ever be recorded in the Welsh language. Also God Save the Queen must be sung at any event where the Queen is present. Can you imagine how tired she must be of that song after hearing it her entire life. Even before she was Queen she had to hear it all the time as God Save the King when she went places with her father.
what do you mean we're "not technically" part of the uk? theres nothing technical about it. we *aren't* part of the UK. we just arent. that like saying Canada isnt technically part of the USA. edit: also not the best version of the irish anthem ive ever heard. but it is beautiful.
Ankoku. The island of Ireland is split in two. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. Southern Ireland is a separate country. It was 'neutral' during WW2 but the North fought with the uk throughout the war, with numerous awards for bravery being awarded. The people voted to stay British.
@@patryan1375 No such thing as Southern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is called Ireland or Erie. Ireland didn't fight in World War 2 after defeating Great Britain in the Irish War of Independence. Winston Churchill ordered what became known as the Black and Tans into Ireland as a desperate attempt to defeat the Irish rebellion. It was a fatal mistake by the British that drove Irish opposition to British rule to new heights.
When it comes to events like the commonwealth games where "God save the Queen" is played for the event, England either use "land of Hope and Glory" or more likely "Jerusalem"
@@sam_wraptom_scoot7343 sadly because many people do not understand the Brits history of being taken as slaves then their role in abolition of slavery and the slave trade; Rule Britannia is being discredited through lack of understanding of the line "Britons never, never, never shall be slaves."
We don’t sing the anthem nearly as much as Americans do, you’ll mainly hear it at international sporting events, never before regular sports / events. No saluting or hands on hearts. I’ve actually heard the US anthem way more in my life than I’ve heard the British one The home nations anthems like Flower of Scotland get sung at rugby and whatnot, like at the Six Nations currently. It would be worth looking those up, especially the Welsh and Scottish ones
We always used to stand to attention when the anthem was being played/sung but I notice more and more people, not just in the UK but throughout the world, have started to adopt the American hand-on-heart gesture. Like so many here I really like the Welsh anthem although I'm not Welsh, nor do I speak the language. The Welsh are usually gifted singers which makes it sound great at sporting events.
Of course the anthem is always played at the close down of Radio 4 every morning at about 1am (?) when they start broadcasting the World Service. I'm only 29 but I'm sure I remember seeing the national anthem played on TV at the end of the evening when I've stayed up late enough (albeit might have been the Irish national anthem on Irish television). At the local Irish Club (in the UK) the Irish national anthem was always played at the end of the night, and I've been in hotels in Ireland where it will be the last song after a night of live music (even in the nightclub of a hotel it was the last song played, although this might be more of a rural thing?).
The Irish national anthem was originally written in 1910 in English. It was later translated in 1923 by Liam Ó Rinn after the victory of the war of independence. It is called "Amhrán na bhFiann". Only the chorus is sung at official events. Out of respect, we stand with our hands behind our backs either singing or in silence. Today it is sung as Gaeilge (in Irish) NEVER in English.
Flower of Scotland is the anthem but it's sung to slow,needs a bit get up and go about it,Would have been better if you'd chosen a video of it sung at an event by the public
Technically Flower of Scotland isn’t Scotland’s national anthem, if fact we don’t really gave one prior to this it was Scotland the brave 🙄 but personally i think we should find a more suitable one for a nation in 2021 ( flower of Scotland was adopted by Scottish Rugby for an anthem)
No one knows this but the reason why national anthems became a thing was because Wales wanted to respond to the New Zealand Haka back in 1905 so they sang the national anthem
Ireland isn’t any way part of the UK, it’s not that we are “technically not part of the UK”, we simply ARE NOT PART OF THE UK…. Many Irish died for our freedom, at least get it right🇮🇪
there were verses added during the Jacobite uprising . they were only used during the era and removed after.. "rebellious Scots to crush" were crushed in large part by Loyal Scots. as far more fought for the govt than the Jacobins.
Oh well SNP Nd the nationalists are making up for that with Thier anti English bile. I'm ashamed to be Scottish at times when I see that ugly side. Sadly it's getting worse with the current divisive Scottish government.
There was a verse about General Wade crushing the Scots, but it doesn't seem to have survived much past the song's initial popularity during and right after the 1745 rebellion. It was just a popular patriot song until the 1770s/80s when it taken up as a quasi-official national anthem, as such it's pretty much always been three verses.. The 2nd verse is now almost never sung, the 3rd is rarely sung and the most usual rendition now is just the 1st verse.
@@coling3957 Good point. Culloden was not between England and Scotland it was between the actual British Government and the Wannabe British Government.
Fun fact : the Irish national anthem was written in English and became well known in that version and was only subsequently translated into Irish, the version that is now used
Fields of Athenry is often sung at sports matches. When all 32 counties of Ireland play together neither of the ones you listened to can be sung. That’s why Ireland’s Call was written.
Without a doubt the Welsh anthem is the best, so much passion. I was sad hear Flower of Scotland being sung so slowly and without pipes I love the Scots coming to Cardiff for the rugby.
We Welsh never ever sing God save the queen. In fact, if it's played at sporting events it's booed!! The English use it though. Our anthem is Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau. It's absolutely superb and brings tears of pride.
The sixth verse might explain why it is also not popular in Scotland 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 King!
True it can be made to sound like a dirge. It begins as a lament for Scotland's lost independence but then turns into a challenge to regain the old spirit and commitment :-)
I just found your channel through this video and I had a watch of some of your other videos and I really enjoy them. They are entertaining and informative, thank you. Keep up the good work and I hope your channel grows further!
I was once in Twickenham on an errand when England were playing at the national Rugby stadium. I was in the street when the fans in the stadium belted out God Save the Queen before the match. I could hear it quite clearly, even though the stadium is a mile from where I was. I may have wept just a little bit.
The Welsh national anthem is stunning, Not the best version of the Flower of Scotland but some great images in the back ground of the most beautiful country in the world.
Northern Ireland doesn't have a national anthem, but the closest thing to it is Londonderry Air, which they play at the Commonwealth games to represent them.
The Welsh actually invented the concept of singing national anthems at the start of sporting events in 1905. The visiting New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, made up of all Maori NZ natives who had been introduced to the sport were touring the home nations of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. However at the start of each match they performed the previously unheard of Haka wardance (still done today). This helped contribute to an aura of invincibility about them (they were already pretty amazing). The 1st 3 matches against England, Scotland and Ireland they won deciesively. Observing this the Welsh team organised to respond to the haka by having all 40,000 welsh fans in the stadium sing their anthem defiantly. They went on to beat the All Blacks and anthems at sport became a new thing!
Just one small comment, the anthem of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland which is not in the UK. The UK is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Has anyone noticed the number of National anthems that refer to conflict with England or in the case of the USA conflict with Britain. - just saying. Anyone think of any other ones?
I enjoyed your reaction but though I love the Monarchy the general public, generally, prefer either of these 2 Anthems: 1/ "Land of Hope and Glory - Last Night of the Proms 2009" will demonstrate the power of that one if you put it in UA-cam search 2/ Jerusalem
Personality I always preferred Rule Britannia to God save the Queen. Land of hope and glory is good but quite short. Jerusalem is quite England specific so works best as an English sub anthem
I've heard worse once or twice, the version often sung later in the evening which goes "Oh Flower of SCOTLAND! *awkward pause* Da-da da-da, da- da da-dAAAHH!"
As an Englishman I would rank the UK anthems : Wales, Scotland, England. Even though the whole island of Ireland isn’t all in the, Ireland’s Call is bloody awesome. I love my country but want to see the monarchy abolished so I don’t sing God Save The Queen.
The welsh anthem is best! I remember as a child being taught it (I didn’t live in Wales, but our teaching assistant was Welsh) and we all enjoyed learning it! Still know it off by heart, in Welsh, to this day.
OK You asked for a bit more information so here goes. The four parts that make up the United Kingdom are England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; of those, only one (Wales) has it's own National Anthem, the rest have a choice of a couple of patriotic songs that are used at sporting events. Details of the national songs & anthems: ENGLAND they use either "Jerusalem" or "Land of Hope and Glory" at the Commonwealth Games, otherwise its God Save the Queen. NORTHERN IRELAND use the Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy") at the Commonwealth Games. The anthem you played is only for southern Ireland and was adopted from a rebel song of 1910. When a team is playing from the whole of Ireland (cricket, rugby) they use "Ireland's Call". SCOTLAND mostly use Flower of Scotland, which was written by the Corries in the 1960s. Its all about beating the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in the 14th century. They used to use "Scotland the Brave". WALES has a proper national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, which dates from 1856 and is all about the land, the nation and our bardic heritage. The practice of singing a national anthem was begun in Wales in 1905, when "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was sung as a response to the Haka (ceremonial war chant) performed by the visiting All Blacks (New Zealand) rugby team. "God Save the Queen/King" is very old: a version can be found in the time of James I/VI in the early 17th century. The current version dates from 1745 (words), the tune is possibly by Thomas Arne.
6:02 The Flower of scotland is the one who playes everywere when scotland is alone represented so yes its more playes and tecnicly their official anthem. Like Ireland. One is the Oficial but they had Irelands Call too but mostly used for Rugby. I never seen Irelands Call outside Rugby ore a smal mount of Football (british not american) matches
You've missed a trick here the 6 nations Rugby internationals are most likely the best way to hear them. The 6 countries of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France & Italy When there is at least 80 thousand belting their anthems out.
Wales is pronounced wails, not wells. England's national anthem is Land of Hope and Glory. Jerusalem (which mentions England in the lyrics) is a hymn. One of my mother's favourites.
Try watching them being sung by 80,000 people at a Rugby game, that's when they really come to life.
good point ,totally agree
Correct
I've been to 2 live Wales matches it's crazy the feel of it, nothing beats it
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Have been to 3 football matches in Ireland 🇮🇪
I am not Welsh, but I my opinion their anthem always wins hands down. I am not sure what it is, none of the other anthems make me feel emotional. That one always does.
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@@stefan8969 yma o hyd is one of my favourite songs ..they reckon maggie thatcher couldnt get a horn in his underpants when it was played .. lol
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I am a very proud Englishman and the Welsh anthem always gives me goosebumps!
Makes sense lol Wales's national anthem is more patriotic than even America's
Totally agree
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I think part of the reason it is so powerful even to those outside Wales is because every Welsh person knows the timing for the crescendo perfectly so when a choir or crowd sing it, it goes from quiet and reverent to sounding like a battle cry.
@@beardedveteran7234 Absolutely sir!
The Irish national anthem is most often sung in Irish it’s called amhran na bhfiann- which translates to soldiers song like u heard. It is definitely more beautiful in Irish ☘️ 🇮🇪
Felt that the music in that was slow and soft, didn't do it justice
The Anthem is technically just the Chorus the Irish version of The Soldiers' Song, and doesn't include the verses.
Interestingly, it was originally written in English, but I suspect that few people in this country would recognise the English lyrics.
@Joes Ra it is not called gaelic it is called irish or gaelige. There is no such language called gaelic
@Joes Ra no problem. Manx (native to isle of mann) is also a gaelic language. Gaelic is one of two branches of the celtic languages, the other being the brythonic languages. 😎🇮🇪
I'm English but we all know the Welsh one is just the bloody best.
I wish ours was Land Of Hope And Glory or Jerusalem and I love THe Queen but THe Welsh one is wonderfully rousing...:)
I'm from wales so I literally sing this in school and stuff 😂
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@@Isleofskye Jerusalem is a better anthem in my opinion. Still don't think it's perfect though. Wonder if a new one could be written
Sorry Welsh anthem gives me goosebumps and makes me very proud to be Welsh! We are 4 separate countries.
Well, nations. Because the UK is a country
Yeah man, I love Wales but I’m Scottish myself, different countries with ancient connections. Alba Gu Brath! Cymru Am Byth!
@@thatbritishgamer_ nation and country is the same thing mush. its 4 different nations/countries.
@@maecawsynblasunneis7751 not how it works
3 countries and a province
The Welsh anthem is a thing of beauty.
To be honest as a Welshman our anthem does nothing for me, now Cwm Rhondda on the other hand, that's a belter
@@jonathanmorgan1882 na, hyms and arias
@@jonathanmorgan1882 i think the best song for us would be Yma O Hyd for the meaning and its beauty
We are spoilt, amazing anthem and a flag to die for, you don't get much cooler than a dragon
My hen laid a haddock on top of a tree,
Glad barks and centurions throw dogs in the sea,
My guru asked Elvis and brandished Dan’s flan,
Don’s muddy bog’s blocked up with sand.
Dad, Dad! Why don’t you oil Aunty Glad?
When oars appear, on beer bottle pies,
Oh butter the hens as they fly.
Doesn't matter where you are in the UK you have to admit the Welsh anthem is a thing of beauty
Sounds like a choir of 80,000 at rugby matches
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@@niallmcginley7767 75,000 cos fucking Cardiff rugby club (next door) wouldn’t sell their ground!
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I'm biased but the Welsh National anthem is just epic.
I have yet to hear an English man who wouldn't agree with you. I have watched the Euro football champion ship singing time and again to hear the Welsh sing their anthem. Gives me goosebumps!
Especially when sung by a stadium full of passionate rugby fans!
Mae hen wlad-
Same
can’t articulate the feeling of belting the welsh national anthem along with thousands of others
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the welsh flag. I’m a proud English man but that flag is cool as hell and the anthem sounds amazing at a rugby match.
im impressed that the welsh shag sheep tbh i couldnt catch one
@@cyberash3000 It's all in the technique.
@@alganhar1 we should try to enter it as an olympic sport
@@alganhar1 perhaps it would be one sport the uk actually could win in pmsl
@@cyberash3000 I dunno, the New Zealanders may just give us Welsh a run for the money! Would be terrible if we just gave the All Blacks yet another sport they could dominate!
The Welsh one is definitely the best it's so powerful makes me proud even though I'm Scottish
I am of mixed ancestry and my mother's family are mostly Welsh. I have felt a connection to my Welsh blood all my life and although I have never lived in Wales, my Gran did and my parents retired there. Moving around England all my life, Talgarth and Bronllys were the closest thing I had to a home.
Some years ago, my mother, sister and I attended a concert by a male voice choir on St David's Day in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Lots of old Welsh songs were sung and when they got to the national anthem, they invited the audience to sing it in English or in Welsh. I knew it in Welsh and as we started to sing, the hall filled with proud Welsh folk, singing loudly in their own language. It was incredible.
It feels wrong hearing Ireland’s national anthem in English like I’m not gonna lie I didn’t even know or national anthem in English I started singing it in my head in Irish when I heard it
Never been to Ireland but i must say its beautiful mate ❤️
I'm Irish The anthem is a!most never sung in English. This version is sentimentalised and misses the mark
@@xotan Soldiers' Song was written in English in about 1910. It is the version Pádraig Mac Piarais and the others sang in the GPO shortly before the final surrender. It wasn't translated as Amhrán na bhFiann until 1923 and not adopted until some years later. There are plenty of versions of Amhrán na bhFiann on UA-cam, some instrumental and some subtitled with English and Irish lyrics. Far better to have used one of those
We just stand, some stand to attention, with arms straight down. I find that the hand over the heart is a bit affectatious.
That version of Flower of Scotland sounded weak and insipid. It’s actually a very long and strong sounding song, and when sung at a rugby game sounds amazing! It should be sung loud and proud. The Scots stamp their feet, or clap hands at certain points to emphasise the words. Hello from Scotland 🖐🏻🏴
Honestly couldn’t have picked a worse version as is never played this way, genuinely never heard it so slow, always better when played on the pipes.
like it should of just been me and the lads celebrating after Scotland winning football for once!
Horrible version of the Irish one too. How could you have the Irish national anthem in English 🤦🏼♀️
during glasgow bank holiday there are no scots in scotland, they are all in blackpool :) thats the best time to invade lol
@@cyberash3000 Why do you think different places in Scotland have bank holidays on different weekends. So there is always someone home to defend the border from tourists, campers and caravans from the south. 😄
I'm Scottish with a welsh dad and I have to say land of my fathers is the best of them by some distance.
I'm Welsh with a scottish grandfather and i always sing flowe of Scotland when scotland play unless your playing us but deffo the two best and as for the english they deffo have the worse one always gets booed by us Cardiff fans
@@iamjames6569 god save the Queen is unpopular amongst most Scots because of its offensive fourth verse.
True Celt brother
You can't beat the sound of a Welsh Male-Voice Choir in full voice ...
It's between them and the Ruskies
I'm glad some people & American have respect for the national anthem as opposed to Meghan markle when it was being played with harry with Royal family on a balcony she was talking & harry had to tell her to shut up & turn around !!!! I mean surely you dont need training for that it's common sense......
@@nigelpilgrim4232 And respect and manners.
Yes he used an example of a proper choir singing in their native language, vs sterile solo versions sang over simplified music, and not in the right language
Nothing beats the Welsh national anthem ... Especially when it's sing at Cardiff Millennium stadium.
I always wish they'd do it without the backing music at rugby same as with the football,it's makes it even more powerful and the millennium stadium would belt that out brilliantly
All these anthems are just so much better when sung by 70 or 80 thousand people at football or rugby matches
Spot on.
Agreed
Was going to say, you need to react to a rugby crowd at the six nations singing their anthem. As an England fan, I genuinely get chills hearing "Flower of Scotland" (with the added bits) as well as Ireland and their passion and power! The Welsh anthem is always stunningly beautiful!
@@DnDAddictUK am England fan and feel our anthem is awful compared to the Irish , the Scottish when the bagpipes stop and the fans continue and the Irish and welsh
@@kian9982 so true. I love it when the England fans start singing swing low instead. Much more rousing!
as a welsh person, there’s no greater feeling than singing our anthem in a stadium full of people at a rugby match
As an English girl (with Irish & Scottish roots) the Welsh anthem had me tearing up, wow. Must say I was disappointed when I had my DNA results that I didn’t have any Welsh in there at all. Still won’t stop my getting goosebumps for their rousing anthem though 🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪
The Welsh ancestry DNA is commonly reported as Irish. As more Welsh people get a DNA and more information becomes available some of the modern Databases have now included Welsh in results. So you never know 👍
Well if you want some welsh in you dear..... ;) lol
@@Charlies247 Well, they are what. Maybe 30 miles apart?
Honestly most Welsh people have English DNA. I do, at the very least.
And tbh most English people are just germanicised Welsh people anyway.
Proud to be English but my god the Welsh anthem is a thing of beauty. Went to Wales v Australia as a neutral during the World Cup and it was an incredible to hear it
The Irish anthem is not sung in english that needs to be played in the language it was written in
It should be sung in Irish, but:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhr%C3%A1n_na_bhFiann
Written in English, not translated until 1916… but it’s not the “national anthem” unless it’s in Irish.
It was written in English first lmao
@@jamie8032 and you call yourself irish, it has to be sung in irish
@@thecarrot2456 Since only 2% of the Irish actually speak Irish that would be very difficult.
Thats not the Irish anthem. I don't blame you for that, its very difficult to find the real anthem on youtube for some reason. That's an English language cover version, the real anthem is in Irish called 'Ámhrán na bhFiann'. The only way I've ever found this online is if you look it up live at a football match or something, otherwise it gives it in English or the wrong instrumentation.
It IS the original Irish anthem.
the Irish anthem was originally written in English, it was never translated to Irish until 1916
The national anthem of "Wells" sounds very similar to the national anthem of Wales.
Lol!!
The versions that I chose for this video were based on the number of views they had, like all the reaction videos I do, I do not watch them first so as to have a real reaction to them. If you know of better versions then please share, I assume it's like our anthem where there are thousands some very good some very bad.
As an irish person, I would suggest you rewatch the national anthem in irish as that is the actual language that we sing it in. The irish language is amazing when sung and I think you would like it. Although we never sing our anthem in English, I will say it was nice to hear how it sounded. ☘
@@deirdrewalsh2203 yeh I definitely agree. The English versions also never have the right music behind it.
Try listening to the anthems sung at the six nations championships. The emotion is real! Also, you'll notice that the Irish team use a different anthem, I think (happy to be corrected) it's because the team represents the entire island of Ireland not only the republic.
I’m not just bias but our welsh anthem hits different 👌🏼
all the uk knows the welsh anthem is best who cant enjoy a welsh male voice choir
@@andydwyer6110 ikr
crying shame you'll never be free.
@@jamie8032 crying shame what you said means nothing
The Welsh flag looks like a battle standard from Lord of the Rings 🏴✊
And the anthem ? *The soul of a nation distilled into song* ❤️🏴❤️
Tolkien used Wales and the Welsh language to write Lord of the Rings, so our flag would fit in rather well.
I know this comment is from a year ago, but it was actually the Tudor house colours and flag, so it was the house emblem of Herny VII and Henry VIII
@@noplace3571 Yes,I know.
before the George cross was the english flag its was a white dragon used by the english only when going into a battle.
WOW, That's almost a proverb !
The Welsh National anthem was first performed in my town in the Llynfi Valley. You should look up the anthems being sung at sports games the atmosphere for each one is absolutely incredible.
I'm English and I totally agree with you, the Welsh anthem was the only one to give me goosebumps.
It depends what you mean by first performed, yes the song was first performed in Maesteg when it was called Glan Rhondda but if you are talking first performed as a National Anthem, that want till 1905 in the Cardiff Arms Park when Wales played New Zealand, known as the game of the century.
The first time the National Anthem was sung before a sporting event and as a result became the norm for sporting events between two countries.
@@Penddraig7 I meant first performed as in first performed, whether or not it was the national anthem.
@@orwellboy1958 for me it was the irish one. but im biased.
Written in my actual home (for a while) The Ancient Druid Hotel, in Hollybush.. currently in the county of Caerphilly. At the time it was in Monmouthshire.
You couldnt possibly have picked a worst Flower of Scotland!
That's one of the most viewed versions of it on UA-cam
The only thing is the Irish national Anthem is normally sung in Irish rather than English. But yeah as others suggest its better to hear them sung at a six nations rugby match
It’s always sung in Irish not usually
@@fintan4484 in rugby they play both a English lanuage and Irish lanuage anthem
@@tarafarrell46 Yeah, that's because rugby is played as a combined 32 county sport, I.e. the entire island of Ireland. The national anthem is seen to represent the Republic of Ireland, and I guess the republican population of Northern Ireland. Since Northern Ireland doesn't have a national anthem, they commissioned Ireland's Call to be more inclusive for everyone, republicans, unionists and people from the Republic alike. In fairness, as anthems go, its a lot better than a lot of other countries'!! :)
@@fintan4484 it was written in English.
Singing in Irish is only of a more modern vintage. The Volunteers and ICA evacuating the GPO sang it in English as Peadar Clancy didn't write it in Irish. A prominent Volunteer himself in 2nd Batt, perhaps he should have asked the musically talented Eamonn Ceannt to lend a hand with translation. It would have precluded the tussel in the 20's over the subject. :-)
I'm gonna be belting out the Welsh anthem on Saturday when Wales v France in the six nations grand slam come on Wales
Viva la France
@@chuckshc376 Love the French national anthem. My nephew was given the honour of singing it in his School when he lived in France.He is basically Welsh
The Welsh National Anthem was created by a father who was a poet and his son who was a composer, and it was created in 1856 to be performed at an Eisteddfod. An Eisteddfod is a huge festival/competition in Wales that typically happens every year, and it goes to a different town or city each year. It's a competition of Welsh culture such as poets, musicians, dancers, writers, artists, etc. The Eisteddfod started in 1176 by a Lord Rhys in his castle in Cardigan, inviting poets and musicians all across Wales to perform and be awarded in their own categories with a chair at the Lords table, although it gained huge popularity in the 19th century, and become an official National competition across Wales in 1880, and since then there has been an Eisteddfod in Wales every year except for 1914, 1940 & 2020.
There are also Eisteddfod's held twice a year in Patagonia, Argentina as there was a huge migration of Welsh people who moved there in the late 1800's due to the belief that the Welsh language and culture was being threatened in Wales due to the English. Although the Eisteddfod's in Patagonia are influenced by the many different cultures and languages that are used daily in Patagonia and Argentina such as Welsh, English & Spanish.
I used to live in the pub it was written in. The Ancient Druid Hotel, in Hollybush.
Although to really appreciate it, you have to hear it at the Arms Park, on International day..
It doesnt only come in thru your ears.. the floor is shaking with it, the air is vibrating with it, its absorbed by every pore of your body. Its second only to the Hakka to get the blood boiling :D
@@lyndawilliams8434 I pretty sure it was made written in Pontypridd, unless that pub is in Ponty, I dont think that's right really.
@@ycylchgames en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_James
Diolch Felicity a bob hwyl
@@lyndawilliams8434 Sorry but it doesn't say the song was composed there, it says he was born there and lived there before his father moved the family to Pontypridd. The story I heard was it was composed in Ponty on the banks of the river taff, whatever the case the original name was Glan Rhondda, that would be an odd name if he composed it in Gwent.
I’m welsh and I hear the anthem all the time, but it gives me goose bumps every time! 😂
You should go watch the Welsh rugby team and fans sing the anthem, that's something else.
My uncle, who relocated to Canada, had a cassette tape recording of the anthem being sung at a Rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park. He played it for a friend and he genuinely thought it was a recording of a male voice choir.
A proud Welsh woman. Cant wait for Saturday. Come on Wales 🏴🏴
I'd say "jerusalem" would be the unofficial English anthem.
🤔 i thought it was swing low sweet chariot 😀
@@angussoutter7824 No
Jerusalem should be the English national anthem
Yes, Jerusalem.
@@allenwilliams1306 😂😂
So much love for the Welsh anthem on here! ❤️❤️❤️
Before even seeing the video, the Welsh anthem, Land of My Fathers/Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is easily the best song, and I say that as an Englishman with 1/4 Scots 1/8 Irish ancestry and no Welsh blood that I know of. Great that you played a gutsy version of God Save The Queen with two verses sung. One of the problems with the national anthem is it's often played too slow, one verse and mumbled, when it should be sung with gusto. That said, it is the Queen's preference that only one verse is sung in her presence, after all, she has to hear a lot more than the rest of us. :-)
Fun fact, the Welsh national anthem was made for a Welsh completion, there are 3 other verses in the full song, it's a beautiful song to us, it is a big vibe if sang in a rugby game or by the male Voice choir
Christ, that version of Flower of Scotland is horrendous. Imagine it with massed pipes and drums and thousands of folk singing and it's much more rousing!
You think you have it bad, there not even singing the Irish anthem in the correct language!
I’m not Scottish but this tune is beautiful when played on the pipes.
Thank fuck mate thought I was the only one that noticed what a dogshit version no energy what so ever
I'm English but the Welsh flag and there anthem at a rugby international is extraordinary
"Coronation" is the official term for the crowning of a monarch.
I am Irish and our national anthem is not in English it is in Irish. It is never sang in English. Respect to our national language Gailge
The Welsh translation has left out the last line: O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau". Literally translates as "May the Old Language continue ". The Welsh anthem is, of course, the best one. I've been known to cry like a baby when it's sung before a rugby International - there's no sound like it in the world, it's spine tingling.
Cytino. Not a complete translation.
Ireland's anthem is actually in the Irish language, it's called “Amhran nà bhFiann.”
Imagine playing the Welsh anthem in English or the English anthem in Welsh !
@@McCRBen I bet Rule Britannia in Irish would be super cool and super weird though. Would definitely use that to screw with my redcoat obsessed dad.
It was originally written in English
@@niallhumphreys6918 no
@@Alphae21 yes. It was written by peadar Kearney and later translated to Irish
The Welsh national anthem was the first anthem to be sung at a sporting event. It was sung in response to the All Black's Haka in 1905. Also the Welsh anthem was the first thing to ever be recorded in the Welsh language.
Also God Save the Queen must be sung at any event where the Queen is present. Can you imagine how tired she must be of that song after hearing it her entire life. Even before she was Queen she had to hear it all the time as God Save the King when she went places with her father.
And the Welsh anthem was performed for the first time in the vestry of Capel Tabor in Maesteg.🏴👍
Never in my life have I heard the Irish national anthem sung in English
Same. This video is diabolical
what do you mean we're "not technically" part of the uk? theres nothing technical about it. we *aren't* part of the UK. we just arent. that like saying Canada isnt technically part of the USA.
edit: also not the best version of the irish anthem ive ever heard. but it is beautiful.
Haha that's what I thought lol
He got confused with Ireland & Northern Ireland
There's always one
Ankoku. The island of Ireland is split in two. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. Southern Ireland is a separate country. It was 'neutral' during WW2 but the North fought with the uk throughout the war, with numerous awards for bravery being awarded. The people voted to stay British.
@@patryan1375 No such thing as Southern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is called Ireland or Erie. Ireland didn't fight in World War 2 after defeating Great Britain in the Irish War of Independence. Winston Churchill ordered what became known as the Black and Tans into Ireland as a desperate attempt to defeat the Irish rebellion. It was a fatal mistake by the British that drove Irish opposition to British rule to new heights.
First time I ever heard the Welsh anthem and it's beautiful.
When it comes to events like the commonwealth games where "God save the Queen" is played for the event, England either use "land of Hope and Glory" or more likely "Jerusalem"
Sometimes use rule Britannia is official events and such
@@sam_wraptom_scoot7343 sadly because many people do not understand the Brits history of being taken as slaves then their role in abolition of slavery and the slave trade; Rule Britannia is being discredited through lack of understanding of the line "Britons never, never, never shall be slaves."
I Vow To Thee My Country is also favoured by some as a contender for an English national anthem.
I think 'I Vow to Thee, My Country' should also be considered an anthem for England.
Being English I do love our anthem and the Welsh one is class as well
Jerusalem is way better for England 🏴
We don’t sing the anthem nearly as much as Americans do, you’ll mainly hear it at international sporting events, never before regular sports / events. No saluting or hands on hearts.
I’ve actually heard the US anthem way more in my life than I’ve heard the British one
The home nations anthems like Flower of Scotland get sung at rugby and whatnot, like at the Six Nations currently. It would be worth looking those up, especially the Welsh and Scottish ones
They do get sung before cup finals etc in national games and some national events.
@@jameswg13 true, but in contrast to the US it’s not every game/race/etc. of every sporting event at pretty much every level
@@vaudevillian7 yes that is true as well. I am British but I thought I would add something you missed
We always used to stand to attention when the anthem was being played/sung but I notice more and more people, not just in the UK but throughout the world, have started to adopt the American hand-on-heart gesture.
Like so many here I really like the Welsh anthem although I'm not Welsh, nor do I speak the language. The Welsh are usually gifted singers which makes it sound great at sporting events.
Of course the anthem is always played at the close down of Radio 4 every morning at about 1am (?) when they start broadcasting the World Service.
I'm only 29 but I'm sure I remember seeing the national anthem played on TV at the end of the evening when I've stayed up late enough (albeit might have been the Irish national anthem on Irish television).
At the local Irish Club (in the UK) the Irish national anthem was always played at the end of the night, and I've been in hotels in Ireland where it will be the last song after a night of live music (even in the nightclub of a hotel it was the last song played, although this might be more of a rural thing?).
The Irish national anthem was originally written in 1910 in English. It was later translated in 1923 by Liam Ó Rinn after the victory of the war of independence. It is called "Amhrán na bhFiann". Only the chorus is sung at official events. Out of respect, we stand with our hands behind our backs either singing or in silence. Today it is sung as Gaeilge (in Irish) NEVER in English.
Flower of Scotland is the anthem but it's sung to slow,needs a bit get up and go about it,Would have been better if you'd chosen a video of it sung at an event by the public
This^
I posted a link 😊😊😊
Technically Flower of Scotland isn’t Scotland’s national anthem, if fact we don’t really gave one prior to this it was Scotland the brave 🙄 but personally i think we should find a more suitable one for a nation in 2021 ( flower of Scotland was adopted by Scottish Rugby for an anthem)
No one knows this but the reason why national anthems became a thing was because Wales wanted to respond to the New Zealand Haka back in 1905 so they sang the national anthem
The only way to listen to any of these anthems, is in their home stadiums during the six nations tournament, THAT is true passion behind ones anthem.
Ireland isn’t any way part of the UK, it’s not that we are “technically not part of the UK”, we simply ARE NOT PART OF THE UK…. Many Irish died for our freedom, at least get it right🇮🇪
The anthem 'God Save the Queen' has several unsung verses. They were dropped as they were very anti Scottish.
there were verses added during the Jacobite uprising . they were only used during the era and removed after.. "rebellious Scots to crush" were crushed in large part by Loyal Scots. as far more fought for the govt than the Jacobins.
Oh well SNP Nd the nationalists are making up for that with Thier anti English bile. I'm ashamed to be Scottish at times when I see that ugly side. Sadly it's getting worse with the current divisive Scottish government.
You should check out the third verse of the US anthem..😂
Can’t think why they don’t sing that one...
There was a verse about General Wade crushing the Scots, but it doesn't seem to have survived much past the song's initial popularity during and right after the 1745 rebellion. It was just a popular patriot song until the 1770s/80s when it taken up as a quasi-official national anthem, as such it's pretty much always been three verses.. The 2nd verse is now almost never sung, the 3rd is rarely sung and the most usual rendition now is just the 1st verse.
@@coling3957 Good point. Culloden was not between England and Scotland it was between the actual British Government and the Wannabe British Government.
Fun fact : the Irish national anthem was written in English and became well known in that version and was only subsequently translated into Irish, the version that is now used
I wish you used the Irish language version for Ireland but it sounds ceart go leor in English 🇮🇪
Same here the Irish version is far better, Ireland’s call is the winner though.
Fields of Athenry is often sung at sports matches. When all 32 counties of Ireland play together neither of the ones you listened to can be sung.
That’s why Ireland’s Call was written.
Without a doubt the Welsh anthem is the best, so much passion. I was sad hear Flower of Scotland being sung so slowly and without pipes I love the Scots coming to Cardiff for the rugby.
We Welsh never ever sing God save the queen. In fact, if it's played at sporting events it's booed!! The English use it though. Our anthem is Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau. It's absolutely superb and brings tears of pride.
The sixth verse might explain why it is also not popular in Scotland
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 King!
Hearing Flower O' Scotland without having pipes in the background is sacrilege lolllll
It sounds like a ringtone without the pipes lol and that's not ok
Hate 2 say this but that's t 1 of the worst Flower of ScotlandsI've heard yet. Yip bad choice lol
I was cringing at it
agreed it need to be at murrayfield
True it can be made to sound like a dirge. It begins as a lament for Scotland's lost independence but then turns into a challenge to regain the old spirit and commitment :-)
Any version of this song is bad
@@dredd1981 whatever
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I was once in Twickenham on an errand when England were playing at the national Rugby stadium. I was in the street when the fans in the stadium belted out God Save the Queen before the match. I could hear it quite clearly, even though the stadium is a mile from where I was. I may have wept just a little bit.
i love that you didnt have the disrespect to pause or talk through the anthems, you deserve a subscribe
You wouldn’t catch a Welsh person singing god save the queen EVER 😂 it’s England’s National anthem more or less
Imagine singing about one perticular person and not your country.
Are you aware that the music of the Star Spangled banner is the tune of an old British Drinking song. There is a couple of videos about it.
I'm not surprised as the Americans were British up to that awful incident of the flag.
The Welsh national anthem is stunning, Not the best version of the Flower of Scotland but some great images in the back ground of the most beautiful country in the world.
I love how he says welsh like ' wells '
Everytime I hear the national anthem it reminds me why I'm proud to be Welsh! 🏴🏴
If you love acapella, you may like to check out Welsh Male voice choirs, they are truly moving, and this is being said by an Irish woman. 😊
No biases but the Welsh national anthem SLAPSS
I’m a welsh speaker and I can say the end of the anthem doesn’t say “for this land so pure” it translates to “hopefully our old language lives on”
I spotted that too. It seemed mad that you could mess up a translation so bad like that.
Northern Ireland doesn't have a national anthem, but the closest thing to it is Londonderry Air, which they play at the Commonwealth games to represent them.
Yes, a beautiful song.
Correction Derry Air
@@jamesmoran7785 Correction, Danny Boy, an English folk song.
The welsh started the singing of national anthems at sporting events
Watching this in the morning and loudly singing along to the Welsh national anthem. Sorry next door neighbours. 😁.
Fuck next door sing louder
I do Flower of Scotland. But then I am in the Highlands. The Skye Boat Song works too.
The Welsh actually invented the concept of singing national anthems at the start of sporting events in 1905. The visiting New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, made up of all Maori NZ natives who had been introduced to the sport were touring the home nations of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. However at the start of each match they performed the previously unheard of Haka wardance (still done today). This helped contribute to an aura of invincibility about them (they were already pretty amazing). The 1st 3 matches against England, Scotland and Ireland they won deciesively. Observing this the Welsh team organised to respond to the haka by having all 40,000 welsh fans in the stadium sing their anthem defiantly. They went on to beat the All Blacks and anthems at sport became a new thing!
Cymru am Byrh.
The true English national anthem is Jerusalem.
Or Land of Hope and Glory.
@@peterbrown1012 Good choice.
Thats a good shot. Or, the theme from the Archers ☺
"Among those dark Satanic hills"
@@paulmoore4223 nice or Match of the day
Just one small comment, the anthem of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland which is not in the UK. The UK is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Has anyone noticed the number of National anthems that refer to conflict with England or in the case of the USA conflict with Britain. - just saying. Anyone think of any other ones?
Definitely a recurring theme going on here.
The English translation for the Welsh anthem is bad. The last line talks about the language. The English translation doesn't even mention it.
I enjoyed your reaction but though I love the Monarchy the general public, generally, prefer either of these 2 Anthems:
1/ "Land of Hope and Glory - Last Night of the Proms 2009" will demonstrate the power of that one if you put it in UA-cam search
2/ Jerusalem
Personality I always preferred Rule Britannia to God save the Queen. Land of hope and glory is good but quite short. Jerusalem is quite England specific so works best as an English sub anthem
BRUHHHHHHHHH that is nottttt Ireland's national anthem lol
I didn't even recognise it, I've literally never heard anyone EVER sing it in English -_-
That is the WORST version of O Flower Of Scotland
I've heard worse once or twice, the version often sung later in the evening which goes "Oh Flower of SCOTLAND! *awkward pause* Da-da da-da, da- da da-dAAAHH!"
As an Englishman I would rank the UK anthems : Wales, Scotland, England. Even though the whole island of Ireland isn’t all in the, Ireland’s Call is bloody awesome. I love my country but want to see the monarchy abolished so I don’t sing God Save The Queen.
bell end 😂 😂
Flower of Scotland played on the pipes at Murrayfield at rugby matches. Can't beat it. Goosebumps
The Irish national anthem should always be sang in Irish . Most people don’t even know it in English .
The welsh anthem is best! I remember as a child being taught it (I didn’t live in Wales, but our teaching assistant was Welsh) and we all enjoyed learning it! Still know it off by heart, in Welsh, to this day.
Same as Ireland - we always sing it in Irish (Gaelic) the only way for both countries to sing it is in their own native language.
Hard luck yesterday - Wales
OK You asked for a bit more information so here goes.
The four parts that make up the United Kingdom are England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; of those, only one (Wales) has it's own National Anthem, the rest have a choice of a couple of patriotic songs that are used at sporting events.
Details of the national songs & anthems:
ENGLAND they use either "Jerusalem" or "Land of Hope and Glory" at the Commonwealth Games, otherwise its God Save the Queen.
NORTHERN IRELAND use the Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy") at the Commonwealth Games. The anthem you played is only for southern Ireland and was adopted from a rebel song of 1910. When a team is playing from the whole of Ireland (cricket, rugby) they use "Ireland's Call".
SCOTLAND mostly use Flower of Scotland, which was written by the Corries in the 1960s. Its all about beating the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in the 14th century. They used to use "Scotland the Brave".
WALES has a proper national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, which dates from 1856 and is all about the land, the nation and our bardic heritage.
The practice of singing a national anthem was begun in Wales in 1905, when "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was sung as a response to the Haka (ceremonial war chant) performed by the visiting All Blacks (New Zealand) rugby team.
"God Save the Queen/King" is very old: a version can be found in the time of James I/VI in the early 17th century. The current version dates from 1745 (words), the tune is possibly by Thomas Arne.
Any chance of a history of Ireland reaction video?
6:02 The Flower of scotland is the one who playes everywere when scotland is alone represented so yes its more playes and tecnicly their official anthem. Like Ireland. One is the Oficial but they had Irelands Call too but mostly used for Rugby. I never seen Irelands Call outside Rugby ore a smal mount of Football (british not american) matches
I'm biased but the Welsh have the best anthem and the best flag!
Yea it’s a good one and only you boys from the valley would put a picture of their wife on a flag 😂😂😂
Can’t beat a dragon
You've missed a trick here the 6 nations Rugby internationals are most likely the best way to hear them. The 6 countries of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France & Italy When there is at least 80 thousand belting their anthems out.
Wales is pronounced wails, not wells.
England's national anthem is Land of Hope and Glory.
Jerusalem (which mentions England in the lyrics) is a hymn. One of my mother's favourites.
Jerusalem is used as the English anthem in athletics.
Wales is the only part of the UK that has an official national anthem, England does not have a national anthem.
I'm Irish but gotta say the Welsh National anthem slaps 🇮🇪 🏴
You have an unhealthy obsession with all things British but i like it! :)
I’m Irish and I think it’s Kinda sad he listened to the Welsh on in Welsh but the Irish one in English