10 points to the first person who can get them all right.
(I'm just looking for the normal, first verse. There's one particular mistake that I see footballers sing that makes me want to strangle them!)
2007-05-04 10:25:31 · 13 answers · asked by Tufty Porcupine 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and Glorious,
Long to reign over us;
God save the Queen!
2007-05-04 10:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Being Scottish, I have never botheres to learn all the words properly since the song does become very anti-scottish by the end. It must have been an Englishman's choice for National anthem.
Not to worry, we will soon have our own - Flower of Scotland
2007-05-05 03:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First sung as a patriotic song in 1745 but only adopted as our National Anthem in the 19th Century :-
"God save our Gracious Queen !
Long live our Noble Queen !
God save the Queen !
Send her victorious ,
Happy and glorious ,
Long to reign over us ,
God save the Queen !"
are the official lines to verse one.With the following also used (the THIRD verse by the way)
"Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour ,
Long may she reign !
May she defend our laws ,
And give us ever cause ,
To sing with heart and voice ,
God save the Queen !"
The actual second verse is more martial and particularly apt when aimed to Europe ,
"O Lord our God arise ,
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall ;
Confound their politics ,
Frustrate their knavish tricks ,
On Thee our hopes we fix ,
God save us all !"
There are six verses the final being very anti-Scots LOL ,that one is very rarely sung these days !
2007-05-04 18:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very few people know the whole anthem and it is never sung completely now because it is anti scottish
2007-05-05 02:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always liked
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 (Queen/King*) *delete as appropriate
Why did they drop that verse?
2007-05-04 18:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mwha ha ha ha have you heard Borat sing the American one? Vvvvvvvvv funny>>>>>>>walks off shame faced
2007-05-04 17:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do know the words ive never bothered to sing it when they change that tune and words then i might be interested
2007-05-05 02:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dunno the first verse accurately but this is the second...
God's greatest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign.
May she defend our laws
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
Go-o-od Save Our Que-eeeeeen.
2007-05-04 17:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well the person who knows the words probably isnt going to be native english. wts that say bout us, eh? lol
2007-05-04 17:32:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
British is it? More like God Save the Kraut for the English.
2007-05-04 17:33:45 · answer #10 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋