Do you know your national anthem by heart?

yes in my country Philppines i know how to sing our national anthem but the german ones dont know how.

I think I know the first verse: "God save our gracious Queen ...". Hmmm ... yes, I'd agree that she's 'gracious' (in public ... I think she's quite a normal and feisty person in private, unlike her husband who can be quite outspoken on or off the record!) but what does she need saving from? I usually stand in silence while it's played. Usually, when one is expected to sing it, the words are provided. As a national anthem, I would rather sing stirring stuff like "Jerusalem" or "Rule Brittania" (neither of which have words that I necessarily agree with, either, but they're more fun to sing).

I have known our national anthem, which is sung in our native tongue (Irish), since I started school at four years old. Although, Irish is not spoken in many parts of Ireland now, it is still compulsory to learn it at school. With all the different nationalities living here now, I wonder how they are coping with learning our national anthem. I'm sure it can't be too easy for them.

It should be a rule that if you do not know your national anthem, you can't play. How bad is that?!!! I think if you can't sing your national anthem then you do not deserve to be a citizen!

Yes, I'm very proud to say that I know my National Anthem and I remember standing at attention as a little girl in grade school singing it on special ocassions. Now we have gotten so far from God that we are starting to pay the price for it. I don't even hear it anymore unless I decide to sing it on special ocassions. We're living in sad times my friend. The more people I meet the more I love my cat :) Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

Do I know our national anthem by heart? Does knowing the English and Spanish version of our "Lupang Hinirang" enough to qualify me as one of those who love their national anthem by heart? Well, I can also add that I know who composed and wrote the lyrics of our national anthem and when it was first publicly played.

Our national anthem has about 15 verses and I only know two of them. Most people here in Holland know 1, 2 or 3 verses by heart but not the whole anthem. Whenever it is sung most likely the first two verses will be played. It would be way to long otherwise. I did get the whole anthem in school, on paper, but we were only required to learn 2 verses.

Of course I know my National Anthem by heart. It is such a lovely Anthem with good lyrics and music and I feel emotional whenever I sing it. Everyone should know their country's National Anthem, whoever has a respect for their country.

It's a shame for somebody who doesn't know the lyrics of their own national anthem. As for your question, yes I still know it by heart even if I don't sing it every time. It's a symbol of our love for our own country and a good citizen should at east know the lyrics of the song.

I don't know my national anthem. I only know about two lines of it. This is mainly due to the fact that I didn't learn it, and I just don't have a chance to sing it, or to learn it. It's also partly my fault as well, if I didn't learn it. I just never really got a chance to learn it, or anything like that.

yes, I know our national anthem by heart. In fact I sing it too often.

Yes. But I honestly dont follow the rule of putting my left hand to my right chest in public places. Becausse I would only look stupid doing it alone.. But I really hope people would show patriotism even in just that simple way.

Well I think such people are there in all countries. Yes I know my national anthem by heart. How can we forget. We used to sing it everyday at school.

Yep. We sing it almost every day at school. Also, we're tested on it sometimes during our Military training, so it's impossible for us NOT to know our anthem.

Our national anthem has about 13 verses which I don't all know by heart. I do know the first two verses, and the first verse is the one that is pretty much allways sang at special occaissions, soccer games, etc. We get the first verse and sometimes the second in school, and we get all the 13 verses on paper. There are little Dutch people that know them all by heart. We wouldn't be done singing till after the game if we did .

I don't know the Romanian national anthem by heart, because it's really long (44 long lyrics). I learned it by heart in school, because I had to - we were getting a grade on how well we knew it. In sporting events they only sing the first 8 lyrics (it seems more because when singing the anthem, some of the lyrics are repeated), so it's not difficult for football players to remember that (although not all of them actually sing it)

nope. I don't know my national anthem by heart, and I don't have any desire to. I feel no shame in not knowing it. it's called God Save the Queen. I don't believe in a Monarchy, and I am not a Christian. this song is meaningless to me, and doesn't express the way in which I love my country. it's not about people being born into a position where they're considered above everyone else, and it's not about football teams, what currency you use or a silly bit of fabric. it's about the Earth beneath my feet that sustains me. and that is not expressed in a gimmicky, stupid little song.

Actually, when I sing it with a group, I think I can sing it perfectly and I know it by heart. But when I am alone, I am not sure if I can sing it without missing a line or so.

i used to when i was still suppose to wear a school uniform and forced to sing every morning. but ever since i started tertiary education, this morning assembly ritual has been gone and so the anthem song and pledge hasn't been recited daily. Now, only when it's near NDP, would i be reacquainted with the song. Moreover, our anthem is not in a language that i speak nor learnt, so it does became quite a chore to remember it.

Yep! I Know our national anthem heartily. have a nice day.