British History: The Story of "God Save the Queen" —— Interpretation of the British National Anthem

This national anthem of Britain and New Zealand has a rich and mysterious history. This may be one of the most famous patriotic songs in the world, but unfortunately, it is ignored by many British natives. A study in The Sun shows that 37% of British people don't know the first sentence of "God save the Queen".

A true pro-English should not only respect the British national anthem, but also know a short story behind it!

The hidden beginning

You may think that this famous song has an obvious source, but strangely, we don't know who wrote these words. Some people think that the author is john bull, others think that it is Thomas Ravenscott or henry purcell.

We are not even sure when this song was written. The sentence "God saves the king" can be traced back to the coronation ode of King Edgar in 973 AD, modeled after King 1 1:38-40:

..... Everyone cheered and said:

God bless the king! Long live the king

May the king live forever,

Amen, hallelujah.

The complete lyrics first appeared in Gentleman magazine published by 1745, and have been sung since then, becoming the national anthem around 1780.

Lyrics you've never heard before

There is actually no standard version of God Save the Queen. When the king is in power, women's titles and pronouns will change, but in addition, many poems have been written over the years to adapt to the political agenda, sometimes for opposing political agendas.

During the Jacob dynasty, loyal Englishmen sang:

Lord, give it to Marshal Wade,

With your great help,

Can bring victory.

Can quietly incite,

Rushing like a torrent,

The rebellious Scots will be shattered,

God bless the king.

In retaliation for Jacob's own poem:

God bless the prince, I pray,

I mean, Charlie.

Scotland, we can see

Get rid of the despicable elders,

George and his Fergie,

All the time. Amen.

The standard version of God Save the Queen includes three paragraphs, but the second paragraph is hardly sung. Some people think this is politically incorrect because its tone is radical:

God came back to life,

Dispel her enemies,

Corrupt them:

Disturbed their politics,

Defeated their prank,

On you, we hope we can fix it:

God bless us all.

You can hear the standard version of two poems, and watch the following mobile video (please feel free to sing along! ) I hope this article can help you become a better pro-British. Here's a question to comment on: Are you one of the 37%? Or can you write the first sentence of God Save the Queen without Google?

This guest article was written by Abigail Rogers, an Englishman who writes a blog on PicureBriain.

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