Wiseman_Vaughn
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the Scottish one - Flower of Scotland is a cracker!
Not popular at the moment of course, but I do like the Russian anthem.
It is a real anti monarchist poem that the lyrics are from. Always surprised that it gets used at so many establishment settings. It is very religious though so maybe they forgive it for that, even if many Christians think it is blasphemous. The tune is inspiring though but was written well after Blake's deathI'd love for it to be England's national anthem, we need a separate English anthem and we have for a long time.
Would quite like the UK to have a new one too, but there are far fewer options.
It is a real anti monarchist poem that the lyrics are from. Always surprised that it gets used at so many establishment settings. It is very religious though so maybe they forgive it for that, even if many Christians think it is blasphemous. The tune is inspiring though but was written well after Blake's death
He was a big supporter of the French Reolutionaries and the last verse is probably about the working mans fight against his oppressors,Not really seeing any anti-monarchist themes in the poem.
Anti-Industrialisation, and maybe anti-church.
I think the anti-industrialisation message is even more relevant now with the issues facing the world.