God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem uised in a nummer o Commonweel kinricks; it is the naitional anthem o the Unitit Kinrick, ane o the twa naitional anthems o New Zealand, an the ryal anthem o Canadae, Australie, Jamaica an the Isle o Mann. In kintras no previously pairt o the Breetish Empire the tuin o "God Save the Queen" haes been uised as the foonds for sindry patriotic sangs, tho still for ordinar connectit wi ryal ceremony. The author o the sang isna kent, an ayont its first verse, that is conseestent, it haes mony historic an extant versions: Syne its first publication, different verses haes been eikit an taen aff an, e'en the day, different publications includes sindry walins o verses in sindry orders.[1] In general anerly ane, or whiles twa verses is sung, but on rair occasions three.[2] Ane or twa baurs can form a pairt o the Vice Regal Salute in Commonweel kinricks ootwi the Unitit Kinrick an aw. The wirds o the sang, like its teetle, is adaptit toae the gender o monarch, wi "Keeng" replacin "Queen", "he" replacin "she", an sae on, whan a keeng rings. In the Unitit Kinrick, the last line o the thrid verse is chynged an aw.
[edit] Inglis Lyrics
- 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.
- 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.
- Thy choicest 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
- God save the Queen.
- Not in this land alone,
- But be God's mercies known,
- From shore to shore!
- Lord make the nations see,
- That men should brothers be,
- And form one family,
- The wide world over.
- From every latent foe,
- From the assassins blow,
- God save the Queen!
- O'er her thine arm extend,
- For Britain's sake defend,
- Our mother, prince, and friend,
- God save the Queen!
[edit] Scots Translation
- God save oor gracious Queen,
- Long lee oor noble Queen,
- God save th' Queen:
- Send her victorious,
- Happy 'n' glorious,
- Long tae reign ower us:
- God save th' Queen.
- O Laird, oor God, arise,
- Scatter her enemies,
- And mak' thaim fall.
- Confound thair politics,
- Frustrate thair knavish tricks,
- On Thee oor hopes we fix,
- God save us a'.
- Thy choicest gifts in store,
- On her be chuffed tae pour;
- Long kin she reign:
- May she defend oor laws,
- And ever gies cause
- To sing wi' hert 'n' voice
- God save th' Queen
- Nae in this land alone,
- But be God's mercies known,
- From shore tae shore!
- Lord mak' th' nations see,
- That men shuid brothers be,
- And form yin family,
- The wide world ower.
- Frae ilka latent foe,
- From th' assassins blow,
- God save th' Queen!
- O'er her thine arm extend,
- For Britain's sake defend,
- Our mither, prince, 'n' friend,
- God save th' Queen!
- ↑ cf. the versions in the hymn beuks English Hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern an Songs of Praise an the version at the wabsite royalty.gov.uk.
- ↑ Monarchy Today pages at royal.gov.uk website (HTML). Retrieved on 1 Apryle 2007. .
- ↑ cf. the versions in the hymn beuks English Hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern an Songs of Praise an the version at the wabsite royalty.gov.uk.
- ↑ Monarchy Today pages at royal.gov.uk website (HTML). Retrieved on 1 Apryle 2007. .
