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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Spanish US anthem raises hackles

The American right wing conservatives are causing an almighty hoo haa about the fact that someone has had the nerve to translate their anthem into a language other than English. How dare they! even the almighty leader of the free world himself weighed in with his two pennys worth saying that the anthem should be sung in English and anyone coming to live in his country shoud learn the language.

The irony here is that back in 1919 the US department of education (obviously a subversive organisation hell bent on bringing down the country) actually published a spanish version of the song. Not only that but a bunch of lilly livered liberal librarians at the library of congress actually had the gall to publish it on their web page here.

Well, just to be a renegade… Here is God save the Queen in Dutch:

De god sparen onze verfijnde Koningin
Long leeft onze edele Koningin,
God sparen de Koningin:

Verzend haar victorious,
Gelukkig en glorious,
Lang om over ons te regeren:
De god redt de Koningin.

tea time
Originally uploaded by rosidae.

And those look like good biscuits!

Hello,

Come in, take a seat and put your feet up. I’ve just made a fresh pot of tea and will be passing round the jammie dodgers soon.

If you’ve followed me here from the House of Cheese, it’s good to see you again. Otherwise, it’s just good to see you.

A bit about me… I recently moved back to the UK after living in Minnesota USA for a couple of years with my wife. I am currently seeking employment, which will probably be a recurring theme in my coming posts.

Anyway, I’m excited about my new home and looking forward to meeting some new faces around here.

more soon…