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"Kongesangen" ([ˈkɔ̂ŋːəˌsɑŋn̩]; "King's Song") is Norway's royal anthem. [1] The lyrics come in several versions. The first version ("Gud sign vår Konge god, gi ham i farer mod") was written by N. Vogtmann around 1800, but the version used today and quoted below was written by Gustav Jensen for the coronation of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales in 1906 and later used in his Landstads ...
The variation in the UK of the lyrics to "God Save the King" is the oldest amongst those currently used, and forms the basis on which all other versions used throughout the Commonwealth are formed; though, again, the words have varied over time.
When King Rama V visited British Singapore in 1871, 'God Save the King' was played and it was realised that the song is both the national anthem of Britain and Siam.After he returned back to Siam, he invited Khru Mi Khaek [] to discuss about changing the royal and national anthem.
The final section "God save the King, ..." is a return to common time ( 4 4 ), with the "God save the King" section in homophony, interspersed with the "Amens" incorporating long semiquaver runs which are taken in turn through the six voice parts (SAATBB) with the other parts singing quaver chords accompanying it.
The first official rendition of God Save The King has been sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen. The lyrics to the national anthem have changed from ...
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The first official rendition of God Save the King will be sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen. The lyrics to the national anthem will change from “Queen ...
The final section, "God save the King", etc., is a return to common time (4 4), with the "God save the King" section heard chordally, interspersed with the Amens incorporating long semiquaver runs, taken in turn through the six voice parts (SAATBB) with the other parts singing quaver chords accompanying it.