tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post7277850957752252199..comments2024-03-18T05:56:59.924-04:00Comments on Daled Amos: The Palestinian AnthemDaled Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-9007487594216093202010-10-19T13:27:00.085-04:002010-10-19T13:27:00.085-04:00Well, in the interests of completeness, here is th...Well, in the interests of completeness, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise" rel="nofollow">here is the French Anthem</a>:<br /><br />Ye sons of France, awake to glory,<br />Hark, hark! what myriads bid you rise!<br />Your children, wives and white-haired grandsires.<br />Behold their tears and hear their cries! (repeat)<br />Shall hateful tyrants, mischiefs breeding,<br />With hireling hosts, a ruffian band,<br />Affright and desolate the land,<br />While peace and liberty lie bleeding?<br /> <br />To arms, to arms, ye brave!<br />The avenging sword unsheath,<br />March on, march on!<br />All hearts resolv'd<br />On victory or death!<br /><br />Now, now, the dangerous storm is rolling<br />Which treacherous kings confederate raise!<br />The dogs of war, let loose, are howling,<br />And lo! our fields and cities blaze! (repeat)<br />alt: And lo! our homes will soon invade!<br />And shall we basely view the ruin<br />While lawless force with guilty stride<br />Spreads desolation far and wide<br />With crimes and blood his hands embruing?<br /> <br />To arms, to arms, ye brave!...<br /> <br />With luxury and pride surrounded<br />The vile insatiate despots dare,<br />Their thirst of power and gold unbounded,<br />To mete and vend the light and air! (repeat)<br />Like beasts of burden would they load us,<br />Like gods would bid their slaves adore,<br />But man is man, and who is more?<br />Then shall they longer lash and goad us?<br /> <br />To arms, to arms, ye brave!...<br /> <br />O Liberty, can man resign thee<br />Once having felt thy generous flame?<br />Can dungeons, bolts or bars confine thee<br />Or whips thy noble spirit tame? (repeat)<br />Too long the world has wept, bewailing<br />That falsehood's dagger tyrants wield,<br />But freedom is our sword and shield,<br />And all their arts are unavailing.<br /> <br />To arms, to arms, ye brave!...Daled Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-22707334110674052692010-10-19T11:15:54.619-04:002010-10-19T11:15:54.619-04:00As a anthem, it does not extol the love of country...As a anthem, it does not extol the love of country. It extols war, struggle, revenge and revolution.<br /><br />Very unusual for an anthem.<br /><br />But not unusual at all if your real aim is to see Israel disappear.NormanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365459073293643108noreply@blogger.com