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bejarano-korea · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

I watch MBC (when it shuts down) and EBC (when it starts up, I love watching the aerobics first thing) and the Korean national anthem is a pretty nice little tune.

Most national anthems are pretty good apart from 'God save the Queen'
('and burn her with gasoline' is the second verse if you live in Wales) which must be the wost dirge in the world followed by the Argentine anthem which is nearly as bigger dirge as God Save the Queen.

Alyallen · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:24 am Post subject:

The history behind it is really interesting. The man who created the anthem did so while in exile in Spain. Once independence took hold, the song was used as the anthem. The man stayed on this small island off the coast of Spain, married a Spanish woman and had children. He continued composing and conducting until his death.

Now what gets interesting is that the Korean national anthem was until maybe 2 years ago owned by the family of the composer. That meant that every time it was played, the family got a royalty check out of it. Eventually that made the news, the shit hit the fan and after many bitter words, the family donated the song to the Korean people....

Crazy stuff, huh?

I may be wrong on a few points though....

kermo

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

I don't know any anthems aside from the "Star Spangled Banner". I don't even know anything past the first verse. That's because I'm American!

Treefarmer · Joined: 29 May 2007

my favourite is the Soviet National Anthem

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

If you have some time, browse this site with over 400 anthems.

San Marino's national anthem strikes me as not being that far off of a musically-incompetent person practicing the scales badly.

Here are the lyrics to the South Korean national anthem in Latin alphabet, Hangeul, and in English translation.

wo buxihuan hanguoren · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Location: Suyuskis

I don't even know what the blimmin' lyrics are to my anthem are because it's in five bloomin' languages - anthem and lyrics here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1pVfhd1tLdU

tomato · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:20 am Post subject:

According to Geography of Thought by Richard Nisbett,
Asians are not as prone to see controversy as are Westerners.
That is why Buddhists and Christians do not argue with each other, as they would in our society.
That is why the religiously committed and the religiously uncommitted do not argue with each other, as they do in our society.
That is why the religiously uncommitted do not raise Cain over the second line of the national anthem reading "May God preserve our land for ten thousand years," as they would in our society.

genezorm · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: Mokpo

potin14p · Joined: 04 May 2006

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

The Korean national anthem was written by a Korean who married a foreigner and lived abroad. One should have that printed in Korean on little cards. Hand it out next time some ajusshi starts up with your GF for betraying Korea.