I read an article analyzing different countries' national anthems awhile ago that looked at the countries' values and worldview based on the national anthem. I thought it was a stretch, but more recently i was trying to memorize the New Zealand national anthem and thought to myself... So true about NZ! So here is to analyzing for the sake of analyzing :)
National Anthems
Summaries:NZ: Plea for God’s defense of unity through love instead of strife and war
US: Unity through struggle for life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
NZ: Unity through meeting in the bonds of love
US: Praise through triumph of strife and war
NZ: Praise through lack of strife and war
Interesting:
NZ’s anthem mentions God. (and NZ is more popularly classified as secular nation)US’s anthem doesn’t mention God (and US is more popularly classified as a Christian nation)
Both seem to have a danger:
USA: Danger of Victory without God (God is not mentioned but assumed)NZ: Danger of Not needing God for victory (God is mentioned but not always assumed)
2 comments:
NZ: slightly better than the US?
:-)
Mate, I didn't know you guys had EXPLODING BOMBS in your anthem! Ah... you Americans and your wars. Like a puppy with a chewy toy.
Spoken like a true Kiwi... hahaha
you know i can't answer that.
are you mocking aggressive americans, do you want to fight about it! just kidding
i think it is profound how much your beginnings and background as a person or even as a country really have an effect on you.
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