Russian National Anthem?

[Alinestra Covelia]

Hello, just a very very short question.

President Putin has reinstated the old national anthem for Russia, but obvious the lyrics have to be changed for the new nation. My question is, does anybody know if the revised lyrics have been released yet? Whenever I sing the old lyrics my Russian friends always give me funny looks.

[Alexander's Horse]

I won't ask why you are singing the Russian national anthem

That could have got you into a bit of trouble a few years ago

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Oh Canada, our home and native land...

[Comrade Tribune]

Re: Russian National Anthem?

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
My question is, does anybody know if the revised lyrics have been released yet? Whenever I sing the old lyrics my Russian friends always give me funny looks.

Yes, the new lyrics have been available for some time; I can´t help thinking they sound a bit silly, though. (Perhaps they are not so bad in Russian.)

http://www.thenationalanthems.com/country/russia.htm

[mactbone]

Oooooh Canaaadaaa, oh Canada, oh Canada...

I don't know any of the words except for Oh Canada, so I just sing it like Ernest (warning, reference to Ernest Saves Christmas).

[Anodyne]

Funny, I used to have the soviet national anthem as a ring tune in my cell phone ...no, don't ask.

[Zopperoni]

Hello, Alinestra

Originally posted by Ade
Funny, I used to have the soviet national anthem as a ring tune in my cell phone ...no, don't ask.

I'm still looking for the Italian national anthem as my ring tone.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by MacTBone
I don't know any of the words except for Oh Canada

You know what? I don't think I do, either.... not since I escaped elementary school, where I was forced to sing it.

[mactbone]

Ahhh, but I'm American. Noone expects us to know anything about anyone else's country. Just the fact that I know what Canada's National Anthem sounds like, plus know the first two words makes me an abberration.

[Guynemer]

I learned the Canadian anthem before I learned the American one.

Of course, I watched a LOT of Hockey Night In Canada back when I was a wee little thing... one of the greatest benefits of living near the border. Go CBC!

[Skanky Burns]

I know the first verse of the Australian National Anthem, and some of the second verse... That makes me above agerage for an Australian

Or just weird...

[Alinestra Covelia]

Erk. I just looked at them and yes, Comrade Tribune, I think I'd probably have to agree with you. The song just doesn't seem to support such a "hug and share" attitude.

And unless I'm mistaken, in this song, Russia's gender appears to have changed from male to female... is this right? In the old version there's a line

"Mi vidim gryadutschee nashe strani" (verse 3 line 2)

(We see the future of our dearest land)

And in the new version it has different case endings

"Rossiya lyubimaya nasha strana" (verse 1 line 2)

(Russia our dearest land)

Am I missing something or has the nation gone from being a fatherland to a motherland?

(By the way this is not meant to be seen as an insult to Russia. I am well aware that Russia is larger than I am - 5'7" - and would in all likelihood kick my butt in a fight.)

I'm also an American and I also know the lyrics to the UK and Chinese national anthems! Freak.

[Roland]

I always loved the melody. That was the sojus something stuff, right ?

But I also have always loved one line in our anthem:

"Land of hammers" - thinking about industry. Just that "hammer" also got to mean "idiot" in the meantime, so we have "land of idiots" in our anthem, to be sung proudly at all inappropriate times...

[aaglo]

Soviet anthem, a great piece of music. I think it is by far the best piece of music as a nat. anthem. Don't know about the lyrics though

'Oooo Canada'...? I thought it was 'Blame Canda, Blame Canada...'

[Eli]

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
And unless I'm mistaken, in this song, Russia's gender appears to have changed from male to female... is this right? In the old version there's a line

"Mi vidim gryadutschee nashe strani" (verse 3 line 2)

(We see the future of our dearest land)

And in the new version it has different case endings

"Rossiya lyubimaya nasha strana" (verse 1 line 2)

(Russia our dearest land)

Am I missing something or has the nation gone from being a fatherland to a motherland?

"Strana"(country) is feminine in both cases. "nasha"("nashe") means "ours" when the word it talks about is feminine.