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Original tekst

Arne. Rule Britannia. Sheet Music. Piano, SATB. PF. SATB. Thomas Arne.

Oversættelse

Arne. Regel Britannia. Noder. Klaver, SATB. PF. SATB. Thomas Arne.

Original tekst

When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule, Britannia. in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he could not have imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule, Britannia. is widely used in the Royal Navy and British Army and is featured each year at the Last Night of the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall as a national sing-along. At the time of writing, the Dutch actually ‘ruled the waves,’ so this song was more an exhortation than a status report. The lyrics were also a statement of civil liberty. Since Cromwell’s time, Britain had had a standing army which could be turned against the native population. A standing navy, however, existed solely to protect the nation from invaders, protecting a free populace. Rule, Britannia. has been quoted extensively by other composers, among them Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss, and Arthur Sullivan. Thomas Arne also penned a version of God Save The King which came to be the British national anthem.

Oversættelse

Når det 18. århundrede britiske komponist Thomas Arne inkluderet hans sang Rule, Britannia. i en Masque baseret på livet af Alfred den Store, som blev præsenteret på Cliveden, landets hjem Frederick, Prince of Wales, kunne han ikke have forestillet sig, at mere end 270 år senere hans lækkersulten ville blive kendt i hele de britiske øer og over. Regel, Britannia. er meget udbredt i den britiske flåde og britiske hær og er featured hvert år på den sidste nat i Proms i Royal Albert Hall som en national sing-along. På tidspunktet for skrivning, hollænderne faktisk 'regerede bølgerne, »så denne sang var mere en formaning end en statusrapport. Teksterne var også en opgørelse af civil frihed. Siden Cromwells tid havde Storbritannien haft en stående hær, som kan rettes mod den indfødte befolkning. Et stående flåde dog eksisterede udelukkende for at beskytte nationen fra angriberne, beskytte en fri befolkning. Regel, Britannia. er blevet citeret i udstrakt grad af andre komponister, blandt dem Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss, og Arthur Sullivan. Thomas Arne også skrevet en version af God Save The King, som kom til at være den britiske nationalsang.