| 1. Australia 2. Fiji 3. Kiribati 4. Marshall Islands 5. Micronesia 6. Nauru 7. New Zealand 8. Palau 9. Papua New Guinea 10. Samoa 11. Solomon Island 12. Tonga 13. Tuvalu 14. Vanuatu |
Australian And Oceanian Countries National Anthem
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF TUVALU
Tuvalu formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Samoa and Fiji. Comprising four reef islands and five true atolls, with a gross land area of just 26 square kilometers (10 sq mi), it is the second-least populated independent country in the world, with Vatican City having the least. It is the smallest member by population of the United Nations. In terms of physical land size Tuvalu is the fourth smallest country in the world, larger than only the Vatican City - 0.44 km²; Monaco - 1.95 km² and Nauru - 21 km².
The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesian people. The islands came under Britain's sphere of influence in the late 19th century. The Ellice Islands were administered by Britain as part of a protectorate from 1892 to 1916 and as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony from 1916 to 1974. In 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu, separating from the Gilbert Islands which became Kiribati upon independence. Tuvalu became fully independent within The Commonwealth in 1978.
The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesian people. The islands came under Britain's sphere of influence in the late 19th century. The Ellice Islands were administered by Britain as part of a protectorate from 1892 to 1916 and as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony from 1916 to 1974. In 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu, separating from the Gilbert Islands which became Kiribati upon independence. Tuvalu became fully independent within The Commonwealth in 1978.
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF TONGA
The Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan for "south") is the only archipelago in the Pacific Ocean never to have been formally colonized. It lies south of Samoa and east of Fiji and is about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii.
The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands because of the friendly reception Captain Cook received. He happened to arrive at the time of ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.
Tonga is the only surviving monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean.
The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands because of the friendly reception Captain Cook received. He happened to arrive at the time of ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.
Tonga is the only surviving monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean.
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SOLOMON ISLAND
The Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. Together they cover a land mass of 28,400 square kilometres (10,965 sq mi). The capital is Honiara, located on the island of Guadalcanal.
The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred in the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942-45, including the Battle of Guadalcanal. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. The country remains a Commonwealth Realm.
Since 1998 ethnic violence, government misconduct and crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003 an Australian-led multinational force, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias.
The North Solomon Islands are divided between the independent Solomon Islands and Bougainville Province in Papua New Guinea.
The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred in the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942-45, including the Battle of Guadalcanal. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. The country remains a Commonwealth Realm.
Since 1998 ethnic violence, government misconduct and crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003 an Australian-led multinational force, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias.
The North Solomon Islands are divided between the independent Solomon Islands and Bougainville Province in Papua New Guinea.
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SAMOA
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF NAURU
Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, is an island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. The nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati, 300 km due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 km² (8.1 sq. mi), the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital.
Initially inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, Nauru was annexed and designated a 'colony' by Germany in the late 19th century, and became a mandate territory administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom following World War I. The island was occupied by Japan during World War II, and after the war entered into trusteeship again. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.
Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island. With the exhaustion of phosphate reserves, its environment severely degraded by mining, and the trust established to manage the island's wealth significantly reduced in value, the government of Nauru has resorted to unusual measures to obtain income. In the 1990s, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and money laundering center. Since 2001, it has accepted aid from the Australian government; in exchange for this aid, Nauru houses an offshore detention centre that holds and processes asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.
Initially inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, Nauru was annexed and designated a 'colony' by Germany in the late 19th century, and became a mandate territory administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom following World War I. The island was occupied by Japan during World War II, and after the war entered into trusteeship again. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.
Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island. With the exhaustion of phosphate reserves, its environment severely degraded by mining, and the trust established to manage the island's wealth significantly reduced in value, the government of Nauru has resorted to unusual measures to obtain income. In the 1990s, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and money laundering center. Since 2001, it has accepted aid from the Australian government; in exchange for this aid, Nauru houses an offshore detention centre that holds and processes asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.
Federated States of Micronesia - National Anthem
This is the National Anthem for the Federated States of Micronesia.(Originally known as "Preamble")
In use: 1979-1991
Preamble was the first national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia. It was adopted in 1979 and replaced in 1991 by Patriots of Micronesia.
The title refers to the preamble of Micronesia's freshly ratified constitution, from which the lyrics are largely derived.
Shortly after World War II what is now Micronesia was part of a United States trusteeship awarded by the United Nations from former Japanese adminstration. In 1979, four districts of the trusteeship ratified a new constitution, forming Micronesia. The words for the anthem of the new territory (which became fully independent in 1986) were taken from the preamble of the constitution, hense the title.
LYRICS:
We people of Micronesia
Exercise sov'reignty.
Establish our Constitution
Of Federated States.
Affirm our common wish to live
In peace and harmony.
To preserve heritage of past
And promise of future.
CHORUS:
Make one nation Of many isles,
Diversity Of our cultures.
Our diff'rences Will enrich us,
Waters bring us All together.
They don't sep'rate.
They sustain us.
Our Islands Our nation
Get larger And make us stronger
And make us much stronger.
Our Ancestors made their homes here,
Displaced no other man,
We who remain wish unity,
Been ruled we seek freedom,
Our days began when men explored
Seas in rafts and canoes.
Our nation born when men voyaged
The seas via the stars.
CHORUS
The world itself is an island
We seen from all nations.
Peace, friendship, co-operation,
love and humanity.
With this Constitution,
we now become proud guardian
Of our beautiful islands.
CHORUS
Patriots of Micronesia, also known as Across all Micronesia, is the national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia. It was adopted in 1991, replacing "Preamble", the anthem in use since independence in 1979.
In use: 1979-1991
Preamble was the first national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia. It was adopted in 1979 and replaced in 1991 by Patriots of Micronesia.
The title refers to the preamble of Micronesia's freshly ratified constitution, from which the lyrics are largely derived.
Shortly after World War II what is now Micronesia was part of a United States trusteeship awarded by the United Nations from former Japanese adminstration. In 1979, four districts of the trusteeship ratified a new constitution, forming Micronesia. The words for the anthem of the new territory (which became fully independent in 1986) were taken from the preamble of the constitution, hense the title.
LYRICS:
We people of Micronesia
Exercise sov'reignty.
Establish our Constitution
Of Federated States.
Affirm our common wish to live
In peace and harmony.
To preserve heritage of past
And promise of future.
CHORUS:
Make one nation Of many isles,
Diversity Of our cultures.
Our diff'rences Will enrich us,
Waters bring us All together.
They don't sep'rate.
They sustain us.
Our Islands Our nation
Get larger And make us stronger
And make us much stronger.
Our Ancestors made their homes here,
Displaced no other man,
We who remain wish unity,
Been ruled we seek freedom,
Our days began when men explored
Seas in rafts and canoes.
Our nation born when men voyaged
The seas via the stars.
CHORUS
The world itself is an island
We seen from all nations.
Peace, friendship, co-operation,
love and humanity.
With this Constitution,
we now become proud guardian
Of our beautiful islands.
CHORUS
Patriots of Micronesia, also known as Across all Micronesia, is the national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia. It was adopted in 1991, replacing "Preamble", the anthem in use since independence in 1979.
Marshall Islands National Anthem
After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF KIRIBATI
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It comprises 32 atolls and one raised coral island dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator and bordering the International Date Line to the east. The name Kiribati is the local variant of "Gilberts", derived from Kiribati's pre-independence name, the Gilbert Islands.
Fiji National Anthem
Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji, led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Re-elected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president, but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Since taking power, BAINIMARAMA has neutralized his opponents, crippled Fiji's democratic institutions, and refused to hold elections.
National Anthem - Suriname
The National Anthem of the Republic of Suriname, combined with the flag of the Republic of Suriname.
The music was composed in 1876, by J.C. de Puy. It was adopted as the official national anthem in 1959.
The music was composed in 1876, by J.C. de Puy. It was adopted as the official national anthem in 1959.
Falkland Islands National Anthem
Falkland Islands Regional Anthem Himno Regional de las Islas Malvinas
All North American Countries National Anthem
Saint Pierre and Miquelon(French Overseas Territory/Territorio de Ultramar de Francia) National Anthem
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon National Anthem Himno Nacional de San Pedro y Miguelón
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
The Netherlands Antilles, previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum.
Greenland National Anthem
Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973, but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008, although Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs in consultation with Greenland's Home Rule Government.
All Asian Countries National Anthem
Qatar National Anthem
Provides this translation of The Qatar National Anthem, sung at the 2006 Asian Games. Listen and watch the National Anthem of Qatar and see the translation at the same time.
NATIONAL ANTHEM Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
NATIONAL ANTHEM Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
National Anthem of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ Azat u Ankakh Artsakh "Free and Independent Artsakh" A photographic compilation.
Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ
Azat u Ankakh Artsakh
"Free and Independent Artsakh"
Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ
Azat u Ankakh Artsakh
"Free and Independent Artsakh"
Mongolian National Anthem
National Anthem of Mongolia - Performed by Mongolian children / DX Production
National anthem of Kazakhstan
The REAL national anthem of the republic of Kazakhstan. This anthem was adopted on January 7, 2006. I was not born in KZ and I no longer live there, but I grew up there and I really love that country for the beauty of its nature and the tolerance and hospitality of its people.
Alğa, Qazaqstan,tek ğana alğa!
Lyrics:
Altın kün aspanı,
Altın dän dalası,
Erliktiñ dastanı -
Elime qaraşı!
Ejelden er degen,
Dañqımız şıqtı ğoy,
Namısın bermegen,
Qazağım mıqtı ğoy!
Chorus:
Meniñ elim, meniñ elim,
Güliñ bolıp egilemin,
Jırıñ bolıp tegilemin, elim!
Tüğan jerim meniñ - Qazaqstanım!
Urpaqqa jol aşqan,
Keñ baytaq jerim bar.
Birligi jarasqan,
Täwelsiz elim bar.
Qarsı alğan waqıttı,
Mäñgilik dosınday.
Bizdiñ el baqıttı,
Bizdiñ el osınday!
Chorus x2
Translation:
Sky of golden sun,
Steppe of golden seed,
Legend of courage -
Take a look at my country!
From the antiquity
Our heroic glory emerged,
They did not give up their pride
My Kazakh people are strong!
Chorus:
My country, my country,
As your flower I will be planted,
As your song I will stream, my country!
My native land My Kazakhstan!
The way was opened to the posterity
I have a vast land.
Its unity is proper,
I have an independent country.
It welcomed the time
Like an eternal friend,
Our country is happy,
Such is our country.
Alğa, Qazaqstan,tek ğana alğa!
Lyrics:
Altın kün aspanı,
Altın dän dalası,
Erliktiñ dastanı -
Elime qaraşı!
Ejelden er degen,
Dañqımız şıqtı ğoy,
Namısın bermegen,
Qazağım mıqtı ğoy!
Chorus:
Meniñ elim, meniñ elim,
Güliñ bolıp egilemin,
Jırıñ bolıp tegilemin, elim!
Tüğan jerim meniñ - Qazaqstanım!
Urpaqqa jol aşqan,
Keñ baytaq jerim bar.
Birligi jarasqan,
Täwelsiz elim bar.
Qarsı alğan waqıttı,
Mäñgilik dosınday.
Bizdiñ el baqıttı,
Bizdiñ el osınday!
Chorus x2
Translation:
Sky of golden sun,
Steppe of golden seed,
Legend of courage -
Take a look at my country!
From the antiquity
Our heroic glory emerged,
They did not give up their pride
My Kazakh people are strong!
Chorus:
My country, my country,
As your flower I will be planted,
As your song I will stream, my country!
My native land My Kazakhstan!
The way was opened to the posterity
I have a vast land.
Its unity is proper,
I have an independent country.
It welcomed the time
Like an eternal friend,
Our country is happy,
Such is our country.
Hong Kong flag & anthem
Hong Kong flag & anthem
HONG KONG HANDOVER 轉讓香港中
The sections are: Prince Charles' speech. The flags ceremony. UK national anthem. China national anthem. Hong Kong Television. Converted to widescreen. 宽屏幕
HONG KONG HANDOVER 轉讓香港中
The sections are: Prince Charles' speech. The flags ceremony. UK national anthem. China national anthem. Hong Kong Television. Converted to widescreen. 宽屏幕
National Anthem British Indian Ocean Territory/Territorio Británico del Océano Índico
British Indian Ocean Territory National Anthem Himno Nacional del Territorio Británico del Océano Índico
Christmas Island National Anthem
Christmas Island National Anthem "Advance Australia Fair" Himno Nacional de la Isla de Navidad
National Anthem of Azerbaijan
The (former as of Sept 2007) 12AM & 6 AM video on Azeri State TV; the song being played is the State Anthem.
Indonesia National Anthem
National anthem "Indonesia Raya", composed by W.R Supratman. this video is really old song, maybe taken on directly after the Indonesian freedom celebration, around 1950's I got it from multiply
National anthem of the Republic of Korea (South-Korea)
National anthem of the Republic of Korea (South-Korea)
النشيد الوطني الكويتي - Kuwait National Anthem
Kuwait National Anthem - النشيد الوطني الكويتي ----------- كلمات الشاعر الكويتي أحمد العدواني ألحان الملحن الكويتي ابراهيم الصولة In English: Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, My country, In peace live, in ...
Kuwait National Anthem - النشيد الوطني الكويتي
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كلمات الشاعر الكويتي أحمد العدواني
ألحان الملحن الكويتي ابراهيم الصولة
In English:
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country,
In peace live, in dignity,
Your face bright,
Your face bright,
Your face bright with majesty,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
Oh cradle of ancestry,
Who put down its memory,
With everlasting symmetry,
Showing all eternity,
Those Arabs were Heavenly,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
Blessed be
My country,
A homeland for harmony,
Warded by true sentry,
Giving their souls aptly,
Building high its history,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
We're for you, My country,
Led by faith and loyalty,
With its Prince equally,
Fencing us all fairly,
With warm love and verity,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country,
In peace live, in dignity.
Kuwait National Anthem - النشيد الوطني الكويتي
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كلمات الشاعر الكويتي أحمد العدواني
ألحان الملحن الكويتي ابراهيم الصولة
In English:
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country,
In peace live, in dignity,
Your face bright,
Your face bright,
Your face bright with majesty,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
Oh cradle of ancestry,
Who put down its memory,
With everlasting symmetry,
Showing all eternity,
Those Arabs were Heavenly,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
Blessed be
My country,
A homeland for harmony,
Warded by true sentry,
Giving their souls aptly,
Building high its history,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country.
We're for you, My country,
Led by faith and loyalty,
With its Prince equally,
Fencing us all fairly,
With warm love and verity,
Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait,
My country,
In peace live, in dignity.
Iraqi National Anthem - وطن مد
Watanul Mada Iraqi Anthem with photo slide show.It is good
iraq anthem النشيد العراقي وطن مد الافقي
iraq anthem النشيد العراقي وطن مد الافقي
National anthem of Iran - سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
The national anthem of the islamic republic of Iran سرود ملی جمهوری اسلمی ایران
The national anthem of the People's Republic of China
The national anthem of the People's Republic of China
Philippine National Anthem
The National Anthem of the Republic of the Philippines. This video is used by the government TV stations such as NBN 4, RPN 9 and IBC 13.
Malaysia National Anthem
Negaraku Translation : "My Country" Malaysia National Anthem
Negaraku
Translation : "My Country"
Malaysia National Anthem
Negaraku
Translation : "My Country"
Malaysia National Anthem
National Anthem of Burma / Myanmar
"Kaba Ma Kyei", the National Anthem of Burma (or Myanmar), composed by Saya Tin, adopted in 1947. This vocal version include an introduction of the anthem which appears in Myanmar Radio Main Progr...
This vocal version include an introduction of the anthem which appears in Myanmar Radio Main Programme (Burmese language version),
The anthem "Kaba Ma Kyei" starts from 0:40.
This video show the current flag, state emblem, map, composer's photo, sheet music and lyrics in Burmese script (with romanization and English translation).
This vocal version include an introduction of the anthem which appears in Myanmar Radio Main Programme (Burmese language version),
The anthem "Kaba Ma Kyei" starts from 0:40.
This video show the current flag, state emblem, map, composer's photo, sheet music and lyrics in Burmese script (with romanization and English translation).
National Anthem of India
National Anthem of India - Jana Gana Mana Performed by Various Artists * Musicians Celebrating 50 years of Independence. Thanks & Credits to Bharatbala Productions
National Anthem of India - Jana Gana Mana
Thanks & Credits to Bharatbala Productions.
National Anthem of India - Jana Gana Mana
Thanks & Credits to Bharatbala Productions.
National Anthem USA
I had the idea of making a "sing with by reading" video of the national anthem of the United States of America
National Antheme of Bangladesh [Full Song]
National Antheme of Bangladesh. Amar sonar bangla... ami tomai valobasi (My golden bengal... I love you)
National Anthem Bangladesh
National Anthem of Bangladesh first 4 lines (instrumental). The song written by Rabindra Nath Tagor
O Nightingale! Thou Surely Art [William Wordsworth]
O Nightingale! Thou Surely Art
O Nightingale! thou surely art
A creature of a "fiery heart":--
These notes of thine--they pierce and pierce;
Tumultuous harmony and fierce!
Thou sing'st as if the God of wine
Had helped thee to a Valentine;
A song in mockery and despite
Of shades, and dews, and silent night;
And steady bliss, and all the loves
Now sleeping in these peaceful groves.
I heard a Stock-dove sing or say
His homely tale, this very day;
His voice was buried among trees,
Yet to be come at by the breeze:
He did not cease; but cooed--and cooed;
And somewhat pensively he wooed:
He sang of love, with quiet blending,
Slow to begin, and never ending;
Of serious faith, and inward glee;
That was the song -- the song for me!
-William Wordsworth
Nutting [William Wordsworth]
Nutting
It seems a day
(I speak of one from many singled out)
One of those heavenly days that cannot die;
When, in the eagerness of boyish hope,
I left our cottage-threshold, sallying forth
With a huge wallet o'er my shoulders slung,
A nutting-crook in hand; and turned my steps
Tow'rd some far-distant wood, a Figure quaint,
Tricked out in proud disguise of cast-off weeds
Which for that service had been husbanded,
By exhortation of my frugal Dame--
Motley accoutrement, of power to smile
At thorns, and brakes, and brambles,--and, in truth,
More ragged than need was! O'er pathless rocks,
Through beds of matted fern, and tangled thickets,
Forcing my way, I came to one dear nook
Unvisited, where not a broken bough
Drooped with its withered leaves, ungracious sign
Of devastation; but the hazels rose
Tall and erect, with tempting clusters hung,
A virgin scene!--A little while I stood,
Breathing with such suppression of the heart
As joy delights in; and, with wise restraint
Voluptuous, fearless of a rival, eyed
The banquet;--or beneath the trees I sate
Among the flowers, and with the flowers I played;
A temper known to those, who, after long
And weary expectation, have been blest
With sudden happiness beyond all hope.
Perhaps it was a bower beneath whose leaves
The violets of five seasons re-appear
And fade, unseen by any human eye;
Where fairy water-breaks do murmur on
For ever; and I saw the sparkling foam,
And--with my cheek on one of those green stones
That, fleeced with moss, under the shady trees,
Lay round me, scattered like a flock of sheep--
I heard the murmur and the murmuring sound,
In that sweet mood when pleasure loves to pay
Tribute to ease; and, of its joy secure,
The heart luxuriates with indifferent things,
Wasting its kindliness on stocks and stones,
And on the vacant air. Then up I rose,
And dragged to earth both branch and bough, with crash
And merciless ravage: and the shady nook
Of hazels, and the green and mossy bower,
Deformed and sullied, patiently gave up
Their quiet being: and, unless I now
Confound my present feelings with the past;
Ere from the mutilated bower I turned
Exulting, rich beyond the wealth of kings,
I felt a sense of pain when I beheld
The silent trees, and saw the intruding sky--
Then, dearest Maiden, move along these shades
In gentleness of heart; with gentle hand
Touch--for there is a spirit in the woods.
-William Wordsworth
Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent's Narrow Room [William Wordsworth]
Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent's Narrow Room
Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room;
And hermits are contented with their cells;
And students with their pensive citadels;
Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his loom,
Sit blithe and happy; bees that soar for bloom,
High as the highest Peak of Furness-fells,
Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells:
In truth the prison, unto which we doom
Ourselves, no prison is: and hence for me,
In sundry moods, 'twas pastime to be bound
Within the Sonnet's scanty plot of ground;
Pleased if some Souls (for such there needs must be)
Who have felt the weight of too much liberty,
Should find brief solace there, as I have found.
-William Wordsworth
November, 1806 [William Wordsworth]
November, 1806
Another year!--another deadly blow!
Another mighty Empire overthrown!
And We are left, or shall be left, alone;
The last that dare to struggle with the Foe.
'Tis well! from this day forward we shall know
That in ourselves our safety must be sought;
That by our own right hands it must be wrought;
That we must stand unpropped, or be laid low.
O dastard whom such foretaste doth not cheer!
We shall exult, if they who rule the land
Be men who hold its many blessings dear,
Wise, upright, valiant; not a servile band,
Who are to judge of danger which they fear,
And honour which they do not understand.
-William Wordsworth
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