Rule Britannia
RULE BRITANNIA
James Thomson
When britain first— at heaven's command
arose— from out the azure main
arose, arose, arose from out the azure main
this was the charter,
the charter of the land,
and guardian angels sung this strain:
Refrain:
rule britannia, britannia rule the waves,
britons never never never shall be slaves.
The nations, not— so blest as thee,
must, in their turns, to tyrants fall:
must in, must in, must in their turns to tyrants fall.
while thou shalt flourish,
shalt flourish great and free,
the dread and envy of them all.
refrain:
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
more dreadful, from each foreign stroke:
more dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke.
as the loud blast,
the blast that tears the skies,
serves but to root thy native oak.
refrain:
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
all their attempts to bend thee down,
all their, all their, all their attempts to bend thee down
will but arouse thy,
arouse thy generous flame;
but work their woe, and thy renown.
refrain:
To thee belongs the rural reign;
thy cities— shall with commerce shine:
thy cities, cities, cities shall with commerce shine
all thine shall be the,
shall be the subject main,
and every shore it circles thine.
refrain:
The muses, still with freedom found,
shall to— thy happy coast repair:
shall to, shall to, shall to thy happy coast repair
blest isle! with matchless,
with matchless beauty crown'd,
and manly hearts to guard the fair.
Letra de la canción
I Vow to Thee, My Country
I vow to thee my country
All earthly things above
Entire and whole and perfect
The service of my love
The love that asks no question
The love that stands the test
That lays upon the altar
The dearest and the best
The love that never falters
The love that pays the price
The love that makes undaunted
The final sacrifice
And there’s another country
I’ve heard of long ago
Most dear to them that love her
Most great to them that know
We may not count her armies
We may not see her King
Her fortress is a faithful heart
Her pride is suffering
And soul by soul and silently
Her shining bounds increase
And her ways are ways of gentleness
And all her paths are peace
And all her paths are peace
Traducción de la canción
Te juro mi país
Todas las cosas terrenales de arriba
Entera, completa y perfecta
El servicio de mi amor
El amor que no pregunta
El amor que resiste la prueba
Que yace sobre el altar
El más querido y el mejor
El amor que nunca flaquea
El amor que paga el precio
El amor que hace impávido
El sacrificio final
Y hay otro país
He oído hablar de hace mucho tiempo
Muy querido para ellos que la aman
Lo mejor para ellos que saben
No podemos contar sus ejércitos
Es posible que no veamos a su Rey
Su fortaleza es un corazón fiel
Su orgullo está sufriendo
Y alma por alma y silenciosamente
Sus límites brillantes aumentan
Y sus caminos son formas de dulzura
Y todos sus caminos son paz
Y todos sus caminos son paz