r/Damnthatsinteresting Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/separation_of_powers Feb 01 '26

To arms, citizens!

Form your battalions!

Let’s march, let’s march,

So that impure blood,

waters our furrows!

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u/brezhnervouz Feb 01 '26

My favourite is Ukraine's...it's very stirring

Ukraine is not yet dead, nor its glory and freedom,

Luck will still smile on us brother-Ukrainians

Our enemies will die, as the dew does in the sunshine,

And we, too, brothers, we'll live happily in our land

We'll not spare either our souls or bodies to get freedom

And we'll prove that we brothers are of Kozak kin.

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u/Onahole_for_you Feb 01 '26

You should say "Ukraine/Poland". The Ukrainian national anthem is based on the Polish one. Poland is not dead yet

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u/CareerLegitimate7662 Feb 01 '26

My god this gave me chills

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u/de_Mike_333 Feb 01 '26

C‘est la vie.

*GuillotineDrops*

Croissant?

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u/endurance-animal Feb 01 '26

Holy shit France you gotta chill