Unless you feel like a Dane in your heart, you should feel no obligation to sing it.
Unless you feel like a Dane in your heart, you should feel no obligation to sing it.
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Nawh, i dont think so... i mean, im from norway, always lived here, and i only know the two first verses of our anthem. i prefer the other songs over it :b (Norge i rødt hvitt og blått > Ja vi elsker)
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I can only talk about Norway, but seeing that the Scandinavian countries is rather similar, I'll say it anyway. Everyone aren't expected to know or even sing the national anthem. And the national anthem (and general national holidays and such) are of rather high importance here in Norway. Mostly due to getting more and more independent of the Danes and Swedes. But no, you're not expected to sing. What you are expected to do is pay "tribute" to the song and its meaning by not talking or in other way be of disturbance during the anthem (much like any other country). That's pretty much it.
I refuse to sing, something I've done my entire life. If something is expected to be sang, then I would rather just stand there and keep my mouth shut. Something that does matter though, is where you are. Some parts of society might be generally offended if you do not sing along, but this is a tiny tiny part of the general population, and mostly concerns the older generation and the nationalist parties. In either case, I would recommend just not singing if you do not feel like it.
I bet very few Brits know all 3 verses to our national anthem, it is rare indeed to sing it past the first one.
Someone probably mentioned it by now, but NO we do not. Also what party would that be - the only type I would be able to think of would be some kind of sport event like the WC Handball match lately. But as said just learn the lyrics at your own pace, as I´m pretty certain most of us here don´t know them for real either.
On a sidenote - won´t matter a whole lot wether you are imigrant, refugee or w/e with the dumb ass imigration laws we got here. But you will see that soon enough.
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The word you want to use is "have" not "of".
You may have alot of stuff in your country, but we got Lolland.
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Why should you ? If you're no Dane in heart, there is no need to sing it, do what you want.
I never sing our national anthem, even though I know it. Never had the feel I have to sing right now.
Forced national anthems are dumb. The words lose all meaning if your forced to sing them.
In 15 years I lived in about 12 countries for this or that amount of time. I could never be arsed to learn any athems, also I NEVER EVER felt any presure to do so. At least not in Europe. You are supposed to give courtesy to your host. So if they are singing then shut up and be polite about it, but thats all.
Funny fact tho.
Spanish anthem has no lyrics.
So, are you a trying to become a naturalized citizen of Denmark? If you are then you may need to know it. (Assuming their system is similar to the US.) However if you are just there temporarily then of course not. It's one thing to respect it either way. Stand for it as everyone else as you are on their land. If you are trying to become a citizen then you should (patriotism seems weird in northern europe?)
I don't like our anthem but I can't decide what we should replace it with
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
you don't need to sing it. You don't have to learn it either, many danes don't know it either and nobody cares about that, if you can't sing it, you just stand and wait
I live in the US, and i'm not a very patriotic person. But I do always sing the anthem. Partly due to respect as I am native to the nation, but mostly because it is a beautiful song with a great story tied to it. And musically it is brilliant. I absolutely love singing, and our national anthem is fun for me to sing.