The “National Anthem of Uruguay” is the longest national anthem in terms of duration (about five minutes). The anthem’s lyrics are by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, who was also the author of the lyrics to Paraguay’s national anthem. The lyrics were officially declared National Anthem of Uruguay on July 8, 1833. The music was composed […]
Uzbek Latin script Serquyosh, hur oʻlkam, elga baxt, najot, Sen oʻzing doʻstlarga yoʻldosh, mehribon, mehribon! Yashnagay to abad ilmu fan, ijod, Shuhrating porlasin toki bor jahon! Oltin bu vodiylar — jon Oʻzbekiston, Ajdodlar mardona ruhi senga yor! Ulugʻ xalq qudrati joʻsh urgan zamon, Olamni mahliyo aylagan diyor! Bagʻri keng oʻzbekning oʻchmas iymoni, Erkin, yosh avlodlar […]
“Shubha let me sleep for a few moments in your violent silvery uterus Give me peace, Shubha, let me have peace Let my sin-driven skeleton be washed anew in your seasonal bloodstream Let me create myself in your womb with my own sperm Would I have been like this if I had different parents? Was […]
Vanuatu National Anthem Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (We, We, We) Original Bislama Words CHORUS Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i glat blong talem se, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi i man blong Vanuatu! God i givim ples ia long yumi, Yumi glat tumas long hem, Yumi strong moyumi fri long hem, Yumi brata evriwan! CHORUS Plante fasin blong bifo i […]
C. JoyBell C. “When you walk into a chocolate store, suddenly the most difficult decision you will ever have to make in your life, is which chocolates to pick! It is pure torture! Especially when you are in Belgium surrounded by Belgian chocolates!” ― C. JoyBell C. Lawrence M. Krauss “I like to say that […]
Christopher Hitchens “I went to interview some of these early Jewish colonial zealots—written off in those days as mere ‘fringe’ elements—and found that they called themselves Gush Emunim or—it sounded just as bad in English—’The Bloc of the Faithful.’ Why not just say ‘Party of God’ and have done with it? At least they didn’t […]
Quotes About Basque People Christopher Hitchens “I can remember when I was a bit of an ETA fan myself. It was in 1973, when a group of Basque militants assassinated Adm. Carrero Blanco. The admiral was a stone-faced secret police chief, personally groomed to be the successor to the decrepit Francisco Franco. His car blew […]