Go away then.

what is it

​​@@Flavius-Timasius I can hear Violins, Bells and drums

It is because the Spanish Habsburgs ruled The 17 territories of the Netherlands for almost 100 years, since the reign of Philip II of spain.

Its the beginning of the former Dutch anthem "Wien Nêerlands Bloed" (Whom of Dutch Blood)

Много раз бывал в Нидерландах, мой предок Осип Соловьев в начале 18 века был торговым агентом в Нидерландах и был женат на графине ван Герле.

Daar ben ik het helemaal mee eens!

Vive la Nation !

It does though

@@michieltummers1303 Duitsen means German, no?

@@Swissswoosher that is probably true, although an alternative hypothesis states that it refers to "diets" which means Dutch. You might be right though☺️

@@Swissswoosher William of Orange, or Wilhelm of Nassau-Dillenburg, whose words supposedly form the lyrics, was a German.

@@OrangeMapleLeaf At the time of writing the song, neither Germany nor the Netherlands existed as a country. So I think the interpretation that Duitsch was meant as "continental germanic speaking" was the right one. But of course, Nassau-Dillenburg is very much in modern day Germany, so in that respect he was German. William of Orange spoke many languages, but he never mastered Dutch. Peculiar fact.

Not in 1570. Germany first became a sovereign state in 1871. The County Nassau was part of the Holy Roman Empire in that time. The word "Duytschen" means in Middle Dutch "van ons volk (of our people)" or "van de Nederlanden (of the Netherlands). The translation of the phrase "Ben ick van Duytschen bloet" in "Am I of Dutch Blood" is perfectly correct. The phrase has absolutely nothing to do with a supposed Nationality of Wilhelm of Orange.

@@RoaringBas It does have to do with a nationality. All Germans were known as "Dutch" in English. "Duytschen" or any other form of the same word (modern Deutsch) means all the same. You should read a bit about the history of the Netherlands.

Boy, were you lucky

The bringer of civilisation to the dutch east indies you mean .

the german blood part refers to the german decent of William of Orange, the national leader of the Netherlands, the part of Philip of Spain refers to the immense respect William of Orange had for the Spanish King. As soon as Philip died, the Dutch started to become discontent with the Spanish rule. Number 1 reason for the Dutch Independe war, was the religious intolarence the new spanish king had for protestant people

Ah! Thank you...danke! World history taught in schools often doesn't go deep enough for total understanding. I appreciate the time you took to explain. In studying German...and, thereby, coming into contact with the Dutch language, I hear the similarities in the two tongues. And. BTW, I am surprised at how much the Dutch roll their Rs! LOL! Thanks again. @@gamekrijger1792

I can understand that. There are alot of references to specific Dutch history.

​@@gamekrijger1792The phrase "Ben ick van Duytschen bloet" doesn't have any reference with a German decent of Wilhelm of Orange. Germany didn't exist as such around 1570 when the Anthem was written. The phrase means that Wilhelm does see himself as one with the population of the lower countries (the Netherlands) in which the old form of Dutch (Diets) was spoken. Nassau where Wilhelm of Orange was born was part of the Holy Roman Empire. Germany first becomes an independent state in 1871 and it is highly unlikely that the writer of the Anthem would have mentioned the decent of Wilhelm of Orange as being German 300 years before we even speak about such state. Further was the title "Prince of Orange" inherited via René de Châlon of the sovereign Princedom of Orange in the south east of France.

​@@vespereauroraeActually, we can date the Anthem to be written around 1570 due to the historical facts that are mentioned in the Anthem or the ones that are not mentioned.

I read that this is the oldest national anthem still in use. I live in Brazil.

No!, nunca!!(never)❌... well!🤔 maybe after 455 years... well, Vale (okay)... "saludos holandés"(greetings dutch)🧡😉

Ik praat niet graag over politiek op sociale media, maar ik denk dat ik uiteindelijk eerder richting Groot-Nederland neig. Vlaamse onafhankelijkheid is sowieso al beter dan België.

@@wolfvandenabeele9431 Belgen zijn nederlanders of ze willen of niet , het is de naam van de regio waar wij wonen . De lage landen /de Nederlanden . Het is meervoud van onze provinciën . Ik zou graag zien dat wat nu de benelux is weer als een land word herenigd . En deze keer op de juiste manier .

Un peu de respect.

@@UnChienAléatoire ta gueule

@@flouy7430 voilà le résumé d'un mec qui a aucun respect, tu me fais honte, va voir ailleurs gamin.