Het Wilhelmus | Anthem of the Netherlands | 100 SUBS SPECIAL!

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Several clips of the inauguration of the Dutch Monarchs: Juliana, Beatrix, Willem-Alexander
"Het Wilhelmus" is the national anthem of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572, making it the oldest national anthem in use today.
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1|
Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
ben ik, van Duitsen bloed,
den vaderland getrouwe
blijf ik tot in den dood.
Een Prinse van Oranje
ben ik, vrij, onverveerd,
den Koning van Hispanje
heb ik altijd geëerd.
2| (this is actually the 6th couplet)
Mijn schild ende betrouwen
zijt Gij, o God mijn Heer,
op U zo wil ik bouwen,
Verlaat mij nimmermeer.
Dat ik doch vroom mag blijven,
uw dienaar t'aller stond,
de tirannie verdrijven
die mij mijn hart doorwondt.
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[@XxOursChannelX4875]

*Greet from Dutch indies,May The Almighty God bless the king and the Netherlands*

[@amadeawagner8193]

Mein lieblings Nachbarland..freundliche Leute und gemütliche staedte

[@OrangeMapleLeaf]

One of the oldest national anthems of the world, the lyrics like spoken by William of Orange (Willem van Orange - Wilhelmus) during the 80 year war with Spain. Willem or Wilhelm was of German origin. It is a song of resistance against the Spanish tiranny. There are 15 verses, the first letters of these versus forming the name Willem van Nassov (Willem was the count of Nassau-Dillenburg, he inherited the title "Prince of Orange" in 1544. Orange is the national colour of The Netherlands). The first and the sixth verse are sung the most.

[@user-hg4nu4sc8u]

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.

[@vespereaurorae]

Thank you all for 100 subscribers!

[@mjk6520]

awesome stuff, great anthem!!! God save the netherlands!!

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Ooit hoop ik dat wat wij nu de benelux noemen , weer verenigd worden als een land. de origineele 17 provincien weer verenigd .

[@j.a.ruyters1586]

Daar ben ik het helemaal mee eens!

[@Der-Kaiser]

Nice Work keep UP !!

[@DiggerWhoops]

Love the music, but don't quite understand the lyrics (even captioned in English). Perhaps I need to know more of the Netherlands' history. I do know that I loved Amsterdam when I traveled there some time ago. Great city...very nice and hospitable people.

[@gamekrijger1792]

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

[@DiggerWhoops]

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

[@vespereaurorae]

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

[@RoaringBas]

​@@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.

[@RoaringBas]

​@@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.

[@thegaz2449]

VERSTAPPEN SEASON

[@joaogabrielsdossantos2023]

O Hino mais tocado na F nos últimos tempos

[@Swissswoosher]

One of the best anthems I know. Though it, ironically, never mentions the Dutch.

[@michieltummers1303]

It does though

[@Swissswoosher]

@@michieltummers1303 Duitsen means German, no?

[@michieltummers1303]

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

[@OrangeMapleLeaf]

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

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@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.

[@Vaniego.]

Beautiful video! Just a question, do you have any clue if this specific version is available on Spotify?

[@Mshi-]

Beautiful

[@daltonagre]

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

[@renatocavallari4230]

❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@flixaal.]

Ben jij voor vlaams onafhankelijkheid of groot nederland?

[@sergiasilvalerin7206]

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

[@wolfvandenabeele9431]

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.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

@@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 .

[@rudolfhoorn9055]

Przecudowne

[@receivedpronunciation6696]

Wilhelmus van Nassouwe ben ick van Duytschen bloet...(I, William of Nassau, am of German blood). Nassau is located in Germany.

[@RoaringBas]

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.

[@dantedante839]

@@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.

[@user-ws6od5ml4l]

#ave_maria

[@nathanpgraf]

Why is the King of Spain mentioned in the national anthem of the Netherlands?

[@Kurt42]

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.

[@PAK_SYIEKH]

THE COLONIZER OF INDONESIA 🇮🇩

[@celloswiss]

Boy, were you lucky

[@marcusfranconium3392]

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