"Rule, Britannia" (Bryn Terfel) - Last night of the Proms 1994

[@rosserickson7680]

Lyrics: 1st verse: When Britain first, at heav'n's command, Arose from out the azure main, Arose, arose from out the azure main, This was the charter, the charter of the land, And Guardian Angels sang this strain: Chorus: Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. 2nd verse: Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke, More dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke. And the loud blast, the blast that tears the sky Serves but to root thy native oak. 3rd verse (Welsh version of 1st verse): A Phrydain gododd ar alwad nef A chodi fu o'r tonnau câs Hwn oedd y siarter, y siarter drwy'r holl wlad, A hon yw cân yr engyl glan. 4th verse: The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to thy happy coasts repair, Shall to thy happy, happy coasts repair. Blest isle! with boundless, with boundless beauty placed, And manly hearts to charge the fair. 5th verse Encore: same as the 3rd.

[@purpleaki933]

Wrong

[@Michaelneiss]

Kudos to Bryn for celebrating his proud Welsh heritage!

[@Michaelneiss]

@@purpleaki933 How so?

[@Michaelneiss]

@Randomcole In what respect?

[@robw7676]

As an Englishman, I LOVE that he sang part of this in Welsh. Welsh is a beautiful poetic language and the closest thing to the original language of the majority of our ancient ancestors throughout the whole of Britain, we should all treasure it.

[@dresnovagniou7706]

@Aragorn Anglosaxons converted much later than the Britons

[@martinputt6421]

@Aragorn Paganism is better than Christianity

[@neiluk4109]

Agreed: I absolutely love the rendition of the third verse in Welsh and the sound of the Welsh language in general, even though I only know a couple of words of it. I'm really looking forward to seeing Sir Bryn Terfel at the Royal Albert Hall in 2021.

[@jcusack3494]

Majority of Britain didn't speak Welsh....just saying

[@robw7676]

@@jcusack3494 The majority spoke a linguistic precursor to Welsh. Modern Welsh speakers wouldn't understand much more of Old Welsh than I would Old English. That isn't the point.

[@persallnas5408]

1994, what a beautiful year. A Welshman could sing a verse of Rule Britania in Welsh and every one would love it. And Rule Brittania would be sung and ppl all over the world would sing along, oh and Hongkong was still free.

[@johnevans388]

I remember watching this with my (now late) mother. She looked at me and said, 'He's wearing your rugby shirt,' :-)

[@---bm5bc]

Bless you. 🙏🏼

[@garethwilkinson3456]

God bless. Hope all well now.

[@PatriarchWPB]

Bryn Terfel is one of the best opera singers in the world. His enunciation is perfect and easy to understand the lyrics

[@MrCervuselaphus]

27 years later this piece is still just magic..thanks Bryn

[@merlinstwin7373]

Get your Welsh pride on! Great rendition in both languages, but hearing it in Welsh was such a treat.

[@trex1563]

He's just magnificent. Born to sing. A truly beautiful baritone - a rare thing...

[@plasticbucket]

Born To Sing is a 1962 Walt Disney movie

[@martinkeith5543]

always the best rendition a beautiful baritone who does no wrong i love him and i am an australian

[@dougpage1271]

Brits are my beloved Brothers & Sisters forever! - a Yank 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@hudldevice1092]

Thank you, three years later! Love to the USA from the UK. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@JanetESmith-er8sk]

Move over tenors. A baritone is in the house 🏡. And what a baritone he is!

[@williamoverly1617]

The British have every right to be proud of this wonderful song.

[@AvaT42]

Love Bryn. He has the best voice ever!

[@noremorse6898]

This and the one with Thomas Hampson are the best.

[@utahdan231]

The best baritone . I love you Bryn❤️

[@angelacooper2661]

I well remember Bryn singing at the Last Night of the Proms dressed in Welsh rugby kit. Aged 24 at the time, I was singing along - the key was Ab major, not G. The men were all wearing white dinner jackets, very smart indeed. Now aged 53 and looking back on half a lifetime ago!

[@user-vr2ri8bs9w]

from nz..what a long way we have come to 2023 and not all for the good.

[@steffanhuw8556]

as an anglo welshman this is class back when this country knew how to have a good time

[@yortsemloh1156]

This is the absolute best version on KZbin!

[@yortsemloh1156]

His singing of this is the all time best! It’s so effortless.

[@wh5254]

When sanity still ruled the waves.

[@Ophelia2474]

When the world was sane....I was a small child then but.. can I have a time machine?

[@HernandezIvo]

If this is not the best version ever, it certainly is among the most moving.

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Yes it is good to see our Wagnerian baritone in action. I adore being both, but to be the best must be quite something..

[@Michaelneiss]

Kudos to Bryn for celebrating his heritage! P.S. I googled the Welsh lyrics: A Phrydain gododd ar alwad nef A chodi fu o'r tonnau câs Hwn oedd y siarter, y siarter drwy'r holl wlad, A hon yw cân yr engyl glan.

[@user-mh2qf4ij8y]

Sir Terfel is probably the greatest and last bass-baritone European singer. West is destroying itself

[@MrCervuselaphus]

29 years on with scratchy picture the singing of Bryn is still a wonder.

[@lenanebsager8276]

Best voice ever since the early sixties

[@garthevans9625]

still think its the best version!!

[@stevensiferd7104]

I wish he had sung all the verses in Welsh for the encore. The choir sang the chorus in Welsh, which was great to hear.

[@castielsosa8512]

I love the fact how the people in the front basically started moshing when the “rule Britannia “ part came on💀

[@martinkeith5543]

without a doubt the best my favourite the welsh verse brilliant now after the tiger has gone to god the best baritone in the world

[@LadyFairfax33]

Wonderful ❤️

[@lorenzbroll101]

Just observe that sincere articulating mouth to the sacred verses!

[@FormerBaptist]

To reflect the genealogy of the British Royal Family, it would be great if two verses could be sung in German and Danish.

[@bayonetonazero2535]

I love how there’s the Japanese flag amongst them all.

[@andrewmcmahon4028]

Remember the days when it wasn't a crime to be proud of being british

[@marioskublan7273]

Remember the days when BLM still meant something

[@taylor9131]

Sad state of affairs for the entire West I’m afraid

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Not a crime, Sir.

[@mpetersen6]

​@@marioskublan7273 B of Land Management

[@edithbernales5570]

it isn’t!

[@philiplewis7252]

The King!!!

[@paolagaleati152]

È un "mostro" di simpatia. (mostro l'ho usato nell'accezione latina per la quale "monstrum" non ha un significato negativo.

[@Aeoline]

Superb !

[@user-qjvqfjv]

So dignified, especially when compared to the fucking embarrassing state of Last Night the past few years.

[@mrrivets10]

This makes me want to join the Royal Navy...

[@MrKelso85]

Did you do it?

[@svenhaheim]

God I would love to be present for one of those one day, get my Anglophilia peaked :)

[@claudiahenkenjohann5299]

Very nice

[@MrKelso85]

I’m here because I’m Welsh

[@kendalabarca6707]

Viva El Reino Unido y Su Majestad La Reina Isabel II. He Dicho!!! 👍🧐🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@johnmcglobberson9704]

Translation: Long live the United Kingdom and her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.

[@charlescoleman5509]

Was this the first time a verse was sung in Welsh at the Proms?

[@fansofst.maximustheconfess8226]

Most likely, yes.

[@asoru5573]

Congratulations U.K! you did it! Brexit is now over!

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Though the consequences of it will be suffered for decades.

[@TheSpitfire109]

Why no one upload 2008 version? Please upload it if you have.

[@stevereynolds4285]

ENJOY

[@TIMMY420C]

Epic :-)

[@povter1089]

Rule britania

[@vesasutinen5958]

When Britain was mostly british...

[@TheSpitfire109]

Please write Welsh version lyrics and its translation.

[@Atikusiuuu]

A Phrydain gododd ar alwad nef A chodi fu o'r tonnau câs Hwn oedd y siarter, y siarter drwy'r holl wlad, A hon yw cân yr engyl glan.

[@dixonkwong5004]

Ingen's version of Rule Britannia used this one

[@ingerlander]

A thoroughly fluff bunny pinko free zone

[@user-ku5ix7lb7h]

Правь - Россия ! - всех наций слышен клич - собрали силы все друзья опричь ! Правь - Россия ! - всем русский брат и друг - собрали силы все друзья вокруг !

[@ZiobroV]

So this was 1st, 3rd and 6th verse of the original opera? Is this what constitutes the Rule, Britannia in the non-opera version?

[@1957Achim]

❤️

[@adelielemon8335]

Same as 2024

[@AndieArbeit]

What's the name of the melody before Rule, Britannia?

[@seaghanobuadhaigh8240]

Y cyfieithiad Cymraeg a ganwyd gan Bryn Terfel A Phrydain gododd ar alwad nef A chodi fu o'r tonnau câs Hwn oedd y siarter, y siarter drwy'r holl wlad, A hon yw cân yr engyl glan.

[@fabiopaolobarbieri2286]

Thank you.

[@kiandemonteverde4121]

Where's that popping sound coming from?

[@bretnielsen5502]

God Bless the Queen !!!!!!!!!! Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. When Britain first, at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And Guardian Angels sang this strain: The nations not so blest as thee Must, in their turn, to tyrants fall, While thou shalt flourish great and free: The dread and envy of them all. Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke, As the loud blast that tears the skies Serves but to root thy native oak. Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame; All their attempts to bend thee down Will but arouse thy generous flame, But work their woe and thy renown. To thee belongs the rural reign; Thy cities shall with commerce shine; All thine shall be the subject main, And every shore it circles, thine. The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to thy happy coasts repair. Blest isle! with matchless beauty crowned, And manly hearts to guard the fair. Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves

[@michaelgeiger4043]

Shall be or will be?

[@LikeMothsToAFlame]

Not an EU flag in sight. Just people living in the moment.

[@streathamsoprano8025]

No way is that guy Bryn Terfel!

[@ynys_mon6928]

Err? I’ve been following Bryn since he (almost) won The Cardiff Singer of the Year competition, and the original bunch of Bryn fans have been following his career since he was a teenager winning competitions in the National Welsh Eisteddfods. How is it that you don’t think it’s our lovely Bryn? I’m Welsh, so to insinuate this isn’t Bryn is a real insult.

[@streathamsoprano8025]

@Ynys_ Mon Chillax, I'm a Bryn fan, and I'm fully aware it IS him. He just looks a tad different here; I only became aware of him in the late 00s when I began to take classical music serious. It's a joke; deal with it, err?

[@vixy1434]

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[@kronkepus3671]

anyone know what the first song that they play before rule britannia?

[@theplaneimage]

"See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" -composer George Friedrich Handel

[@boedilllard5952]

I'd be fine if this is the Manchester United Song.

[@MarforSonOfLucifer]

Compare this with the woke mess that was 2019.

[@wh5254]

Well, that is nothing against what is going on now in 2020!!

[@JRWatchman85]

2020: Hold my beer.

[@llwyde1104]

You are easily manipulated...twas ever thus. Zinoviev letter etc

[@adsheff]

Got any examples of this 'woke mess'?

[@MarforSonOfLucifer]

@@adsheff The rainbow flag

[@rawhide1337]

Rainbow flags in the audience, in 1994?

[@norwegiannationalist7678]

Welsh sounds like Klingons

[@ynys_mon6928]

Is that a compliment or a slur? Just wondering as a Welsh Star Trek fan.😂

[@lorenzbroll101]

Of course all before Blair wrecked the union.

[@torstenatterberg5788]

bri ish

[@plasticbucket]

They can't even rule the English Channel

[@dircetecedor3271]

a mehor irfestra do planwta

[@plasticbucket]

Why would Bryn sing this . He is Welsh . B

[@TwilightWolfi]

Welsh people are British too!

[@plasticbucket]

@@TwilightWolfi I know Welsh people who would no agree with you . B

[@zamrii]

@@plasticbucket who care if some bunch of lads don't agree with him.

[@olwens1368]

@@plasticbucket Let's be honest, there are English people who wouldn't agree with him. Personally, I am Welsh first, British second, European not at all. And I enjoy belting out a good song.

[@plasticbucket]

@TheSauce Group Bad Language . B

[@carlosflorentin_]

Defend your country!! Or otherwise Britain is lost

[@jratcliffe91]

can i you hear that? is that the sound of african skulls crushing under colonial boots? .... by god, I think it is chap.

[@Cat-Daddy]

your point?

[@realdementsya]

I think you confuse British empire with Belgium

[@fh854]

If you want to criticise the British Empire you would be better off focusing on India. Of course, that would require historical knowledge, something which you lack

[@user-lw7ch2zq9v]

Be british

[@PedroCucuchucho]

Himno de celebración de la rapiña de los piratas ingleses en las islas del Caribe.

[@GingerBlue84]

Nope written in response to British people being enslaved by Barbary pirates, it’s a protest song to tell Britain to rule the waves so we won’t suffer such things.

[@user-lw7ch2zq9v]

Be british