"You Don't Know What The South African Anthem Means!" - Trevor Noah - (Crazy Normal)

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[@trevornoah]

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[@susanneschultz9688]

Thanks for being you :) I greatly appreciate your views and the humor you bring while expressing them.

[@fionafiona1146]

Make a French person translate their Anthem! Multi linguals/old anthems are a fascinating field.

[@sweetieadey2754]

Trevor Noah 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

[@therealpyroland]

◕‿◕👍

[@Anti_Hero]

HEYYYY ME WANTS MORE PRIZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@mayurisugawaradixit187]

Trevor : No earthquakes not tsunamis no typhoons Me, a Japanese citizen: what kind of dream paradise do you live in

[@AsifAkhtar20]

Indian emigrant??

[@governormadea5937]

Still love Japan 🇯🇵

[@BothHands1]

got lots of droughts in ZA though.

[@syamilirsyad]

malaysia nvr have that issue.. only neighbouring countries did

[@BothHands1]

i wish i could go back to japan :( student visa ran out, then got work visa, and it ran out, and now i'm in usa. wish i could have at least stayed until the current president fucks off outta office

[@Tasha3309]

Me, an American, watches this video, instantly googles lyrics and translation. No wonder the country has no disaster. Their anthem is a straight up prayer.

[@Tasha3309]

@Neil Van Zyl idk what goes on over there. I've never been.. I'm just going based off the vodeo. Have you been?

[@m.cdeborde8483]

The Ghanaian anthem is a prayer too 🇬🇭

[@mariaswardt5909]

@Neil Van Zyl I guess you miss the apartheid days.

[@mariaswardt5909]

@@Tasha3309 It's a wonderful country. You should pay it a visit.

[@ZhadTheRad]

It just goes to show that the people of South Africa are unified

[@rubyramabu8791]

While I was schooling in SA, we would sing the national anthem at almost every assembly. Now there were Afrikaners, Tswanas, Coloreds, Zulus and immigrants. When the first stanza was sung, the Zulus and Xhosa would scream. When the Tswana part came, the Tswana and Pedi and Sotho students (including me) would scream. The same for the Afrikaans part...the Coloreds joined in. At the end, we would powerfully join hands and sing. It was magical and indescribable. BTW, Trevor, you are a national treasure. Modimo a go segofatse.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

That sounds very beautiful... Thank you for describing it. Although not a South African I felt uplifted.

[@aminthegreat1646]

Now i understand 🤣🤣🤣

[@kavitaivak944]

Wow ❣️❣️

[@mysterybliss23]

Team work 😅😅

[@awonkendinisa8216]

Sure you had fun there I can imagine🤣🤣🤣

[@flixnetty8303]

"And the next?" "Bless it some more buddy" Trevor is a legend

[@toshisteven]

The best Comedian who makes people laugh even without using dirty words. You gotta love him !!!❤️

[@kluangh1tam]

Yeah, but living and working in the US does corrupting him a bit. That's how stand-up comedy being sold over there.

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

He does use dirty words, in the US. In his book too.

[@patri1689]

That's what I always say !

[@patri1689]

@@cobwebtheorem7538 Very seldom

[@andyb1653]

@@cobwebtheorem7538 He's very clean compared to most American comedians. Even his good friend and previous Daily Show host Jon Stewart used to chuck F-bombs on the show all the time.

[@rhemarierennie5170]

Trevor: 99% of africans don't even know what their anthem means. 99% of K-pop fans: you're not alone guys. 🙈🙈🙈

[@navneet4938]

Dude their fans are so annoying

[@kazuhatoyama5928]

Wind 01 nah It’s the newly converted fans. I’m a kpop fans since 2006 snd I dont even care. If I like a song I like it, I don’t care about other people, if they like it go ahead if they dont then dont lols

[@nami1459]

@@navneet4938 uhm those are the ignorant new fans :) i’m korean and have been a fan of kpop since i was born lol... international fans were really amazing and supportive up until 2017 when bts started getting mass popularity and young, impressionable fans who just thought they were pretty. i miss the authenticity of the fandoms

[@hideinthemirror5306]

Maam there are literally lyric videos and cc on their mvs.

[@endeiitt728]

kpop? more like NOpop.

[@littlekiwi8964]

I love how he includes politics and culture in his comedy and gives us a subtle but worthwhile message at the same time making our stomach ache with his jokes.

[@JustinSletcherMusic]

I was the young white guy xD xD xD This was a long time ago, haha

[@fatimazahramarah2634]

How long ago

[@shdv2881]

@@zhaorongtu7436 this is the KZbin channel they don't upload it right after the show

[@zxsddddddddddddd]

ZT how is this even a woosh ? So stupid

[@shdv2881]

@@zhaorongtu7436 your joke didn't even make sense you idiot

[@shdv2881]

@@zhaorongtu7436 ?

[@thabisomokoena1695]

Did this man really manage to make comedy out of a national anthem

[@Vicky_Kinyua]

Imagine!

[@chappies-]

South Africans can relate

[@THEchiQ]

Comedy is about people, rather than things. It’s about the people singing it...badly :)

[@varunch233]

The beauty is there is nothing offensive in what he said...

[@chrisbadenhorst5304]

That's what I a big joke South Africa has become. Literally. Haha. The new flag represents murder and rape capital of the world. I'm not proud of that.

[@MexAkujor]

I am Nigerian, but I sometimes come on KZbin and listen to the beautiful anthem of South Africa, and every time I do, I swear I cry and I don't even know why because I don't understand the language you know... damn! Does this happen to anyone else?

[@KT-yx1vv]

That's precious 🥺❤

[@Kusanagi7618]

That's beautiful, thanks my guys I'm straight going to learn your after this video

[@BlessedLighty9]

I believe this is the reason why you cry, the national anthem is a prayer. Your spirit would be feeling God. You might not understand the language but your spirit does. Hence you come to it.

[@maljunior8041]

One love bro 🇿🇦🇳🇬

[@mosalethoba5267]

Its a hymn

[@sammm6501]

Never been to South Africa...but you made me fall in love with South Africa, Trevor 💕

[@thandokazikweyama6451]

Anyone else realise our South African National Anthem has the tune of "incy wincy spider"...?

[@pillaygabrielle4450]

thandokazi ophelia kweyama oh shit now I'm not gonna be able to sing the national anthem without laughing

[@danisonmabitsela9330]

Damn i didn't realize

[@vigilantstranger6130]

Omg you right it does kinda... hmm well

[@ernestinadosanjostati3634]

hehe!

[@unclescipio3136]

No man! Why did you put that in my head?

[@northwestborn]

I'm an American, but after this I just had to know for myself... "Lord bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our prayers Lord bless us, your children Lord we ask You to protect our nation, Intervene and end all conflicts, Protect us, protect our nation, Protect South Africa, South Africa From the blue of our skies, From the depths of our seas, Over our everlasting mountains, Where the echoing crags resound, Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land." -Wikipedea translation

[@mou7866]

Thank you

[@nigelandandi453]

Is it sung fully in one language?

[@ShadowQ-de2mn]

@Nigel Andandi, Nope, different parts are in different languages, the only part in English is the part from “Sounds the call...” up until the end

[@freddyotempong9444]

@@ShadowQ-de2mn first verse xhosa, second Zulu, third Sesotho, fourth Afrikaans , last in English.

[@imdakshchoudhary]

I wanna be a citizen of America. It's my dream. And i want a gf who is American. Don't judge me by this ok then peace✌

[@tynet429]

SA national anthem will always be my favorite. It made me cry when I first heard it, and I feel it in my soul every time. My parents also grew up singing ‘nkosi sikelel’ iAfrica’ in boarding school in Nigeria when they were young, as did other ‘boomers’ across Africa that time so I’ve heard. It speaks sp beautifully to us all. Shout out to SA

[@floregbadie2815]

Im from Ivory Coast and we were taught the South African anthem in music class. Without thelling us the meaning though ...

[@corinnenandre7274]

Yes , I am from Ivory Coast too, and I learned it in Music class also. I didn’t know the meaning of the song but I love the rhythm. After founding out the meaning it’s more beautiful

[@nlocnil3602]

This is interesting. I could never imagine anyone learning another countries anthem for any reason. I learned something interesting today

[@tokakennymabyana4574]

I'm wondering out of all the songs, why South African anthem hey....

[@1_chilled_guy595]

Wow interesting! We as South Africans cant even learn our own anthem in school let alone another country's anthem LOL

[@tvs9978]

@@nlocnil3602 the South African national anthem was promoted and taught throughout Africa in the 80s and 90s so many Africans learnt it as a song of pride in Africa and also to shos solidarity with the South Africans during apartheid. It was played everyday on TV in my country growing up

[@kaylenejantjes8113]

Trevor Noah needs to be our national flower or something. 😭😂❤️

[@andileduma417]

Kaylene Jantjes😂😂 please help me preach that,It been years of me saying this.

[@Moom120]

😂😂

[@ElizabethT45]

Yes! The British wear the red poppy button. South Africans could wear little Trevor Noah buttons lol

[@kaylenejantjes8113]

@@ElizabethT45 LOL that's so cute.

[@fionafiona1146]

@@ElizabethT45 Those commemorate DDay but the rose&thistle weren't superseded by the house of Hanover, let alone a poem over the French fields.

[@zinaright]

This guy is an African treasure. Tremendously intelligent

[@0dyss3us51]

Now took Nicolas Cages role as a National treassure

[@utubeuser0019]

@Cankle's Fupa We can't wait for him to come back.

[@zinaright]

@Cankle's Fupa Maybe hell should take you back

[@nxtchpforme9154]

Love his accents...

[@nxtchpforme9154]

Is that racist..kill them.

[@emmjh]

"because you are singing a song it's not just a song, it's an Anthem it's a pledge, it's a promise. You put your hand on your heart. and you are promising something but you don’t know what that promise is" THIS struck a chord in my heart, thank you for the wisdom. You teach me about patriotism much better than the 15 years I spent at school. 💗

[@kriegwhatever]

wow I'm sorry that you went to crappy schools...

[@emmjh]

Hmm, my schools aren't exactly 'crappy'...just ordinary. They taught us by the textbook, and those doesn't really go toward our hearts/minds, just for exams. As usual. And here we are, searching for things to enrich ourselves, from YT. 😌

[@kriegwhatever]

@@emmjh yep, crappy by definition.

[@emmjh]

Well...if you say so.

[@petermachete5647]

@@emmjh Don't mind people of another world, they always assume that they live in a perfect world and there's nothing like that. I got your point.

[@PatriciaLesetlhe]

His Sotho-Tswana accent just blessed me. The Sotho-Tswana part must be the hardest for other tribes.😂😂😂

[@petermachete5647]

No, i diasgree. Hardness is an ambrella that covers everything new. Nguni is hard for the non-Nguni people, and so is Afrikaans. Luckily, South Africans accepted English almost as their own language.

[@PatriciaLesetlhe]

@@petermachete5647 Ao? Okay, ha o rialo

[@siddharthmishra369]

Trevor has made Jacob Zuma so famous...even those who don't actually know Zuma are googling him😂😂

[@Moom120]

what i did when i first watch his video 2 yrs back 😂

[@elisabetta4478]

True

[@chocolatethunda0177]

I started following SA politics because of Trevor Noah. I called my mother when Zuma resigned because we had become so invested in his antics 🤣🤣🤣

[@EngPMgt]

Siddharth Mishra you are right! I never know about him before, but went to google him after Trevor’s videos 😂

[@Shinyflubba]

Yep, that's me lol

[@hirrafa]

"That's how behind we are. We don't even get natural disasters like the rest of the world." 🤣🤣 Trevor is just amazingly funny.

[@mosalethoba5267]

😂😂

[@vaitalv9361]

Trevor’s comedy in its prime right here. He hasn’t been the same since he went to the US.

[@thesaba8806]

He became a comedian after coming to us say what u know

[@vaitalv9361]

@@thesaba8806 ???

[@edibleandsentientautomobil5396]

@@vaitalv9361 the saba is speaking the language of the gods

[@mosalethoba5267]

Context matters in Comedy .

[@arnbrandy]

One thing I love about Trevor Noah's stand-up shows in South Africa is that a lot of the culture of the country becomes clear without any explanation. It is nice to get close to other peoples this way.

[@africanauthenticscarystori3272]

Just like when he is in America, the politics become clear and easily understandable .. @TrevorNoah he's a star 🌟

[@Deeyelle]

"That's how behind we are. We don't even get natural disasters." Lmbo

[@Gianfranco_69]

The whole country is an unnatural disaster of biblical proportion

[@roblucci2366]

Karen😂😂

[@psleesh]

🤣🤣

[@woodfinchcrafts7267]

No - not a trace of covid, no grand scale corruption, no looting, no violence. If only the rest of the world could follow South Africa's example

[@hlonelaqothelo4076]

@@woodfinchcrafts7267 Aren't you laying it on a little thick there

[@cristina00007]

*I'm starting a petition For Trevor to come up with a masterclass for making fun of presidents and politicians* 😂😂😂

[@BradGryphonn]

Yay for you :)

[@ckidso]

I can go for that.

[@amandavanwyk5661]

Hilarious 😂. The accent takes me back to South Africa straight away!!

[@bigirwantegeka8962]

Strangely enough, I’m Ugandan 🇺🇬 and in my high school( Kings College Buddo, one of the oldest) I was in a House/ dormitory called South Africa and we used to sing the actual South African national anthem as our anthem so you’ll find us singing along to the SA anthem during rugby games which is a bit cool and strange for others 😎😎

[@azrinbashah9480]

Congratulation South Africa Rugby Team on winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

[@blackgold2521]

Not many people can beat the All Blacks. I'm happy for them.

[@ntutudlova4649]

And the guys were so passionate singing their national anthem 😄😅

[@dapurofficer7934]

Yup Congratulation Springbok winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup even you cannot beat the Mighty All Black. What a legend...

[@blackgold2521]

@@dapurofficer7934 They did lose to New Zealand [All Blacks] by 10. However, South Africa did win the the 2019 World Cup Series.

[@golieanyirenda]

Thank you

[@lak395]

Trevor: *Eleven* official languages! Most people don't understand the national anthem. Me, an Indian: Huh.

[@veerj7304]

Exactly man ...tell him we have 22

[@oluwolejoshua7438]

Me a Nigerian : enh

[@aditichandila257]

@@veerj7304 We only have 2 *official* languages- English and Hindi. But yes we do have other 22 regional languages recognised by the constitution and hundreds of dialects spoken around the country.

[@rajamanigopalakrishnan6593]

ikr!!!

[@dOVERanalyst]

@@aditichandila257 No, all 22 are official languages in the constitution... English and Hindi are the recommended ones to have some commonality in the Directive Principles of State Policy

[@chamunorwachimuti7170]

This dude is just crazy, he always has a way to make one crack a smile n laugh, you are talented sir God bless u even some more buddy😂😂😂

[@elledumble]

The South African anthem was at some point adopted as the pan-African anthem! I learned it in primary school in Zimbabwe(Shona and ndebele) alongside our national anthem.

[@papamandlotyeni1913]

When he said "The whole song could be about killing you" that's when I new I could die any moment from there😂😂😂😂.

[@kellyalves756]

Peecy-Ceezy TheRedEyeSoldier I was so not prepared for that twist.

[@papamandlotyeni1913]

😂😂neither was I🏃.

[@randomguy8476]

Same here🤣🤣🤣

[@hlengiwezungu8152]

😂😂😂

[@peteroz7332]

@peecy - good job that you 'new' 😉 haha 😁

[@riazulhaque2088]

this man is a genius. he can joke on anything. If Trever visits any Hospital, I'm sure patents will be healed by 50% without any medicine, just by listening to him, laughter is the best medicine in the universe.

[@ElleahWC]

Have you seen the clip where he goes to the hospital for surgery and the intake nurse jokes with him?

[@visitequatorialguinea5024]

Link please?

[@pisicafairy4606]

"knock knock,who's there?nO bOodYy yeaahh fUnnY fuNny" 🤣🤣

[@DMills-un1tl]

Riazul Haque possibly but last time I was hospitalized laughter was excruciating 😆

[@lin90210]

I'm a Brit. We learn to sing the South African anthem and other songs for a primary school choir show.....imagine if we were singing about wanting to kill others without knowing hahaha

[@ianhomerpura8937]

No need to go far. Just sing the French anthem and "let the impure blood flow"

[@petermachete5647]

It must end in the imagination because it really is not about killing anyone.

[@fleuelise1852]

And here i thought sista Bettina was the South Aftrica national anthem

[@JackIsYourSamurai]

It's the unofficial official 😹😹

[@vusiselani7439]

05:02 "It is a disgrace to see a natchinal team that does not even know how to sing the natchinal anthem..." 😂😂😂😂 but Trevor chief did you have to pull out the South African politician accent

[@curlebnkosi6754]

Yho I always come back for that part🤣🤣🤣... that accent is gold

[@brownlechuti7427]

He nails it everytime

[@talkaborit3320]

🤣

[@justadjustor8993]

"Laarn tde wets" 🤣🤣🤣. I've come back here lots of times for that part too. Thank you for the timestamp, I've been using it 😆😆😁

[@RegebroRepairs]

It's the only anthem in the world where people mumble through the FIRST verse.

[@Philodiogenes]

New Zealand has that problem because the first verse is in Te Reo Maori before it hots the English verses.

[@amandachili9218]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amandachili9218]

Nehemiah Scudder 😂😂😂😂 that’s insane, how does that even work

[@karma916]

Nehemiah Scudder anthems meaning was twisted during nazi times. Anthem: German above all It’s original meaning was one German state above all other smaller German states (this was before unification) but hitler twisted it to be one German state above all other states. It’s also not illegal to sing the first verse but it isn’t done at official occasions.

[@kshitijpandey78]

@Nehemiah Scudder hey! How you cut second?

[@TereziPyrope413]

I wrote a clip review about this piece, got me an A. Thanks Trevor :)

[@marilynproctor3485]

The African National Anthem is the most beautiful one I have ever heard. Imagine all those languages in one song. You are a National Treasure Trevor. God Bless You, God Bless Africa🌹

[@mcanta2898]

"for all you know the anthem may be about killing you" sweats in French

[@danielngongang9419]

Lmao. La Marseillaise is a battle cry

[@nich2468]

It’s indeed about blood spilling... but it is ambiguous whose blood it is.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

The US anthem be like: slavery apologist twang

[@williammitchell1804]

The third verse of The United States National Anthem is about killing black slaves and indentured servants who rebelled in the war of 1812.

[@bel3699]

He’s a comedian that not only making comedy but also teaching us lessons

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

He is indeed.

[@savage7882]

About how Jacob Zuma is a good president?

[@repealthepatriotact]

.....barely a comedian.....

[@santanugmail]

I am from India but one thing for sure Trevor can bring out the serious truth we need to remember in such humourous ways ... The best way to learn.

[@fahiezafayeswarts5812]

🇿🇦🇺🇸🌸No my Son, you are truly talented!!!!!! I enjoy watching your videos during my lunch break. I have been trying to explain to my colleagues South African humor.!!! It is a process 😂🤣

[@lm9327]

Who else looked up the English translation of yhe South African anthem after watching this? Who else isn't even South African?

[@Vicky_Kinyua]

I looked it up after one of his jokes a couple of months ago ......and ended up learning it!!

[@jakkidodds269]

i tried but google doesnt like me apparently :(

[@Vicky_Kinyua]

@@jakkidodds269 Really? I ended up knowing the anthem. Treavor may criticize the rugby team, but I just like how they sing it.😊

[@orderedsteps4050]

Sister L. Jamaican here. 😂😂😂

[@760ripcurl]

Soy Mexicano!

[@sibusisonalontshiba2803]

😂😂😂😂 "They dropped thier Bakkie Keys"

[@Michael-lb2ub]

KOM KRIKIE😂😂😂

[@millishareed8219]

This guy makes your whole body shake when you laugh at his jokes 😂

[@pushpamalhotra8603]

Trevor has unique way of telling jokes. Clean and hilarious 😂

[@ManuBuendia]

I'm italian, nevertheless I'll never forget how I cried like a baby when I first heard South African Anthem and I didn't even speak english at that time, imagine all other languages your anthem is formed by. It touched my heart so much that I learnt it by heart and even know its meaning despite not being south african.

[@sbubhengu8322]

You are awesome!!!!

[@zinhlekhumalo4923]

Wow I love you⚘

[@ManuBuendia]

@@sbubhengu8322 I'm not awesome, your country, your people and your anthem are.

[@ManuBuendia]

@@zinhlekhumalo4923 awwww, I'm blushing now ❤

[@thembalihlevideosolutions542]

Your comment hits me hard.

[@carltonsibuyi8183]

5:07 "It is a disgrace, to see a NETCHINAL team" 😂😂😂😂😭

[@TakalaniMpilo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭 netchenal anthem

[@IHappyChicken]

Trevor Noah is the only comedian that teaches me through his comedy.

[@Zman44444]

So, I have to confess… Your skit got me interested in the South African national anthem. I never heard it before. I found the first video neat because I could read the lyrics. It’s now a year later? I can sing the anthem. I don’t know what it means, but I can effectively sing the whole anthem. I have a bucket list item. To attend a national game of some sort and sing the anthem with people from South Africa. That would be neat.

[@NZC_Meow]

I actually did that in a cricket match

[@tcshorts3353]

You should totally come to a Sa rugby game here mate

[@karlosdeevs]

@@tcshorts3353 or he can go to Twickenham (London) to see South Africa take on New Zealand on August 25th 2023

[@avicenna3994]

This happens with the New Zealand anthem too. The Māori part gets sung more quietly than the English part, because fewer people know the Māori language. Even so, as a Māori I'm still proud to see people at least giving it a go. Gives me hope for the future. All the best to the Springboks in the Rugby World Cup final.

[@NZC_Meow]

True.

[@petermachete5647]

Your love is warmly received down here in Jo'burg, South Africa. We love Australia especially a town called ChristChurch, what a revellation!

[@MKPiatkowski]

@@petermachete5647 Can tell your heart is in the right place but as a Canadian who hates being called an American, I wouldn't tell a Kiwi they are part of Australia.

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@MKPiatkowski My old therapist had to tell her patients she was Canadian, not American. Born in Windsor 1930, passed away last December.

[@Cassxowary]

I have a question, if I’m not Māori, can I learn it? I love Indigenous Peoples and languages even if I’m not part of it in this lifetime and it makes me feel some type of way (good way heh)

[@Lily-ed2sc]

I'm South African and I don't know what the Afrikaans part means in the national anthem 😂so Trevor is right

[@leyatv.happysdhbebl]

Me too

[@autobotdiva9268]

too funny. i speak afikaans and thats my PART! lol

[@phinadelphiahlongwane3485]

I also don't know but i can sing it professionally and have actually taught and conducted choirs but actually it never clicked to me that I have no idea what it says

[@lindareginabotha2522]

I can sing it word for word maar I have no Idea what it means. NdingumNtu

[@thapelomasuhla2953]

My Zulu friend sings Sesotho part so terribly 🙄

[@philipbenedictus]

Man, you're my favorite comic. And the best thing is that you don't use any foul language to make people laugh. Bless you, man

[@yuvrajsingh0011]

I've watched almost all of your videos but the zuma's laugh you mimic is undefeatable its just amazing I love it

[@sistakia33]

Behind the funny is the message: Know what you are saying, singing, pledging, or praying about. It matters.

[@matthewjohnson5583]

Just back from SA. Awesome country be proud of it.

[@amoghnayak7867]

1:06 india has 22 official languages

[@chelseamusyoki2320]

that is nice. Then there is Tanzania with more than 120 of them. It is amazing how these countries are still united

[@matomei4110]

No, India has 22 Languages but only 2 Official_Languages. Many get confused by this. When we talk about Official Languages we mean languages that are used to teach children in a public school.

[@user-oo1ku5fs1b]

I've only just found you and WOW you are superb, The South African national anthem always sends chills up my spine and makes me cry even though I am British.

[@Emma-xn5ld]

I'm 12 and know the compleet South African anthem and I live in Belgium now.

[@TheLazyVideo]

and you know what it means?

[@francoiswilliams]

Hoe zo?

[@HiThereLindsey]

Congrats on being 12

[@francoiswilliams]

@Cj Nuwe Absolutely yes...U are Vlaams?

[@charmainekgomotsomokwana5625]

do u understand it???

[@blessingndebele1276]

"When Mandela dies we're going to kill them..."😭🤣🤣🤣

[@shazy524]

I'm crying lool

[@enngee2339]

"Yes, you" 🤣

[@franoi8901]

Hahahahaah😂

[@Cassxowary]

I want to help, I'm in!🙋🏻‍♀️ 😂😭😂🤣

[@jv-lk7bc]

Mandela is gone. I can't go to South Africa now.

[@musicauthority703]

Trevor Noah is also a brilliant stand up comedian. and I appreciate the insight he gives me into his Country. for how much different his Country is from this Country. but there are some things that are the same, like for instance you would be very surprised how many people in this Country. don't know all the word's to the national anthem. and you can tell as they trail off from the word's they do know, to the one's they don't know. it quite funny when you hear them singing it. and it's not near as complicated as the South African national anthem. but to listen to Trevor explain it is hilarious LMFAO.

[@rocamoraabegael4156]

He really made my day ❤ Gosh I love you so much! Your fan from the Philippines 💓🇵🇭

[@tktru]

“Before you know, the whole song could be about killing you.” *See also: The Star Spangled Banner*

[@blackgold2521]

Does anyone know what The Star Spangled Banner's about? I know none of us like it. We all prefer America the Beautiful.

[@GGirl99]

@@blackgold2521 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

[@JarrodBaniqued]

@V.A. D-R The Americans had another war with the British in 1812, and one night two years later, the British were about to storm a fort in the biggest port in Maryland, which meant they were about to take the nation's capital of Washington nearby. One of the lawyers there, who was trying to negotiate the release of American prisoners of war, basically had to watch in terror as the British bombed the fort and the U.S. national flag that was flying there. He noticed the rockets' red glare and the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Then, he saw that the morning came and the flag shone like he had never seen it before, and he wrote a poem about it. It was set to a drinking song that was popular at the time, and that's how our anthem came to be. In other words, it's about our flag being everlasting. (If you read the third and fourth verses, he also complains about Americans who were doubtful that the U.S. could win the war, there's a quite controversial section about slaves and mercenaries being killed in the war which I won't delve into, he praises the freemen who defended the nation, he urges people to praise God for defending it, and he says America must keep conquering as long as it has God by its side.) I hope that was a concise and accurate enough explanation of lyrics for those of you from outside the U.S. who were curious.

[@soriba724]

@@JarrodBaniqued Black man from outside the US here. The explenation is fine but now when u've mentioned it I am really interested in the quite controversial section about slaves and indentured servants being killed in the war.

[@blackgold2521]

@@JarrodBaniqued American here and was taught that in school. We always thought the song was dark to sing before we were to play a game. Like baseball that's supposed to bring us altogether. The song is supposed to bring us altogether but it's morbid and morose. While, America the Beautiful is uplifting and it's pleasing to hear. From Sea to Shining Sea. I love that song...every time I hear it I want to smile. When I sing the National Anthem [and I'm one of the few who knows my NA by heart - Let's be honest not many Americans do] I don't smile. By second verse I'm drained and the more I delve into thinking about it I get stressed and depressed. It's a song that takes a toll emotionally & mentally.

[@agyekumessien688]

Learnt the SA anthem in primary school at Ghana...is an amazing tune🌷 God bless South Africa!!!!

[@johnstones339]

Why did you learn the SA anthem in school in Ghana

[@akwesiboachie9913]

I'm Ghanaian myself and have always thought how pointless that was. SMH

[@seyramam6451]

Panafricanism 😊😊 I remembered hearing it in Ghana primary school(s) morning hymns too. Glad I did bcos it was sick + hearing the different harmonies

[@akwesiboachie9913]

@@seyramam6451Panafricanism you say? I wonder if they took the time and trouble to learn our national anthem 🤔🤔

[@marthamphofu5965]

I both love and hate this, heres my reason. Love it because Pan-Africanism I love how other African countries actively take part in learning about their fellow African nations. I hate it because in South Africa very little is or was taught to us about other African countries. I had to take History as a subject in University and I learned so much about Africa than i ever did in my 13 years of schooling as a child and that is very very sad. South Africans really need to learn more about this Continent i think it will help a great deal to us in terms of our xenophobia issues that we have. Kudos to Ghana and other African nations for being so open minded.

[@zainabmustafa5208]

Thanks a lot for the show, you are so awesome I have laughed my lungs off.

[@bricktothehead]

Thank you for being an intelligent and genuine man sir

[@kkhomobrocation8597]

On that note Goodluck to the Springboks GO BOKKE!!🏈💛💚

[@MsMargarita69]

I greet you from the future, spoiler alert, we won 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@erinjakeman5116]

The South African anthem is beautiful. I love the part where they ask God to end all conflicts. 💞

[@drressahAYNigisiti]

The best of the best! Doing great! And we applaud you always!

[@JodyBowie-fzzxtchr]

Thanks, @Trevor, this gave me (as an American) a great reason to look and see what the languages are and what the lyrics mean. Excellent job - I hope many of your RSA peeps will go and get some knowledge, too!

[@TheLeprechaunjm]

This anthem makes me cry every time I hear it! I'm Canadian... no connection to South Africa at all!

[@samuelsamson400]

Woow as an South African after reading this i feel guilty of not feeling the same you do

[@ethandaniels4193]

Why than?

[@boerseun9651]

@ its a kak anthem representitive of a something which was good but was turned into shit all in the name of 'equality'

[@LwaziNzimande]

@@boerseun9651 sorry boet. You need to heal, you are not the poor one.

[@ThatdudeSA]

@@boerseun9651 You're welcome to leave to Australia or New Zealand buddy 🙂

[@ely2445]

"They are not holding each other! They are holding each other back!" You don't know how much I laughed at this part

[@isabelleelkhoudri6495]

How come that I have never seen this????? This is my fav gag of all times????? Seriously!!!! It's so brutally honest🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@azwiengedzwimulaudzi3952]

Bless it some more buddy!!! This has just brighten my bad day

[@owomugishaarban]

From Uganda, I love the South African Anthem But its now funnier with the Trevor Touch

[@Hamiduz]

Thanks for representing my land 🇺🇬 Uganda

[@thembalihlevideosolutions542]

My brother from Uganda. I hope you are well.

[@owomugishaarban]

@@thembalihlevideosolutions542 Sure am well brother. U are in SA right?

[@kandyappleview]

I learned the national anthem as a kid in elementary school in the United States and we got loud and soft on the exact same parts! 🤣🤣🤣

[@razenoid1554]

Mean while in canada our national anthem switches between english and french and everyone goes soft on the french parts

[@cfa345]

Haha...Singapore's anthem is in Malay. I sang it for 10 years in school and still only know what the last line means 😂 Also not convinced I was singing the words right all those years 🤔

[@QueenBDreamwalker]

☝😄😆😅😂💜🌎

[@user-oh9cy7td4q]

BLESS YOU MY BROTHER TREVOR..💯🎯🤣😂🤣😂💯❤⛔

[@DiggerWhoops]

I love the South African national anthem....so very beautiful!!! "Comes the time to come together...."

[@marisaberquin283]

Such a clever humorist, without falling into vulgarity, violence, racism. You're clever Trevor, thank you for entertaining my brain and heart :-)

[@catalinacurio]

You educate us as well as make us smile Trevor! 😁💓

[@milan8284]

Love you Trev😍Come to Kenya. I'd pay tons to watch you perform live

[@OwenPlant532]

"Bless it some more buddy" LMAO

[@nkululekomsomi3204]

Gather with us South Africans in singing the national anthem Saturday in a Rugby World Cup Final against England

[@thepathlesstraveled659]

Go SA I am supporting South Africa because the British press have annoyed me to the core that I now don't like the British anymore.

[@anotherstormer]

So moet 'n man mos praat!

[@joshpemberton8128]

As an Englishman I wish you good luck. I hope we win but I won’t be disappointed if not

[@paddydarkchild234]

Good luck from Kenya....Bring it home!

[@Itzharbey]

South Africa has no other option but to win. If England wins we would not hear the last of it, they would constantly remind everybody for the next month.

[@toxictrumptube7763]

Really a great entertainer and just a decent human being. Amazing!

[@JQKhanTech]

Magnificent and unique working style, which shows that you are talented and knows this art very well. You deserve tribute of your creativity and irreplaceable style. Your purity and clarity remained the best during entire work/ recording therefore, you certainly deserve many more likes. Best regards

[@paulinemuthena6545]

The man can sing fairly well too.He has it all Good looks ,intelligence very funny and he can dance too Pleasant personality.. . .

[@gloriatshabalala3619]

A gifted being indeed.

[@James_Gowan]

"South Africa is the only country with multiple languages in its national anthem" New Zealand: am I a joke to you

[@Mimi-hu2mj]

I'm South African and I wanna know how many languages you have in your national anthem cause we have 6 on our national anthem

[@SonjaZA]

Perhaps Trevor meant multiple as more than 2?

[@elizabethcowling-jones1190]

Hey New Zealand, if it helps, your national anthem and the Hakka are the main reasons I watch rugby.. Oh and the fact that I am welsh helps.. try singing the welsh Ntaional anthem TREVOR.

[@James_Gowan]

@@Mimi-hu2mj New Zealand only has 2 languages in our national anthem, but we only have 2 official spoken languages

[@James_Gowan]

@@Mimi-hu2mj I thought South Africa only had 5 languages in your national anthem?

[@pdias8469]

This young Trevor Noah helped me laugh at life again. Now I watch him when I need time to relax. I learned so much from him. He has a great future ahead apart from his daily show. Blessings Trevor forever.

[@megapengmusic]

trevor !! i really like like your tv show, BUT the live shows in your homecountry really are fantstic, they make me laugh and at the same time i get to know and love the southafricans... thanks for your work

[@scoutboo]

"That's how behind we are! We don't even get natural disasters like the rest of the world!" 😂

[@Savyra]

'Those crafty Dutchmen'... am finished.

[@little_ghosty1854]

When I was little, I had a music teacher who had a chorus club. She taught us to sing the South African national anthem. But she never told us this. So for years I would hum the tune or words, not knowing what was coming out of my mouth. Until now. And now I've made the effort to learn the song. Long story short, thank you Ms. Williams for teaching us this song. Hope you are doing well in life.

[@Lanela001]

Theee accuracy 🙌🙌🙌😂😂

[@mrsmart609]

De Great Trevor Noah 👏 South Africa's 🇿🇦 Finest,

[@lananhtpthhui123456a]

Omg, Mandela part had me in stitches🤣🤣🤣

[@aberasiddiqui6760]

The south African national anthem is actually quite emotional and powerful

[@mercyfullmerymyrthong2774]

We love you man......... Your comedy is to far good....... You've created a new level man

[@amanohar5]

Have been to South Africa many times while I was wirking in Botswana. Its a beautiful place of mixed cultures and mutual respect for each other.