Lyrics and translation Sir Andrew Davis feat. BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Bryn Terfel - Rule Britannia!
Rule,
Britannia!
Britannia,
rule
the
waves!
Règne,
Britannia
! Britannia,
règne
sur
les
mers !
Britons
never,
never,
never
shall
be
slaves.
Les
Britanniques
ne
seront
jamais,
jamais,
jamais
esclaves !
When
Britain
first,
at
heaven's
command,
Lorsque
la
Grande-Bretagne,
à
la
commande
du
ciel,
Arose
from
out
the
azure
main,
S’éleva
du
bleu
océan,
This
was
the
charter
of
the
land,
C’était
la
charte
de
la
terre,
And
Guardian
Angels
sang
this
strain:
Et
les
Anges
Gardiens
ont
chanté
cette
mélodie :
The
nations
not
so
blest
as
thee
Les
nations
qui
ne
sont
pas
aussi
bénies
que
toi
Must,
in
their
turn,
to
tyrants
fall,
Doivent,
à
leur
tour,
tomber
sous
le
joug
des
tyrans,
While
thou
shalt
flourish
great
and
free:
Alors
que
toi,
tu
fleuriras
grande
et
libre :
The
dread
and
envy
of
them
all.
La
terreur
et
l’envie
de
tous.
Still
more
majestic
shalt
thou
rise,
Encore
plus
majestueuse
tu
te
lèveras,
More
dreadful
from
each
foreign
stroke,
Plus
redoutable
à
chaque
coup
de
l’étranger,
As
the
loud
blast
that
tears
the
skies
Comme
le
souffle
violent
qui
déchire
les
cieux
Serves
but
to
root
thy
native
oak.
Ne
sert
qu’à
enraciner
ton
chêne
natal.
Thee
haughty
tyrants
ne'er
shall
tame;
Les
tyrans
hautains
ne
t’apprivoiseront
jamais ;
All
their
attempts
to
bend
thee
down
Tous
leurs
efforts
pour
te
soumettre
Will
but
arouse
thy
generous
flame,
Ne
feront
qu’attiser
ta
flamme
généreuse,
But
work
their
woe
and
thy
renown.
Mais
entraîneront
leur
malheur
et
ta
gloire.
To
thee
belongs
the
rural
reign;
Le
règne
rural
t’appartient ;
Thy
cities
shall
with
commerce
shine;
Tes
villes
brilleront
du
commerce ;
All
thine
shall
be
the
subject
main,
La
mer
entière
te
sera
soumise,
And
every
shore
it
circles,
thine.
Et
chaque
rivage
qu’elle
encercle
t’appartiendra.
The
Muses,
still
with
freedom
found,
Les
Muses,
toujours
trouvées
avec
la
liberté,
Shall
to
thy
happy
coasts
repair.
Se
rendront
sur
tes
côtes
heureuses.
Blest
isle!
with
matchless
beauty
crowned,
Île
bénie !
Couronnée
d’une
beauté
incomparable,
And
manly
hearts
to
guard
the
fair.
Et
de
cœurs
virils
pour
protéger
la
beauté.
Rule,
Britannia!
Britannia,
rule
the
waves!
Règne,
Britannia !
Britannia,
règne
sur
les
mers !
Britons
never,
never,
never
shall
be
slaves
Les
Britanniques
ne
seront
jamais,
jamais,
jamais
esclaves !
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1
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
2 Rule Britannia!
3 Spem in alium
4 Greensleeves
5 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto (Excerpt)
6 The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: "The flight of the Bumble Bee"
7 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
8 Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
9 Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves)
10 Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: Swan Theme (Excerpt)
11 4 Coronation Anthems: I. "Zadok the Priest", HWV 258
12 Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet "Dôme épais le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
13 Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
14 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
15 Turandot, Act 3: Nessun dorma (Calaf)
16 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 No. 2
17 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
18 Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)
19 Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva, che inargenti" (Norma)
20 Thaïs, Act 2: Meditation
21 Jerusalem
22 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV. 1068: II. Air ("On the G string")
23 Canon & Gigue in D Major
24 Bolero (Excerpt)
25 Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49, "1812 Overture"
26 Enigma Variations, Op. 36: X. Nimrod
27 The Planets Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
28 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
29 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (I Vow to Thee, My Country)
30 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major (Land of Hope and Glory)
31 Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Morning Mood
32 Dambusters March
33 Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)
34 Agnus Dei (Choral Version of Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 No. 2) [Excerpt]
35 The Lark Ascending
36 Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
37 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
2 Rule Britannia!
3 Spem in alium
4 Greensleeves
5 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto (Excerpt)
6 The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: "The flight of the Bumble Bee"
7 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
8 Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
9 Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves)
10 Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: Swan Theme (Excerpt)
11 4 Coronation Anthems: I. "Zadok the Priest", HWV 258
12 Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet "Dôme épais le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
13 Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
14 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
15 Turandot, Act 3: Nessun dorma (Calaf)
16 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 No. 2
17 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
18 Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)
19 Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva, che inargenti" (Norma)
20 Thaïs, Act 2: Meditation
21 Jerusalem
22 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV. 1068: II. Air ("On the G string")
23 Canon & Gigue in D Major
24 Bolero (Excerpt)
25 Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49, "1812 Overture"
26 Enigma Variations, Op. 36: X. Nimrod
27 The Planets Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
28 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
29 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (I Vow to Thee, My Country)
30 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major (Land of Hope and Glory)
31 Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Morning Mood
32 Dambusters March
33 Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)
34 Agnus Dei (Choral Version of Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 No. 2) [Excerpt]
35 The Lark Ascending
36 Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
37 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
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