The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-10
NATIONAL HYMNS.
inspiring Anthems of the Grea
States of Europe
SING THE PRIDE OF COUNTRY
Patriotic Airs Of Austria, Russia.
France. Germany, England and Nor
way-our Own my Country, 'Tis OF
Thee" and yankee Doodie.p

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Thee" and yankee Doodle"
The Austrian national anthem is one
OF the finest IN existence. 1t was com
posed in 1877 by that great nation.
al composer. Haydn. who Is chiefly
known TO concert goers by his magnih
cent oratorio THE Creation" In which
occur the splendid and lorid chorus,
1.-The Heavens Are Telling" The an
song, but Haydn made 1t a thing of
beauty. 1t is the only national an
them composed by a musician OF the
foremost rank.
But the song which is sung In cities
by civilians is not always, or, indeed,
generally, the one sung by the soldiers
who have TO bear the brunt Of battle
and siege and march. The battle song
OF the Austrian soldier Is "Prinz Eugen
der edle Ritter" which tells how the
noble cavalier. Prince Eugene Of Sa-
voy. laid siege TO and captured Bel
grade from the Turks in TIT. 1t ought
TO be a good song for the purpose, for
II was actually written in the trenches
before Belgrade.
Probably the most stately national
anthem Is the Russian. It's very title,
"God the All Terrible" seems to strike
a heroic strain. Sung by a great
mass Of peasant soldiers with simple
fervor its effect is grand In the ex-
IRENE. Played upon the great organ
In the cathedral at Moscow IL sounds
like q prayer. Not only are the words
very poetical. but the tune Is forceful
and haunting.
or course the greatest OF all war
songs pure and simple is unquestion-
ably The Marseillaise." What mem.
cries II has clinging TO its fervidly pa
triotic words. II was the song OF the
French revolution and did more TO
bring down the dynasty OF the Bour.
bons than half a dozen army corps.
1t was called by the name which still
is universally applied TO IL, because
the men-and women-of Marseilles,
the port OF the Mediterranean. march
ed oil the way to Paris, singing IL as
they went Its first fruits were reap
ed q few days after their arrival,
when the hated Bastille fell to It's
strains. IL is now the national an.
them OF republican France.
In Germany no patriotic song has
been sung with such fervor as the ia
nous battle hymn OF the Germans,
ode wacht am Rhein" c"The Watch
on the Rhine"). Ii was written In
1910, but remained practically un.
known until the outbreak of the war
with France. when 1t was sung by ev-
cry soldier and every man, woman
and child throughout the German EN-
pire. '"The Watch on the Rhine" was
TO Germany at that time what 1.-THE
Marseillaise' was TO France-a soul
stirring composition which made men
eager 10 take up arms and Eight for
the cause which they thought was
right.
England's national anthem Is a Geor'
gian product and originally opened
with the words, God bless great
George. u king" II has been hon.
ored by Beethoven with seven varia.
lions for the piano, and 1t is intro.
duced into his Battle symphony.
On the whole, perhaps. the tune to
which Is sung God Save the King"
has probably the largest circulation OF
any tune In the world. Then there Is
Rule, Britannia" which was compos
cd by DIR. Arne. the English musician.
who wrote several operas. Rule.
Britannia" was included In the
"Masque of Alfred" a musical farce
produced In 1740.
Just as the Austrian national anthem
Is the only IN set 10 music by n great
composer. so the Norwegian anthem Is
the only one whose words were writ
ten by a real poet. This was Bjorn-
stjerne Bjornson. On n occasion be
was asked when he got the greatest
pleasure out OF his fame as n national
poet. He replied: ut was when a
delegation from the Right came to
my house In Christianla and smashed
all my windows. Because when they
had done all the damage they could
and were starting home again they felt
they ought TO sing something. So they
began TO sing. Yes. We Love This
Land OF Ours They could do nothing
else. They were obliged TO sing the
song OF the man whom they had at
tacked"'
Singularly enough. the country which
has the best variety Of patriotic an
thems is the country which has had
less warfare than any other. the Unit
ed States Of America. Her songs are
1ne.
The real national anthem OF America
Is my Country. 'Tis OF Thee" and II Is
sung to the same tune as God Save
the King" But perhaps the real. genu-
inc, rock bottom anthem OF America,
after all. Is the famous yankee
Doodle" which has the great advan.
tage Of being a real marching song
which not only helps to keep the mems
spirits from digging. but also helps TO
keep them In step. A band playing