Ankh-Morpork Anthem performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the soprano was Clare Rutter.
The lyrics of the anthem are as follows:
"When dragons belch and hippos flee
My thoughts, An...
Ankh-Morpork Anthem performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the soprano was Clare Rutter.
The lyrics of the anthem are as follows:
"When dragons belch and hippos flee My thoughts, Ankh-Morpork, are of thee Let others boast of martial dash For we have boldly fought with cash We own all your helmets, we own all your shoes We own all your generals - touch us and you'll lose.
Morporkia! Morporkia! Morporkia owns the day! We can rule you wholesale Touch us and you'll pay.
We bankrupt all invaders, we sell them souvenirs We ner ner ner ner ner, hner ner hner by the ears Er hner we ner ner ner ner ner Ner ner her ner ner ner hner the ner Er ner ner hner ner, nher hner ner ner (etc.) Ner hner ner, your gleaming swords We mortgaged to the hilt
Morporkia! Morporkia! Hner ner ner ner ner ner We can rule you wholesale Credit where it's due."
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This is probably the most fun the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has ever had. ;) That Pratchett fella has some serious clout...and for good reason! When I first saw the title of the vid, I thought the anthem would be to the tune of 'We Will Rock You' - but this is great too :p
Wow... they even saved us the trouble of having to forget the words and sing half the song as "hner". I'm SO singing this next time anyone asks me to perform the national anthem (like that'll happen- I'm pretty horrid). Possible new favorite song.
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Trust me on this. You don't. :P
"We can rule you wholesale / touch us and you'll pay"
Man, I miss Agnes/Perdita so much, I hope Pratchett brings her back for another book in the future.