I think the biggest different is when the National Anthem is being sang, ALL South Africans, be them The players Or the spectators... The all sing along.... that will be powerful... probably even more so than the "Haka" of the New Zealanders......
You’re back! Great SAR anthem. Aussie anthem was interesting, nice voice, that last note tho’, a bit unexpected. Some of the wallabies looked a bit wtf too lol
In rugby the singing of a national anthen by players is enforced by the management. In soccer all the players think about during the singing of the national anthems are their DMs. This shit has to change @SAFA!
SA's anthem is a prayer to God to bless Africa and unite us and bless our children :) If you really want to hear it search - Anthem Project | Ndlovu Youth Choir - They also took part in X Factor, another fantastic South African Group to be proud of!
I’m Australian but I don’t sing the Aussie national anthem unless I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. As South Africa went through apartheid, Australia went through “white Australia” where aborigines were enslaved, abused and separated like in South Africa. The anthem in SA has changed to be more inclusive, however the Australian one pretends to forget about that past with the line “we are young and free.” It’s time for some change
Language: isiXhosa and isiZulu Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa) Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, (Raise high Her glory) Yizwa imithandazo yethu, (Hear our Prayers) Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo (God bless us, we her children) Language: Sesotho Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, (God protect our nation) O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, (End all wars and tribulations) O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, (Protect us, protect our nation) Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika. (Our nation South Africa - South Africa) Language: Afrikaans Uit die blou van onse hemel, (Ringing out from our blue heavens) Uit die diepte van ons see, (From the depth of our seas) Oor ons ewige gebergtes, (Over our everlasting mountains) Waar die kranse antwoord gee, (Where the echoing crags resound) Language: English Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land
I think there is just a natural bias towards the South African anthem, it carries too much passion in it, I love my country's anthem, but if I had to choose I will go with the South African one. I think it should be the only anthem for the entire African continent, I love it so much.
The line in advance Australia fair: “we are young and free” is disregarding the fact that aboriginal Australians have lived there for over 200,000 years.
It's their game in SA. There would be more if the government wasn't making them pick more blacks. in Australia Aussie Rules and Rugby League are more popular with the homegrown Aussies so they end up filling the team up with Islanders