Jenkins, Katherine - Anthem Lyrics






No man, no madness
Though their sad power may prevail
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart
They rise to fail

She is eternal
Long before nations' lines were drawn
When no flags flew, when no armies stood
My land was born

And you ask me why I love her
Through wars, death and despair
She is the constant, we who don't care
And you wonder will I leave her - but how?

I cross over borders but I'm still there now

How can I leave her? Where would I start?
Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart
My land's only borders lie around my heart





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  1. t.... ....

    I married into the Jenkins clan in Australia

  2. D.... W....

    It just doesn't get any better than this thank you Katherine

  3. e.... b....

    My angel/woman

  4. K.... ....

    donno why but welsh anthem always makes me feel in tears its so beautiful

  5. J.... ....

    beautiful

  6. �.... �....

    Welsh sounds like Sindarin to me..

  7. J.... M....

    A beautiful anthem sung by a beautiful woman. x

  8. M.... ....

    It's an utter privilege to be Welsh living on what's possibly one of the most ancient historical pieces of soil the world has ever known.


    Cymru am Byth.

  9. D.... W....

    Have listened to Welsh national anthem for 40 odd years at rugby matches and it is always so moving and Katherine Jenkins perfect

  10. I.... A....

    Proud to have Welsh blood

  11. T.... ....

    Of the people of Great Brittan I do not think there are any more patriotic to their country than the Welsh; I am so proud to be Welsh and proud to display the dragon.

  12. D.... V....

    Feels gud being welsh

  13. K.... C....

    When 10000 red shirts stand against you with Katherine Jenkins singing for them - be afraid, be very afraid - even if you have a Hakka !! (LOL !)

    K.... C....

    Of course I'm just having fun ! Love Wales - love Rugby - and much love and respect to both ! xxx

    K.... C....

    And to those who think they can defeat Ydraig Goch - lol ! Red Dragon - LOL ! - come on - have a go - if you win, we'll salute you - and if we win, we'll still salute you - just harder, lol !

  14. G.... L....

    What an extremely talented young lady Katherine is and even more so singing this incredible Anthem--happy to be a kiwi but this touches my heart.

  15. R.... ....

    I went to the primary she went to and now I go to her old rival secondary school

  16. M.... W....

    I am ONLY 50% Welsh (other 50% is Kiwi) but in my heart I am 100% Welsh & will always be...Peggy Wood

  17. G.... L....

    I'm from New Zealand,my ancestors from England but my world cup loyalty lies with Wales--this is an amazing anthem.

  18. l.... ....

    Happy St David's Day. Cymru Rydd

  19. G.... L....

    This is totally amazing and as a kiwi so proud to see Hayley accompany Katherine in singing this incredible anthem.

  20. n.... w....

    Make me proud to be welsh...lets have Independence we have more money....

  21. M.... W....

    My mother was the only tone deaf Welsh Jewess! But this anthem is the most moving.

  22. j.... t....

    War music

  23. R.... W....

    Probably one of sports most intimidating moments -standing in the middle of Cardiff Arms Park while 50000 Welshman sing this

  24. L.... A....

    Us (Scotland) and Wales 100% have the best Anthems such passion I love it

    L.... A....

    Rubbish! I'm half Welsh, but I'd have to give the top places to New Zealand and South Africa. The Scottish anthem isn't even in the top five.

  25. M.... W....

    I am New Zealand born with a Kiwi Mum and a Taffy Father. My Welsh side is far stronger than my Kiwi Side

    M.... W....

    I hope your eligible for Wales?

  26. M.... K....

    The national anthem of the whole of Britain is the English anthem, but each of the 4 countries that make up the UK have their own anthems.

    M.... K....

    Technically England doesn't have ''it's own'' national anthem. England just uses God Save the Queen, which is the national anthem of Great Britain.

  27. N.... T....

    nice anthem greetings from Germany

  28. k.... l....

    It's st davids day

  29. T.... J....

    Hardd ac ysbrydoledig

  30. A.... D....

    Katherine Jenkins could sing the phone book as far as I'm concerned. Brilliant voice

  31. L.... M....

    So proud of our boys in every game even if we loose

  32. B.... A....

    As a proud Welshman myself I'm a little disgusted that some of the players weren't singing our National Anthem as even the kids with were having a go. So I say to the players if you can't sing the song don't wear the shirt

  33. T.... D....

    I'm full welsh and i'm so so so proud to be welsh!! I know every bit of our anthem and i know what every bit means and for that i'm so proud! I love you Wales so much, i wouldn't trade the world for you!! ❤❤❤

    T.... D....

    Cymru am bynth! From a Maori in New Zealand.

    T.... D....

    *byth ;)

    T.... D....

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    T.... D....

    Not even for a salami? :-D

  34. S.... C....

    I'm half English half Welsh, and I can wholeheartedly say I love both my countries but the Welsh anthem is always the one that makes me cry ☺️❤️ :')

    S.... C....

    I'm part Welsh, part English too. I will sing the English (British) anthem in a formal setting but I don't support English teams and I find it ugly when it is sung by crowds in sporting events.

    Conversely, the Welsh anthem has a very special place in my heart, oherwydd, "hen wlad fy nhadau" yw Cymru, a mae fy ngwlad yn sicr yn annwyl i mi. I always find it very moving to hear the anthem, especially sung in full force by a huge crowd spontaneously splitting into harmony. There's something very pure and noble about Welsh patriotism, the patriotism of a small nation which has retained its language and heritage and culture whilst being part of a larger country - and for the Welsh, for a small country to have such a successful international Rugby team (and now Football team too!) it is really amazing.

    S.... C....

    That's because the other one (God Save the Queen) is the most awful, boring dirge ever sung by anyone!

  35. M.... R....

    I wish we had such an emotionally charged national anthem as like this.

  36. N.... W....

    I am English but went to uni in Wales and stood on the Cardiff Arms terraces in tears. What an anthem and every welsh person in the stadium always sings. fantastic

  37. B.... L....

    Amazing

  38. C.... y....

    Who won?

  39. M.... B....

    Why can't the English have a brilliant national anthem like this !

    M.... B....

    When they say happy and glorious they all are miserable!

    M.... B....

    Heck we could even sing it in some sort of celtic pre Roman Angle Jute or Saxon language so as to really make it English , rather than the mix of invader's languages we speak now? Gawd knnows how we'd do that but that would be the ideal.

    M.... B....

    Because its not about empire, conquest, crushing the Scots and monarchy!

  40. D.... Z....

    I'm part scottish but I lime thr welsh national a them

  41. L.... 3....

    Côme on wales

  42. B.... M....

    Sorry it's a man's anthem God bless wales

  43. R.... P....

    ancestors are welsh------------brought to  tears by the passion and lovely Katherine.PAUL  PROTHEROE.

  44. j.... p....

    I am Irish, but I have stood in Cardiff Arms park with tears running down my cheeks as the Welsh supporters belted this out!
    I did not understand a word of it...but I understand passion... and pride in ones country!

    j.... p....

    john price I'm Welsh all the are full of pride

    j.... p....

    i went to the stadem and i sang and i was crying😢😢😢

    j.... p....

    For such a small country as Wales and then only a small part of it makes for the Welsh rugby team and then how big they are on the world stage. The passion of the fans as well as the team itself... passion is not a strong enough word.

    In a fairly recent documentary, I remember Shane "twinkle toes" Williams, talking about how he was ready to take it to the all blacks as the anthems played. Legendary fans, players and team..

    ... and all this from an Englishman :)

  45. T.... L....

    I'm trying to learn welsh right now...its so hard to do by yourself! I really want a pen pal who would write to me in welsh, but I don't know how to find one!

    T.... L....

    Google "saysomethinginwelsh forum". Lots of good people there.

    T.... L....

    Tory LaMarche I will be your pen pal

  46. 1.... ....

    the welsh Irish and Scots are so lucky they can feel pure but we English who are mixed through marriage with all the different British nationalities are looked upon by not all but more than enough to be mocked, shame on you who do this your heritage is as mixed as mine in this brilliant country of ours , i shout for all my country men when they do battle with anyone but the English

  47. M.... D....

    i wish i was Welsh.... this anthem is so fantastic

    M.... D....

    My best friend is Welsh, I’m from Chicago, I wish I’d been born in Wales.

    M.... D....

    I am welsh I love it 🥰

    M.... D....

    Agreed it's a beautiful anthem but I would never change my nationality for a song..Be proud of your own nation..Scotland forever 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    M.... D....

    @snare drummer man I'm a Serb and couldn't agree more with you,but the language...like a liquid silver,man....same as with Gaelige and Gaelic....still i can't find anywhere anything to learn them....plus i have shitty memory.

    M.... D....

    @Душан Радин Gaelic classes are out there my Serbian friend,you come from a beautiful country..It's(gaelic) not to hard to learn.I have the worst memory in the world but I play for "Banna Fliuit Learpholl" Liverpool Flute Band..If your serious about the language get back in touch..Saor Alba (free scotland)

  48. A.... W....

    Best anthem iv ever heard

    A.... W....

    best anthem

  49. j.... ....

    This Hag stole Paul Potts' chance!

  50. m.... a....

    NOT BAD BUT WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO JUST THE WELSH TEAM AND THE CROWD SING IT.

    m.... a....

    +michael adams well why did you watch this then?

    m.... a....

    cos i wanted to thats why.

    m.... a....

    yep , the band and superstars wreck it...leave it to the fans ..they`re the best

  51. R.... C....

    Katherine Jenkins in my opinion is so fashinating and has a very passionate and beautiful voice!

  52. R.... C....

    Exscuse you, the welsh is a kind of celtic language or it's referred to a Gaelic origin? Unfortunately, in the italian schools and universities we don't deepen the different kinds of languages of the states that belong to the Uk!

    R.... C....

    +Raniero Cicconetti  The Welsh language, is Celtic & it's called Brittonic, where as Gaelic is the Celtic language of the Irish & Scottish.

    R.... C....

    +Ella Hamer. Good evening Ella! Now I red your kind reply to my previous comment. Thank you very much indeed for your very interesting and precise explanation about the Welsh Brittonic Language and the Gaelic spoken in Scotland and Ireland.

    R.... C....

    +Ella Hamer. If you want, you could subscribe to my channel and maybe send me a request of friendship on Facebook. Thank you so much! Excuse me, are you Welsh?

    R.... C....

    +Raniero Cicconetti  Yes, I am Welsh, & I have subscribed to your channel.

  53. R.... C....

    Warm greetings to you all, and mainly to the welsh users. I believe that the female singer in the previous video clip sings magnifically and is so gorgeous to me! Exscuse you, is she welsh?

    R.... C....

    +Raniero Cicconetti Yeah she is welsh - Katherine Jenkins

    R.... C....

    Raniero Cicconetti ,,

  54. R.... C....

    Hello everyone! Despite I can't understand the words of this anthem but I really like its sound and the sincere and so honest pride and dignity of the entire welsh people that I clearly noticed seeing the previous video clip!

  55. l.... ....

    Beautiful!

  56. i.... ....

    As a Welshman I confirm she's a fame hungry, fickle bitch with a flat arse.

  57. G.... J....

    Awesome Anthem, indescribably beautiful and so uplifting

  58. H.... H....

    Always a few ignorant men who don't know to remove their caps/head gear during a national anthem.

  59. S.... B....

    At the beggining ...WTF !!!!!

  60. b.... ....

    Gee, Hanson looked young there.

  61. 1.... ....

    What language is being spoken at the beginning of the clip?

    1.... ....

    +1294DS WELSH

    1.... ....

    haha I thought it was spanish

  62. M.... C....

    How to kill an anthem. Get some fame hungry bint to lead the singing. Cunt.

  63. T.... G....

    The best singing /anthem at any rugby match?....they are welcome to sing it over here in Ireland ...welcome to win?? ...not really!

  64. C.... D....

    Well as I am welsh you can see by my name this anthem is over 150 years old so its one of the oldest anthem

  65. J.... L....

    That was ages ago. Just looove the song

  66. C.... P....

    proud to be welsh

  67. v.... P....

    Poetry in motion

  68. P.... ....

    How embarrassing for us, to have a International Communist and deviant load up our Anthem.

  69. A.... i....

    Im not directly from Wales, but my great grandmother was and its a beautiful language. Proud to have that heritage :)

    A.... i....

    @***** Why? Does it really matter?

    A.... i....

    +Jack Moore    I'm sorry she was so snippy to you, Jack. I, too, am of Welsh descent and extremely proud of it. I am 50% Welsh, 50% Irish and 100% Proud Celtic!! Have a great day!!

    A.... i....

    @***** I am so, so sorry i replied that way. I used to be an extremely rude person, and i have no memory of saying that but i am sincerely sorry i acted that way. Ive grown up since i replied that way, and im just so, terribly sorry. 

    A.... i....

    Aspen idk y

    A.... i....

    Ooh, snap! My great-gran was from Ebbw Vale :)

  70. d.... ....

    Cymru Am Byth!

  71. j.... r....

    wonderfull wales should have independence too

    j.... r....

    @Ross_AFC Europe is better off from the EU

    j.... r....

    Mae hen🐴🐩

    j.... r....

    Their entire culture and people are bound up when the the rest of Britain...Don't be so bloody stupid... Nobody here wants to hear your left-wing crap I'm proud of my entire family that come from all parts of Great Britain (My surname being Jones) we don't need people like you pushing the Semetic agenda...

    j.... r....

    Yes especially after England flouded our streets for fresh water and they never used it

    j.... r....

    I know people will hate me for saying this (even though I’m Welsh too). Wales technically isn’t a country the same as England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales technically is part of England (I can feel seething Welsh hatred as I type that)

  72. C.... L....

    And you'll notice that everyone in the house sang as well?  My American compatriots, get a clue.  THAT'S WHAT NATIONAL ANTHEMS ARE FOR!  Everybody sing!

    C.... L....

    But, but... our national anthem is an absurdity.
    It makes little sense and is best sung by drunks in a pub.

    Start with poop... and end up with poop.

    C.... L....

    You're asking a bit too much. In Wales, everybody knows how to sing. 

  73. Q.... D....

    WELSH FOR LIFE + SHAGING SHEEEP FOR LIFE

  74. Q.... D....

    WELSH FOR LIFE + SHAGING SHEEEP FOR LIFE

  75. L.... S....

    Really makes me proud to be welsh seeing all the children singing.

    L.... S....

    Yeah :)

  76. n.... ....

    I'm not sexist but Land of my Fathers should only ever be sung by a male choir.  It doesn't sound right any other way.

    n.... ....

    I am sexist and I could watch Katherine Jenkins sing for hours.
    Sometimes I even turn the sound on.

    n.... ....

    @fred karno She is beautiful

  77. j.... p....

    Beautiful anthem by beautiful singer

  78. a.... ....

    Mon the Scotland!!!! Fuck yer whales lol

    a.... ....

    aaron291SDL I thought the scots and Welsh liked each other 🤔

  79. J.... M....

    This anthem sounds so sad snd really cool

  80. J.... ....

    Cytuno yn hollol Completely agree !!

  81. E.... ....

    If you thought I can't pronounce our anthem you are wrong. I just meant unable sing at all because I'd be very emotional...Blame the government for that. The whole time I was in school Welsh wasn't in the curriculum, I took it upon myself to learn it. I think anyone who was unable to learn Welsh at school should learn now. It's everybody's negative attitude to our beautiful language, claiming they wouldn't need it to travel the world when that isn't the point. We should look after our language!!

  82. D.... P....

    kathrine jenkins is fit

  83. J.... ....

    What Anthem do we sing in 2030 when insufficient Welsh speakers are about ?

  84. w.... ....

    She was so lovely back then.As a miner from Neath I worshiped her but after her comments about her butty thatcher I will never buy another cd or watch her again.Shame on you kath.

  85. L.... ....

    She sings god save the queen more often than this!! Haha

  86. E.... ....

    Even with the singers it turned out quite nice, but I really prefer just the choir and the crowd, it makes me cry every time I end up just miming the words so I don't sound like a toad :P

  87. l.... ....

    put hands or guns to your hearts ? lololol

  88. D.... ....

    "hands in there hearts"

    ...

    There are many things wrong with that part of the sentence and you know it.

  89. i.... ....

    I promised myself: one day I'm gonna have a threesome with them

  90. D.... w....

    This is a people with choral singing deep in their blood.

  91. T.... B....

    I thought Hayley was a kiwi?

  92. S.... K....

    Bucket list with my young son. Preferably against the Boks. Then a trip up to Scotland to hear that Anthem.

  93. C.... M....

    Kathryn is absolutely amazing, regardless of her hair style.
    This version of my homelands national anthem is by far the best, and shows the power of her voice.
    Diorch a Fawr Katherine. I'm proud to be WELSH.

  94. F.... W....

    Proud to be Welsh

  95. S.... ....

    fair enough sir but the Welsh precede you by about 2000 years.

  96. H.... D....

    Is that, "american put their hands in there hearts dickheads,"or did you mean "american put their hands in there hearts dickheads."

    H.... D....

    Hugo DBPHuguenot you said the same thing twice

  97. t.... ....

    Of course she is Welsh! She grew up speaking Welsh so it's not so hard for her.