Monarchist Music: Kimigayo

You can tell alot about a country from its national anthem and, for a monarchist, there are none better than those that are songs of tribute to the monarch. As such, one of my favorites is the national anthem of Japan (the oldest in the world, in terms of the lyrics at least) called Kimigayo or 'The Reign of the Emperor'. Like traditional Japan itself, it is simple, elegant, respectful and beautiful. Here is a video from a ball game featuring a Japanese high school girl singing the anthem with such talent that it gave me chills. I thought it was just gorgeous and had to share it. This girl has some serious talent. It is a million times more moving to me (a foreign devil) than any pop star screeching "The Star Spangled Banner". Watch, listen, and see if you agree:

Monarchist Music: Marcia Reale

Monarchist Music: Kongesangen

The royal anthem is the first song. English lyrics:
God bless our gracious king!
Bless him with strength and courage,
bless home and castle!
Guide him with Your Spirit,
tie with Your strong Hand
holy bands of allegiance
around people and sovereign!

The second is the national anthem, which is also one of my favorite anthems, just a beautiful song I think.

Monarchist Music: Sansoen Phra Barami

The glorious royal anthem of the Kingdom of Thailand, very loyal and very proper, as played at the start of each broadcast day on Thai television.

English lyrics

We, servants of His great Majesty,
prostrate our heart and head,
to pay respect to the ruler, whose merits are boundless,
outstanding in the great Chakri dinasty,
a great of Siam,
with great and lasting honor,
(We are) secure and peaceful because of the royal rule,
The fruits of your virtues preserve
The people in happiness and in peace,
May it be that
whatever you will,
be done
according to the hopes of your great heart
as we wish (you) victory, hurrah!

Monarchist Music: 1793 - Royalist Marseillaise

Monarchist Music: Kungssången

Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång
en samfälld och en enkel sång,
som går till kungen fram!
Var honom trofast och hans ätt,
gör kronan på hans hjässa lätt,
och all din tro till honom sätt,
du folk av frejdad stam!
(translation)
From the depth of Swedish hearts,
a joint and a simple song,
which reaches forth to the King!
Be faithful to Him and his House,
make the Crown light upon his Head,
and all your faith in Him invest,
thou, people of high renown.

Monarchist Music: Hymne National Monégasque

Monarchist Music: King Christian Stood By the Lofty Mast

The Royal Anthem of the Kingdom of Denmark

Monarchist Music: Wha'll Be King But Charlie

Probably my favorite Jacobite song of the '45
aka "The News Fae Moidart"

The news from Moidart cam yestreen
Will soon gar mony ferlie,
For ships o war hae just come in
And landed Royal Charlie.

Come through the heather, around him gather,
Ye're all the welcomer early;
Around him cling with a your kin,
For wha'll be King but Charlie?
Come through the heather, around him gather
Come Ronald, come Donald, come a thegither;
And crown your rightfu lawfu King
For wha'll be King but Charlie?
The Highland clans with sword in hand
Frae John o Groats tae Airlie
Hae tae a man declared to stand
Or fa wi Royal Charlie.

The Lowlands a, both great an sma,
Wi many's a lord and laird hae
Declared for Scotia's King an Law,
And spier ye wha, but Charlie.

There's ne'er a lass in a the land
But vows both late and early
To man she'll neer give heart nor hand
Wha wadna fecht fer Charlie.

Then here's a health tae Charlie's cause,
And be't complete and early;
His very name our heart's bluid warms;
Tae arms for Royal Charlie.

Monarchist Music: Qing Imperial Anthem

Solidify our golden empire,
Underneath the aegis of heaven,
All of civilization will cease to toil,
United in happiness and mirth,
As long as the Qing rules.
Our empire is emblazoned by light,
And our boundaries are vast and preserved.
The expanse stretches infinitely,
The sea brims with turbulence.

Monarchist Music: La Brabançonne

The very royalist national anthem of Belgium sung in all three official languages.

Monarchist Music: God Save the Tsar

Lyrics
God, protect the Tsar!
Strong and majestic,
Reign for glory, For our glory!
(r)
Reign to foes' fear,
Orthodox Tsar.
God, protect the Tsar!
(r)

Monarchist Music: Oriamendi

For God, for Country and the King.
This is what our forefathers fought for.
For God, for Country and the King.
And this we will fight for as well.

We shall fight all together,
All together in union
Defending the banner
Of Sacred Tradition.(repeat)

By cost or by gain,
Acquired it must be -
Returning the King of Spain
To the court of Madrid. (repeat)

For God, for Country and the King.
This is what our forefathers fought for.
For God, for Country and the King.
And this we will fight for as well.

Monarchist Music: Kimigayo

This time, another national anthem and one of my favorites. "Kimigayo" is the oldest national anthem in the world. The name translates to "His Majesty's Reign" or "Imperial Reign" and is a typically Japanese song of tribute to their Emperor; simple and elegant. This rendition is sung by 15-year-old Matsuura Aya before a baseball game in Taiwan.

The song translates:

May your reign

Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,

Until the pebbles

Grow into boulders

Lush with moss

Monarchist Music: God Save the Queen

One of the best known and for good reason

Monarchist Music: The Maple Leaf Forever

This is the original version of this song (not the one most Canadians today are probably familiar with) which has a much more monarchist flavor than the current style.

Monarchist Music: Heil dir im Siegerkranz

The first German song I ever learned.

Out of the Mouth of Babes...

Skip the intro if you like to get to the actual singing (starts at about 1:41), if you have not heard it already and you probably have. What can one say? I'm at a total loss for words. This is the height of musical perfection.

Monarchist Music: Vers l'Avenir

Another one of my favorites and probably the only French language patriotic-monarchist song that I can sing.

Monarchist Music: There'll Always Be an England

One of my favorites -though it is a little sad these days seeing how much of that spirit is gone. ('the empire too -guess we really couldn't depend on you...')