National Anthem of Rhodesia (1974-1979) : Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia

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"Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (or "Voices of Rhodesia") was the national anthem of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in April 1980) between 1974 and 1979. The tune was that of "Ode to Joy", the Fourth Movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which had been adopted as the official European continental anthem by the Council of Europe in 1972 (it remains the European Union's anthem today). The music used in Rhodesia was an original sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Ken MacDonald, the bandmaster of the Rhodesian African Rifles. A national competition was organised by the government to find an appropriate set of lyrics to match the chosen tune, and won by Mary Bloom of Gwelo.
In the fallout from Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965, the country still claimed loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II as its professed head of state, and so retained "God Save the Queen" as its national anthem. With Rhodesia's reconstitution in 1970 as a republic, however, the royal anthem was dropped along with many other references to the monarchy, leaving it without a national anthem until it adopted "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" in 1974. The national anthem lost its legal status in December 1979, when the United Kingdom retook interim control of the country pending its internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe five months later. Rhodesia's use of the well-known Beethoven tune has since caused the playing of "Ode to Joy" to be controversial in modern-day Zimbabwe.
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  • @longlivefreedom
    @longlivefreedom Жыл бұрын

    Rhodesia, a noble kingdom that comes from fairy tales. Our cruel and hypocritical world doesn’t deserve to have Rhodesia. We failed them, that is the tragic lose for humanity. ❤

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread. Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @cjwms7279

    @cjwms7279

    5 ай бұрын

    And to be fair, The world doesn't even deserve to have ZANU and ZAPU. It's just two sides of a coin that are failing.

  • @cinemacats7543
    @cinemacats75439 ай бұрын

    🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🌿🐤🌿🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🦌⛏🦌🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @d.marques4700
    @d.marques47002 ай бұрын

    "Rhodesians never die!" Ian Smith still lives in the hearts of those who got to know him!... God bless Rhodesia!

  • @empireofpichaya5022
    @empireofpichaya50222 жыл бұрын

    Long live Rhodesia!

  • @pavelkudryavtsev7810
    @pavelkudryavtsev7810Ай бұрын

    Que viva la Rhodesia!

  • @american_supremacy
    @american_supremacy11 ай бұрын

    God bless Rhodesia❤️

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread. Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @Mt13BattlefieldV
    @Mt13BattlefieldV8 ай бұрын

    0:58 what’s the name of this clip?

  • @konigw01
    @konigw013 ай бұрын

    my grand uncle owned a sugar cane farm in rhodesia

  • @mypropmp4057
    @mypropmp405711 күн бұрын

    The saddest part of the Rhodesian story was that Majority rule could have worked. Abel Muzorewa would have been a fine PM, but unfortunately he only got a handful of months before the British forced him out. Rhodesia in our hearts! 🇳🇫👉❤️

  • @MistBoi918
    @MistBoi9186 ай бұрын

    Long Live Rhodesia As a nicel country i pray shall to!

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread. Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @philipbrown8191
    @philipbrown81919 ай бұрын

    Those troopers were they BOSS

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread. Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @NoName-hg6cc
    @NoName-hg6cc Жыл бұрын

    Rhodesia: Can i copy your homework? Europe: Ok, but make sure it's not similar Rhodesia:

  • @chirpyes

    @chirpyes

    Жыл бұрын

    rhodesia adopted ode to joy before the eu did

  • @NoName-hg6cc

    @NoName-hg6cc

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chirpyes Europe adopted it years before Rhodesia

  • @positionaltrader3874

    @positionaltrader3874

    11 ай бұрын

    @@NoName-hg6cc better than EU

  • @NoName-hg6cc

    @NoName-hg6cc

    11 ай бұрын

    ​​@@positionaltrader3874 EU's the better one? Yes of course it's better, it's the original

  • @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    6 ай бұрын

    @@NoName-hg6cc as a European citizen I tell you Rise, o voices of Rhodesia is much better then Ode to Joy.

  • @philipbrown8191
    @philipbrown81919 ай бұрын

    Are those guys. BOSS

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @bruhz_089
    @bruhz_0892 жыл бұрын

    The dollar store version of Night HMK

  • @dominionofquebec10452

    @dominionofquebec10452

    2 жыл бұрын

    hes his long lost twin brother

  • @dominionofquebec10452

    @dominionofquebec10452

    Жыл бұрын

    @BreanKn ☒ I know he dmed me on discord

  • @dominionofquebec10452

    @dominionofquebec10452

    Жыл бұрын

    @BreanKn ☒ he made a new channel tho called the Colonelissmo

  • @dominionofquebec10452

    @dominionofquebec10452

    Жыл бұрын

    @BreanKn ☒ He deleted it due to it not being viewed alot sadly and for personal reasons

  • @g.anggaraditia
    @g.anggaraditia2 жыл бұрын

    Love this! subscribe

  • @philipbrown8191
    @philipbrown81919 ай бұрын

    The Troops. Are They BOSS

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @cjwms7279
    @cjwms72795 ай бұрын

    3:37 What's the moument? And where's the image for it?

  • @cjwms7279

    @cjwms7279

    4 ай бұрын

    World Trade Fair.

  • @torenoberrianame
    @torenoberrianame9 ай бұрын

    แสงพอน

  • @dewikurnia1530
    @dewikurnia1530Ай бұрын

    like anthem EU

  • @garciavelert
    @garciavelert9 ай бұрын

    Ese himno es de Rhodesia ?O era ?

  • @jowilo1971

    @jowilo1971

    7 ай бұрын

    Era porque Rhodesia no existe más.....

  • @43829
    @438292 жыл бұрын

    แสด

  • @cjwms7279
    @cjwms72795 ай бұрын

    🇳🇫🤝🇿🇼

  • @cjwms7279

    @cjwms7279

    5 ай бұрын

    This emoji is the Norfolk Island, a substitute for Rhodesia.

  • @torenoberrianame
    @torenoberrianame9 ай бұрын

    มธุรส

  • @FelixMapper
    @FelixMapper Жыл бұрын

    Copying The EU

  • @philipbrown8191

    @philipbrown8191

    9 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of what Brexit brought on the UK. We will rejoin the EU and Rhodesia will rise again

  • @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    6 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia existed before EU. Ode to Joy was adopted by the Council of Europe in 1972 and by the EEC, the predecessor of the EU, in 1985. Rise o voices of Rhodesia was adopted in 1974. The EU adopted it at its foundation in 2002

  • @andykerr4180

    @andykerr4180

    Ай бұрын

    The EU is not and never has been a sovereign nation but it's a members club of different countries who all have their own National Anthems. The EU aspires to be a United States of Europe with it's own Anthem, Constitution and armed forces. I'm certain no one voted for that.

  • @bobSCOTT99

    @bobSCOTT99

    11 күн бұрын

    Who gives? Fuck the EU!

  • @greenpedal370
    @greenpedal370 Жыл бұрын

    This was an appallingly bad choice of national anthem. I used to cringe everytime I heard it.

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was.

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was. Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it. Hahahhaha Rhodesia is dead, You people are so sad watching these videos on KZread.

  • @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb
    @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb6 ай бұрын

    Colonialism Is the greatest horror in history.

  • @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb
    @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb6 ай бұрын

    Zimbabwe doesn't belong to White Anglosaxons, belongs to Black Zimbabweans.

  • @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    6 ай бұрын

    Zimbabwe belongs to some long dead blacks. Rhodesia belongs to the Rhodesians, as much as it belongs to Matabele and Shona people's.

  • @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    6 ай бұрын

    Also, your "Zimbabwe" is doing very well I heard. Apparently you can finally buy a loaf of bread there. Imported bread that is.

  • @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb

    @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748,you can cry what you want,but Zimbabwe doesn't belong to White Anglosaxons, belongs to Black Zimbabweans.Period.

  • @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb

    @PaoloCavestro-ey9bb

    5 ай бұрын

    And you have ever heard of Great Zimbabwe civilization, built by Shona ancestors?

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream.

  • @thecoinwebreborn3537
    @thecoinwebreborn35376 ай бұрын

    This is Nazi EU anthem!!😂

  • @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    @dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748

    6 ай бұрын

    Not really. Rhodesia was never nazi. It was a white minority government based on wealth. It was a normal democracy however crybaby Britain didnt accept its independence because it wasn't woke. Many neonazi's do favor Rhodesia because it had the best army in the world and was very good at defeating commies.

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    @@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 Rhodesia's GDP was barely 4 million. Zimbabwe GDP is 28 billion. Rhodesia is a only mans wet dream. Zimbabwe is richer today than Rhodesia ever was.

  • @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    @exodiatheforbiddenone3813

    5 ай бұрын

    @@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 Rhodesia was a dumb country thats why Great Countries like Britain didn't accept it.

  • @konigw01

    @konigw01

    4 ай бұрын

    @@exodiatheforbiddenone3813 rhodesi was probably the most fed country in africa and was probably one of the most developed ones behind south africa but when your stupid mugabe took over it became the most starved country and became a pisshole like most centeral and southern african countries.

  • @Choodcel

    @Choodcel

    Ай бұрын

    @@exodiatheforbiddenone3813 yes. inflation, population growth, and per capita are all racist whyt supremacist ideas invented to oppress PoC