And did those feet in ancient time

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And did those feet in ancient time is a poem by William Blake from the preface to his work Milton (1804–1810). Today it is known as the Hymn Jerusalem with the music of Hubert Parry (1916) .

It is regarded as England's most popular patriotic song and is indiscriminately linked to English and British nationalism , anti-modernism , socialist ideas and Christianity - and thus has a unique position in the world. The poem was inspired by the legend , Jesus Christ did as a young man, accompanied by Joseph of Arimathea , Glastonbury visited. Blake's biographers report that the poet believed in the legend. The mention of the "sinister satanic mills" at the end of the second stanza, which can be interpreted as mining headframes , is usually read as the lyricist's disapproval of the negative effects of the industrial revolution in 19th century England.

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As a club and national anthem

Jerusalem is the official anthem of the British Women's Institute and was previously sung by the National Union of Suffrage Societies . Today it is part of the permanent repertoire of the popular London “Last Night of the Proms” . The song was also sung during the service for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton .

Before cricket internationals in England is Jerusalem played the national anthem since of 2003.

Since 2010 the anthem has been used as the national anthem of England at the Commonwealth Games .

Others

In episode 4 of the first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus from 1969, the song is voiced by Eric Idle , in episode 8 by the whole formation. On the 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery by the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer , you will find an adaptation of the hymn Jerusalem . It was also interpreted by Billy Bragg ( Blake's Jerusalem on the album The Internationale , 1988). Another version is on the album Chariots of Fire by Vangelis (1981, soundtrack for the film The Hour of the Winner ). A version of the piece can be found on the 1983 album Learning to Cope with Cowardice by Mark Stewart & The Maffia . The band Simple Minds released an interpretation of the piece on The Amsterdam EP in 1989 . Another adaptation can be found with Jerusalem on the 1998 solo album The Chemical Wedding by Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson and in the title track of Ian Anderson's The Broadsword and the Beast . Parodied the piece in the song is God song band punk of Bad Religion on the album Against the Grain of 1990. For the Beats by Dre campaign The Game Starts Here for the 2015 Rugby World Cup created in England Jacob Collier a Arrangement of Jerusalem which was shown on British television before every championship match.

Text and translation

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And in olden times are those feet
Walked on England's green mountains?
And became the holy Lamb of God
Seen in England's lovely pastures?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills?
And the divine face shone
Out on our clouded hills?
And Jerusalem was built here
In the midst of these dark, diabolical mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire.
Bring me my bow of burning gold -
Bring me my arrows of longing -
Bring me my spear: O you clouds part!
Bring me my chariot of fire.
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
I will not let go of the spiritual battle
The sword should still rest in my hand
Until we built Jerusalem
on England's green and lovely ground.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Minas Monir: What do Britons Really Need? In: Pravmir.com , August 11, 2011, accessed August 10, 2012. See John H. Lienhard: Poets and the Industrial Revolution . In: The Engines of Our Ingenuity , No. 1413, accessed August 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Why was Jerusalem chosen as the WI's anthem? (FAQs) . In: thewi.org.uk , accessed February 15, 2014 (Statement by the Women's Institute on the choice of the anthem).
  3. ↑ Sing Jerusalem for England! In: BBC.co.uk , September 6, 2005, accessed August 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ Anthem 4 England: Previous Polls , anthem4england - the campaign for an English national anthem, 2007, 2012.
  5. ^ England announce victory anthem for Delhi chosen by the public! , We are England, May 30th 2010.
  6. ↑ As part of the Buying a Bed sketch . In: Youtube.com , December 7, 1969 (original broadcast), accessed August 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Jacob Collier: Jerusalem - Jacob Collier (Soundtrack for Beats by Dre: "The Game Starts Here"). September 22, 2015, accessed November 26, 2016 .