National anthem of thailand actually shows thai attitude towards foreigners

[ultimate weapon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_National_Anthem

I read through all 4 translations and they all mean the same thing more or less and it sounds rather defensive

Edit Reason: I copied it side by side as shown on the wiki page but when it posted out all the verses didn't come out side by side but stacked on top of one another in a jumbled mess.

Fourth English translation
Thai-LAND unites the flesh and blood of all the Thais,
The land of Thailand belongs to all the Thais,
Their sovereign-TY has always long endured,
For the Thais seek l-o-v-e and also un-ity,
Thais love peace you know, but to war they'll go,
No tyrant can their freedoms take away,
The Thais will give up every drop of blood,
Long last the nation's pride and victory HOORAY.

Yes unite all the ppl of thai blood. How is that actually defined? In some ways appearance but not every thai looking person which is mostly a south east asian looking person is thai obviously so what's the 2nd thing they look out for? Their language but then again not every person and speaks and writes in thai is actually a thai national is he? Like many national parks/temples let thai citizens in freely but they don't actually check their IDs and sometimes if you look thai that's good enough so if you are a farang that is tough luck for you cos you will never be considered one of them.

the 2nd and 3rd paragraph shows why foreigners cannot own land in thailand. Right there you can see it. It's common sense in a way that the land of a country belongs to its people in some sense. Well the land of thailand probably belongs more to the king rather than a common thai but you don't see such verses in say the national anthem of USA cos i believe you don't need to be a US citizen maybe a green card holder to own land in the US.

The 4th - 8th stanzas actually show a type of communist mindset and sounds something like a cliche. Like i'm a nice and peaceful guy but if you dare f*** with me you will find that i am actually a lion. It is rather ironic that thailand does have a history of dictator-like leaders yet they claim no one can take their freedoms away and sacrificing every drop of blood for their nation now where else have you heard such a line before? This isn't even in a speech mind you it's in the national anthem. So sacrifice all blood for the pride of the nation. Funny but democratic nations in the west wouldn't write their anthems in such a manner.

Edited November 13, 2013 by metisdead

[samran]

Boy, that was a wasted 2 mins of my life which I'll never get back...

[Hedghog]

Not again.

[CharlieH]

Another one with too much time on his hands.

[rgs2001uk]

Wow, what a novel concept, a country that actually stands up for itself and its citizens.

Dont read about Thailand being dictated to by the likes of Asean or the UN.

OP must come from one of those bankrupt European socialist paradises that surrendered all their rights and now gets dictated to by the facist European Union.

[chrisinth]

Be interesting to see how long this will run before being put to bed........................

[sbk]

Probably not very long since its main purpose seems to be bashing Thais.

Suggest OP check out other national anthems before leaping to judgement.

//CLOSED//