Anthems of countries that don't exist anymore

The Ottoman one literally feels like a background sound track for some early Black and white TV show back in the 40's

The transition from Ottoman Empire to Qing dynasty was like going from a casual drink at the bar to being thrown into a dojo against five black belts

Kingdom of France feels so regal. Like I’m stepping out of my carriage to inspect the troops being sent out to recapture the same 3 sq miles of land from the Dutch for the 100th time in a 40 year span

The Ottoman one sounds like a backing track to a cartoon from the 20s. Always knew the UK national anthem was based on a German tune and the Prussian one is literal proof. Hawai'i sounds like a lullaby. I'm surprised you haven't included the Horst Wessel.

I never imagined I’d hear the national anthem of the Qing dynasty on the internet in my life…just…the invention of recorded sound is astounding.

Can we take a moment to appreciate just how good the kingdom of hawaii's anthem was

Cup of Solid Gold wasn't the anthem for the entirety of the Qing Dynasty, as it only became the official anthem of the Qing Dynasty on October 4, 1911, but was relinquished in February 1912 when Empress Dowager Longyu abdicated the Qing throne on behalf of six-year-old Puyi, so the anthem didn't actually last that long! It was the first official anthem of China, though Pu Tian Yue is often viewed as the first but it was not approved officially by the Qing. The golden cup was a ritual instrument that symbolized the empire, first used by Emperor Qianlong to wish for the solidification of political power and the country's development and prosperity. So the anthem is about the stability of said cup. Ironically, six days after it was adopted, the Wuchang Uprising happened, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that ended the dynasty. While the First Mexican Empire didn't last long, its anthem is far older! It was written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, archbishop, and saint. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung to a Gregorian Chant tune first known from Kempten Abbey around the year 1000! As an invocation of the Holy Spirit, Veni Creator Spiritus is sung in the Catholic Church during liturgical celebrations on the feast of Pentecost, at both Terce and Vespers. And an interesting fact about the Federal Republic of Central America is its flag was inspired by Argentina's! French-Argentine sailor Hipólito Bouchard raided Spanish outposts across the Americas and so when these Central Americans saw the Argentine flag raised, they viewed it as their flag of liberation.

I cannot stop listening to the Holy Roman Empire's anthem, It sounds so angelic and catchy.

The Ottoman Empire actually had a new anthem for each new sultan starting around i believe the 1800s

Spoiler Alert: God didn't save the South.

Gran Colombia's anthem is EXCELLENT. Exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for. And I think it says something that the Confederates weren't even able to write a good National Anthem. It just sounds like someone who kind of knew what the US's ones sounded like, and just slapped lots of those together.

The Brazilian Imperial anthem is gorgeous

I'd never heard "God Save the South;" I was halfway expecting to hear "Dixie."

The most known ottoman anthem was The Mecidiye Marsi. The famous march that inspires the Star Wars Empire March

Thank you so much for this video and the audio recordings we get to hear. Something greatly important in German and Austrian history, just dawned on me as I heard and read the title of "Gott erhalte". Bless you.

The anthem of the Qing Dynasty sounds exactly how I thought it would. It’s so epic!

The hawaiian is really different from the rest, just like the actual Tibetan anthem

Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī was the anthem of the kingdom from 1876 to 1893, and then the Republic of Hawaii from 1894 to 1898. After US annexation, it became the territorial anthem and was adopted as a state symbol in 1967. Because of its status and Hawaiian pride, it's commonly sung in Hawaiian schools and after the US anthem in sporting events. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger, then the king's royal bandmaster. It replaced an anthem composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani herself called He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi or Song of the Hawaiian Nation (originally adopted in 1866). Her song was created at the request of Kamehameha V who wanted to replace the British anthem.

It's surprising how many tunes are shared between so many modern countries. And ones you'd never associate with one another. Like England and Lichtenstein's national anthem. Germany's and the holy Roman empire at the start.

Thank you for sharing the Orange Free State (Oranje Vrijstaat) anthem. Along with this ancestral republic of my forefathers was the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek(Transvaal) situated just across the border. The two countries that followed after these two were first the Union of South Africa when we came under British rule and then our own independent Republic of South Africa commencing in 1961, and after all this, the post-Apartheid Republic came into fruition. Great channel!