Rule, Britannia!
/ˌruːl brɪˈtæniə/
/ˌruːl brɪˈtæniə/
- a British patriotic song (= one expressing pride in Britain) written in 1740 by Thomas Arne (1710-78) with words by James Thomson (1700-48). Its last words, which most British people know, are:
“Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.”统治,大不列颠!:托马斯·阿恩(1710-78)于1740年用詹姆斯·汤姆森(James Thomson)(1700-48)的歌词创作的英国爱国歌曲(代表英国的骄傲)。大多数英国人都知道,它的最后一句话是: