Never before have so many Victory crosses have be earned FOR VALOUR above what is respected of a British soldier Yes the V C is small brown bronze all made from a Russian gun at Balaclava My wife Susan said but its small brown not fancy! Mr museum man is this it ? Madam read what it says then go away and think.
The Zulu chant recordings from this film were used in the battle scene at the beginning of the film Gladiator It was the director Ridley Scot's favourite film You can hear it as Maximus is advancing through the forest
I saw this film when it was first released, and as one comment made the point, neither side was demonized. There was so much courage and determination on both sides, and at the end, how the Zulus quit the field is something I've never forgotten. A brilliant, unforgettable film.
The battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift were examples of two great armies meeting and discovering each other’s great strength. The British had believed that they were invading a land filled with poorly trained, disorganised natives armed with only a single spear, rather than a highly skilled, highly organised and tactically proficient army that could outrun their horses and, in seconds, form up into a flanking manoeuvre and overwhelm them, like the Zulu army that thwarted them at Isandlwana. And the Zulus thought that the British were a band of rooinekke (rednecks) whose white skin would melt and crumble to dust within five minutes of coming into contact with the African sun, rather than the force of battle-hardened, physically challenged and resilient warriors that they met at Rorke’s Drift. Both walked away from those encounters humbled, and in turn hugely respectful of the other side.
Can we all just apreciate and acknowledge the fact that if the british didnt have the armorment they have, the Zulu would have pulverized them…just stating facts dont shoot the messenger 🤷🏽♂️
OverviewLyricsVideosComposersTop recordings Lyrics Allons enfant de la patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé! Contre nous de la tyrannie, L'étendard sanglant est levé … Source: LyricFind About "La Marseillaise get me of national anthems.
There is huge irony in welshmen being depicted singing this song. It was a song sung about defending against English invaders and now the Welsh sing it in support of the British whilst assisting in invading the land of the zulus whom they then kill.
When I see this scene, and I've seen it many times, I get a tingling in my back and my hair feels like it's standing on end. I love this song, and the movie.
listening to/singing this here in the Donbas where the International Legion 2nd Battalion holds the line at the easternnmost sector of the country, in the consistently worst front of the war… if the Zulus had Grads, artillery, mortars, bomber planes, attack drones and tanks, it would be comparable. We will never surrender. No retreat, no surrender: ¡no pasarán!
Men of Legion, stop your dreaming Can't you see their fires gleaming Orcs and Wagner pennants streaming To this battlefield!
Legionary stand ye steady It can never not be said ye For the battle were not ready Legion never yields!
Legionary come to glory This will ever be your story Keep these burning words before ye Legion never yields!
~ "Set Fire to Tears", by Fletch:
Powerful and how profound Flying high through golden air Till in shadow I was drowned Powerless in my despair
Now my cold sun scorns to shine Bitter soul, infernal fear Her roses hold more thorns than mine Winter is eternal here
Shattered by the endless night Battered, friendless, in affright Dreams of love are shades of grey That fray while colours fade away
Blood and nerve and bounding heart Heavy words you lightly throw How can spirit come apart Like tears in rain or the melting snow
Yet the sun still shines divine Phoenix rising—wings unfurled! Golden-glowing smile and shine There is beauty in the world
There is hope and joy and love Ride the Dark Nights of the Soul You can rise—transcend above The sense that you’re no longer whole
In the darkness of the night I will try to shine a light All my pain will disappear I refuse to live in fear
I will be a force of light Like a candle in the night Life’s cruel lessons I can take My Crystal Spirit cannot break
When I fall—not if, but when I’ll stand tall and rise again I’ll annihilate these fears I will set fire to these tears!
If that song didn't give you courage, nothing would. No real way to know if this actually happened as portrayed, but it makes for a very moving scene. 11 VCs were not for nothing bestowed.
based
Just superb. Massive bravery here by the South Wales Borderers while greatly outnumbered by the Zulus under Cetewayo
What a film
I would not recommend picking a fight with a load of welsh blokes
Wales, man. I bloody love Wales
This version was written for the film. It's not the original version which referes to the siege of Harlech Castle.
Bass section? "Front rank, Fire!"
when the immigrants (invaders) get too noisy
For fk sake Dai – sing something they know!
Never before have so many Victory crosses have be earned
FOR VALOUR above what is respected of a British soldier
Yes the V C is small brown bronze all made from a Russian gun at Balaclava
My wife Susan said but its small brown not fancy! Mr museum man is this it ?
Madam read what it says then go away and think.
I wonder what the words of the Zulu 2:06 chant would translate as. Only thing I know is "uSuthu" is Swahili for "Charge!"
My great grand father fough/ in the boer wars
One of the greatest cinematic scenes of all time. Made me shiver the first time I watched this wonderful film classic.
It's actually an anti English song
london. 2024.
I think I saw a zombie
The Zulu chant recordings from this film were used in the battle scene at the beginning of the film Gladiator
It was the director Ridley Scot's favourite film
You can hear it as Maximus is advancing through the forest
Places named by queen victoria: “This list is incomplete, You can help complete it.”
This makes me wish i was welsh just so i could sing this as an englishman we only have songs that sound like hymns
I saw this film when it was first released, and as one comment made the point, neither side was demonized. There was so much courage and determination on both sides, and at the end, how the Zulus quit the field is something I've never forgotten. A brilliant, unforgettable film.
Pastel
IS FROM ZULU
Beat the Welsh no way
Weldh Men NEVER Yeild
Im surprised mfs didnt start fighting for realmafter this lol
Goated nation
COME ON SING!!! Best line by Stanley Baker.
Jeez this classic is now in it's 60th year.
Zulu: (1964)
Cast:
Michael Caine
Stanley Baker
Glynn Edwards
James Booth
Richard Burton
Neil McCarthy
Richard Davies
Tom Gerrard
Jack Hawkins
Facing Death itself, accepting it, before giving your last stand…
"War is hell ..you cannot refine it "….General T Sherman …US Civil War …
this literally gives me chills
I’d rather live in Wales than Brixton…
Far better tailoring……..
The battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift were examples of two great armies meeting and discovering each other’s great strength. The British had believed that they were invading a land filled with poorly trained, disorganised natives armed with only a single spear, rather than a highly skilled, highly organised and tactically proficient army that could outrun their horses and, in seconds, form up into a flanking manoeuvre and overwhelm them, like the Zulu army that thwarted them at Isandlwana. And the Zulus thought that the British were a band of rooinekke (rednecks) whose white skin would melt and crumble to dust within five minutes of coming into contact with the African sun, rather than the force of battle-hardened, physically challenged and resilient warriors that they met at Rorke’s Drift. Both walked away from those encounters humbled, and in turn hugely respectful of the other side.
❤zulu❤ Warrior class
Can we all just apreciate and acknowledge the fact that if the british didnt have the armorment they have, the Zulu would have pulverized them…just stating facts dont shoot the messenger 🤷🏽♂️
As the old Bernard Manning joke goes, 'It's not working – for God's sake sing something they know!'
Wonderful courage
The native Zulus were building themselves up with war songs before the attack. The Welsh were building themselves up to defend their position.
The star Spangled Banner andFrance
OverviewLyricsVideosComposersTop recordings
Lyrics
Allons enfant de la patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
L'étendard sanglant est levé …
Source: LyricFind
About
"La Marseillaise get me of national anthems.
There is huge irony in welshmen being depicted singing this song. It was a song sung about defending against English invaders and now the Welsh sing it in support of the British whilst assisting in invading the land of the zulus whom they then kill.
When I see this scene, and I've seen it many times, I get a tingling in my back and my hair feels like it's standing on end. I love this song, and the movie.
listening to/singing this here in the Donbas where the International Legion 2nd Battalion holds the line at the easternnmost sector of the country, in the consistently worst front of the war… if the Zulus had Grads, artillery, mortars, bomber planes, attack drones and tanks, it would be comparable. We will never surrender. No retreat, no surrender: ¡no pasarán!
Men of Legion, stop your dreaming
Can't you see their fires gleaming
Orcs and Wagner pennants streaming
To this battlefield!
Legionary stand ye steady
It can never not be said ye
For the battle were not ready
Legion never yields!
Legionary come to glory
This will ever be your story
Keep these burning words before ye
Legion never yields!
~
"Set Fire to Tears", by Fletch:
Powerful and how profound
Flying high through golden air
Till in shadow I was drowned
Powerless in my despair
Now my cold sun scorns to shine
Bitter soul, infernal fear
Her roses hold more thorns than mine
Winter is eternal here
Shattered by the endless night
Battered, friendless, in affright
Dreams of love are shades of grey
That fray while colours fade away
Blood and nerve and bounding heart
Heavy words you lightly throw
How can spirit come apart
Like tears in rain or the melting snow
Yet the sun still shines divine
Phoenix rising—wings unfurled!
Golden-glowing smile and shine
There is beauty in the world
There is hope and joy and love
Ride the Dark Nights of the Soul
You can rise—transcend above
The sense that you’re no longer whole
In the darkness of the night
I will try to shine a light
All my pain will disappear
I refuse to live in fear
I will be a force of light
Like a candle in the night
Life’s cruel lessons I can take
My Crystal Spirit cannot break
When I fall—not if, but when
I’ll stand tall and rise again
I’ll annihilate these fears
I will set fire to these tears!
~
My dads regiment in ww2 dunkirk burma it allways makes me cry
Today we are all Welshman (says the boy from Londonderry)
If that song didn't give you courage, nothing would. No real way to know if this actually happened as portrayed, but it makes for a very moving scene. 11 VCs were not for nothing bestowed.
Even tho there geting thonted by the zulus they remain singing so they get their spirits up to get ready
WHAT A WARCRY
best of all time LTS GOOO!!!!
No CGI Here “that’s for sure”