Posted November 24, 200717 yr Anthem gaffe 'lifted Croatia' By Frank Keogh Opera singer Tony Henry If I have offended any Croatians, they have my deepest apologies Singer Tony Henry Croatia rose to the occasion in their crucial Euro 2008 defeat of England - after an apparent X-rated gaffe by an English opera singer at Wembley. Tony Henry belted out a version of the Croat anthem before the 80,000 crowd, but made a blunder at the end. He should have sung 'Mila kuda si planina' (which roughly means 'You know my dear how we love your mountains'). But he instead sang 'Mila kura si planina' which can be interpreted as 'My dear, my pen*s is a mountain'. Replay: Croatia anthem singer's mistake Now Henry could be one of the few Englishmen at the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland as Croatian fans adopt him as a lucky omen. They believe his mistake relaxed their chuckling players, who scored an early goal in the 3-2 win that put Croatia top of the group and knocked out England. The singer, who hails from St Albans in Hertfordshire but now lives in Inverness, Scotland, has performed at stadiums around the world. He was once known as the Voice of Arsenal after Gunners fans were impressed with his rendition of Abide with Me before the FA Cup final in 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7109058.stm ---------- :rofl:
November 24, 200717 yr Changing one letter in a sentence changed nearly the whole sentence? :lol: Very funny though :w00t:
November 24, 200717 yr OMG I knew he sang the anthem but I didn't know he made that huge mistake :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
November 24, 200717 yr The full lyrics in Croatian Lijepa naša domovino, Oj junačka zemljo mila, Stare slave djedovino, Da bi vazda sretna bila! Mila, kano si nam slavna, Mila si nam ti jedina. Mila, kuda si nam ravna, Mila, kuda si planina! Teci Dravo, Savo teci, Nit ti Dunav silu gubi, Sinje more svijetu reci, Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi. Dok mu njive sunce grije, Dok mu hrašće bura vije, Dok mu mrtve grob sakrije, Dok mu živo srce bije! Translation Our beautiful homeland, O so fearless and gracious, Our fathers' ancient glory, May you be blessed forever. Dear, you are our only glory, Dear, you are our only one, Dear, we love your plains, Dear, we love your mountains. Drava, Sava, keep on flowing, Danube, do not lose your vigor, Deep blue sea, tell the world, That a Croat loves his people. Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine, Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds, Whilst his dear ones go to heaven, Whilst his live heart beats. Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_National_Anthem
November 24, 200717 yr LMAO :rofl: :rofl: No wonder the English players couldn't raise to the occasion :lol:
November 24, 200717 yr Funny, But nowhere near as funny as this: ZugxNXNzphI "Steve McClaren" - Umbrella
November 24, 200717 yr I shouldn't laugh -_- :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Sorry :blush:
November 24, 200717 yr Nice of you Marcus to post this :wub: The mention of three different rivers in the lyrics is quite interesting :), with the Danube beig one! (seen a bit of it myself when I went to Linz).
November 24, 200717 yr I am a Croat, and proud one offcourse... Marcus this is great... And Tony is my hero... When I saw him I was like :unsure: but when he started it was great, just great... Love him... And translation... :yahoo: The full lyrics in Croatian Lijepa naša domovino, Oj junačka zemljo mila, Stare slave djedovino, Da bi vazda sretna bila! Mila, kano si nam slavna, Mila si nam ti jedina. Mila, kuda si nam ravna, Mila, kuda si planina! Teci Dravo, Savo teci, Nit ti Dunav silu gubi, Sinje more svijetu reci, Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi. Dok mu njive sunce grije, Dok mu hrašće bura vije, Dok mu mrtve grob sakrije, Dok mu živo srce bije! Translation Our beautiful homeland, O so fearless and gracious, Our fathers' ancient glory, May you be blessed forever. Dear, you are our only glory, Dear, you are our only one, Dear, we love your plains, Dear, we love your mountains. Drava, Sava, keep on flowing, Danube, do not lose your vigor, Deep blue sea, tell the world, That a Croat loves his people. Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine, Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds, Whilst his dear ones go to heaven, Whilst his live heart beats. Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_National_Anthem
November 24, 200717 yr Funny, But nowhere near as funny as this: ZugxNXNzphI "Steve McClaren" - Umbrella :lol: :lol: :lol: :rofl:
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