Move to translate national anthem stirs controversy / AftenPosten, May 2006
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1319173.ece
A proposal to translate Norway's national anthem into a language used by many of the country's immigrants is stirring controversy. Opponents claim those who can't understand the Norwegian lyrics should just hum along instead.
"The debate comes just weeks after a proposal to translate the American national anthem into Spanish stirred controversy as well."
The German National Anthem in Turkish? / Der Spiegel, May 2006
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,414145,00.html
A German politician has triggered a debate by calling for an official Turkish translation of the German national anthem to symbolize how multicultural Germany has become. But conservatives worry it would send the wrong signal about integration.
