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.”