HINO DA COPA DO MUNDO

Conheça Mundo em União

Em 1991, o IRB patrocinou a composição de uma música-tema para a Copa do Mundo. Charlie Starbek, fazendo uma adaptação da melodia de Gustav Holst (compositor inglês do início do século XX), compôs World in Union. Com a música, o IRB busca disseminar o espírito do rugby e a amizade entre os povos pelo mundo. Em 1999, Shirley Bassey fez a primeira gravação da música, em seu album Land of my fathers.

Letra: World in Union

There's a dream,I feel
So rare,so real
All the world in union
The world as one

Gathering together
One mind, one heart
Every creed, every colour
Once joined, never apart

Searching for the best in me
I will find what I can be
If I win, lose or draw
It's a victory for all

It's the world in union
The world as one
As we climb to reach our destiny
A new age has begun

We may face high mountains
Must cross rough seas
We must take our place in history
And live with dignity

Just to be the best I can
That's the goal for every man
If I win, lose or draw
It's a victory for all

It's the world in union
The world as one
As we climb to reach our destiny
A new age has begun

It's the world in union
The world as one
As we climb to reach our destiny
A new age has begun

Fonte: Terra