Flags and Anthems

Nubclear · September 4, 2002, 16:30

It's that time again!

We have left Earth. We have decided to continue the development of the United Nations of Earth on Planet. However, we must become an important trading partner to the world and continue to develop a strong identity of our own.

What better way to do such things than a flag and anthem? We must let all nations of this new planet know whom we are. Although we cannot locate these nations presently, I have the feeling we will very soon...

Flags will mark our vehicals and buildings. Our military officers will wear their flags on their uniforms, and citizens everywhere will wave the flag proudly, displaying patriotism not only to the Peacekeeping Faction but the United Nations and its ideals: Peace, Love, Happiness.

An anthem would allow us to inspire our citizens hearts at international events, victories over our enemies, or an internal event such as a game. It would also allow us to pass on our history to our children without boring them with details of our past. And our citizens will increase in knowledge. Anthems have been scientifically proven to be loved and cherished by all intellects of the world. They shall flock to us if we have an anthem.

So I call on all of you: Develop an anthem! Develop a flag! Make our nation strong and proud!

-This message brought to you by the UNN.

moomin · September 4, 2002, 16:43

How about this for faction symbol?

"In a democracy game, you never know what you'll get!"

Pandemoniak · September 4, 2002, 17:42

I suggest we keep the UN flag as ours, and choose The International (United Nations, remember ?

) as our anthem, or maybe the vocals of Beethoven 9th Symphony :Alle Menschen Bruden werden...

Maniac · September 4, 2002, 17:48

I agree with keeping the UN flag and personally I would go for the 9th Symphony. Do you perhaps know of any mp3s on the net of those two music pieces so people cn listen and decide?

- Groucho - · September 4, 2002, 17:59

What is the name of our nation, anyway? I was looking at some anthems and most seem to incorporate the name of the subject country into the rhyme and meter of the song.

(and I checked, the UN has no official anthem - though there is an old resolution authorising one so we're on safe ground assuming that the peacekeepers would adopt one - if anyone has the music for Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today" we might be able to use it, apparently that has been suggested by some)

- Groucho - · September 4, 2002, 18:05

And I vote "No" to the Internationale. The Paris Commune is hardly representative of the spirit of the United Nations. If anyone needs reminding of how vehemently some of our fellow Peacekeepers disagree with the class struggle expressed by that song, here are the lyrics in English:

Arise ye workers from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change henceforth the old tradition
And spurn the dust to win the prize.

Chorus:

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.

No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we'll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They'll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.

No saviour from on high delivers
No faith have we in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear
E'er the thieves will out with their booty
And give to all a happier lot.
Each at the forge must do their duty
And we'll strike while the iron is hot

Lemmy · September 4, 2002, 18:09

How about the U.N flag, but instead of Earth we have Alpha Centauri on it, and make it dark red/brownish, like the terrain color, instead of blue.

Lemmy · September 4, 2002, 18:12

hmm, just looked at the UNP flag, that comes close enough

- Groucho - · September 4, 2002, 18:19

The "Ode to Joy" sounds great in German but it seriously bites when translated into English. And all that "there must be a Creator in the heavens" stuff is a little too Sister Miriam for me.

AdamTG02 · September 4, 2002, 18:31

Some years before the Unity launch, when visiting UN Headquarters in New York, I picked up a book of music entitled "Hymn to the United Nations."

I'll see if I can find it, as it might be just what we need for an anthem.

For the flag, I'd say the UN Peacekeeper's symbol, in white, on a Peacekeeper-purple background.

lucky22 · September 4, 2002, 18:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Echinda
And I vote "No" to the Internationale. The Paris Commune is hardly representative of the spirit of the United Nations. If anyone needs reminding of how vehemently some of our fellow Peacekeepers disagree with the class struggle expressed by that song, here are the lyrics in English:

Arise ye workers from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change henceforth the old tradition
And spurn the dust to win the prize.

Chorus:

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.

No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we'll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They'll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.

No saviour from on high delivers
No faith have we in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear
E'er the thieves will out with their booty
And give to all a happier lot.
Each at the forge must do their duty
And we'll strike while the iron is hot

Man, I can feel my heart yearning just reading the classic lines. -sigh-

Pandemoniak · September 4, 2002, 18:45

Quote:

Originally posted by Echinda
And I vote "No" to the Internationale. The Paris Commune is hardly representative of the spirit of the United Nations.

I agree with that.

Quote:

If anyone needs reminding of how vehemently some of our fellow Peacekeepers disagree with the class struggle expressed by that song, here are the lyrics in English:

The french text is not as vehement : let me try to give you a translation.

Arise ye workers from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change henceforth the old tradition
And spurn the dust to win the prize.

Stand up, you damned of the earth
Stand up, you prisonners of hungers
Reason(rationality?) thunders
This is the eruption of the end
Lets wipe all the past out
Slaved crowd, stand up, stand up
The world will change of base
We are nothing, lets be everything

Chorus:

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
This is the final struggle
Lets gather and tomorrow
The International will unite the human race

No saviour from on high delivers
No faith have we in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear
[I]There is no supreme savior
No God, nor Cesar, nor Governor
Workers (producers?) lets save ourselves
Lets decret the common salute

[/QUOTE]

I cant even recognize what I havent translated !!

Anyway, its true it doesnt really fits to the UN PK... What about the IXth Symphony with new Chorus ?

The Bloody Baro · September 4, 2002, 19:34

Don't know about a flag, but the Imperial March Song from Star Wars sounds good.

Nubclear · September 4, 2002, 19:48

Lets have the Chinese anthem. March of the Volunteers.

Method · September 4, 2002, 19:53

oh wait, you're serious!

(@bloody baro)

The Bloody Baro · September 4, 2002, 20:02

So SUE me. I get the strong feeling that everyones against me! * TBB pulls out a tommy gun* You'll never take me alive!!.

AdamTG02 · September 4, 2002, 20:14

While on the topic of communist national songs, my favorite is East German national anthem, "Arisen from Ruins:"

Arisen from ruins
And turned toward the future,
Let us serve you well,
Germany, single fatherland.
Old distress calls for force,
And we force it united,
For we must succeed
In making the sun, beautiful as never before,
Rise over Germany.

Hmm, now that I actually read the translation, it seems a bit violent. Never mind...

I like the melody though.

Haon · September 5, 2002, 05:39

I support the UN flag modified for Alpha Centauri (IE the "continents of Planet) and for an anthem, how about.........

*comes out blank*

DeathByTheSword · September 5, 2002, 05:41

'OOOOPS i didnt again' from britney Speard :Evilgrin: onlyt the sound of this song will defeats our enemies

Kassiopeia · September 5, 2002, 07:14

Chariots of Fire by Vangelis. Of course, it's copyrighted so not everyone can listen to it... it'd make a great hymn. The name could be changed if it's found a bit too, err, un-UN.

Mr. President · September 5, 2002, 07:25

I vote for the User Technology 1 emblem for our flag, and Yankee Doodle for our anthem.

Anodyne · September 5, 2002, 12:46

Now, we should have a flag-designing contest with a nice reward for the one whose suggestion wins. 50 energy credits or something

Kassiopeia · September 5, 2002, 13:09

Whoa. That's like 50 000 millicreds. You could buy the entire storage of the Rec Commons with that money!

*Notices how Ade starts to do some serious flag designing*

Main_Brain · September 5, 2002, 19:50

DBTS cracks me up

Voltaire · September 5, 2002, 20:17

I’ve always been quite partial to anything Latin; so how about O Fortuna (that sounds sooo good): http://www.classical.net/music/comp....yr.html#track1

Or better yet: http://www.classical.net/music/comp....r.html#track14

Voltaire · September 5, 2002, 20:21

Pandemoniak: How about Solidarity Song by Eisler?

Quote:

Forward, without forgetting
Where our strength can be seen now to be!
When starving or when eating
Forward, not forgetting
Our solidarity!

Peoples of the world, together
Join to serve the common cause!
So it feeds us all for ever
See to it that it's now yours.

Forward....

Black or white or brown or yellow
Leave your old disputes behind.
Once you're talking with your fellow
Men, you'll soon be of one mind.

Forward....

If you want to make this certain
We'll need you and your support.
It's yourselves you'll be deserting
If you rat on your own sort.

Forward....

All the gang of those who rule us
Hope our quarrels never stop
Helping them to split and fool us
So they can remain on top.

Forward....

Workers of the world, uniting
That's the way to lose your chains.
Mighty regiments are fighting
That no tyranny remains!

Forward, without forgetting
Till the concrete question is hurled
When starving or when eating:
Whose tomorrow is tomorrow?
And whose world is the world?

And the actual song (in German) is here: http://eislermusic.com/real/solid-1.ram

Nubclear · September 5, 2002, 20:49

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. President
I vote for the User Technology 1 emblem for our flag, and Yankee Doodle for our anthem.

YANKEE DOODLE?!?!?!?

You have got to be kidding.

I really like the East German anthem. We should modify the lyrics and have it be our official anthem!

Not sure where to download it....But for those of you who haven't heard it, just PM me and I'll give it to you.

On the flag issue....50 ENERGY CREDITS?! Thats more than I make off the UNN! Much more! I have only 1 energy credit....

Method · September 5, 2002, 20:57

yes...that reminds me. how much does my job pay?

and tass, why don't you attach it, and people can download and listen to it, so we can see if we like it

Nubclear · September 5, 2002, 21:49

Quote:

Originally posted by TKG
yes...that reminds me. how much does my job pay?

and tass, why don't you attach it, and people can download and listen to it, so we can see if we like it

Just tried. Its too big

Mr. President · September 5, 2002, 22:35

Quote:

You have got to be kidding.

Yes, I was. But not all of us are old, angry Russian communists who are being made fun of by evil capitalist pig dogs. So we need an anthem that everyone can support - not Yankee Doodle, but not the Soviet anthem either.