OFFICIAL: National Anthem

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 03:01

Comrades, we need to formally decide on our national anthem. The entries the CCC has received to date are as follows:

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Originally posted by Voltaire
Soviet National Anthem

Russian lyrics

Soy'ooz neroosh'imi resp'ooblik svob'odnikh
Splot'ila nav'eki vel'ikaia Rus
Da zdr'avstvooyet sozdanni voley nar'odov
Yed'ini mog'oochi Sov'etski Soy'ooz

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot

Skvoz g'odi siy'alo nam s'ontse svob'oodi
I L'enin vel'iki nam put ozar'il
Na pr'avoye d'elo on p'odnal nar'odi
na tr'ood i na p'odvigi nas vdokhnov'il

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot

V pob'ede bessm'ertnih idey kommoon'izma
Mi v'idim grad'oosheye n'ashey strani
I kr'asnomoo zn'ameni sl'avnoj otch'izni
Mi b'oodem vsegd'a bezav'etno verni

Sl'avsa ot'echestvo n'ashe svob'odnoye
Dr'oojbi nar'odov nady'ojni opl'ot
P'artia L'enina, - s'ila narodnaya
Nas k torjestv'oo kommun'izma vedy'ot

English lyrics

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have
cheered us,
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
[Or, the old way:
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!

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Originally posted by Voltaire
Solidarity Song

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?

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Originally posted by Voltaire
Internationale

Stand up, all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no rights
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.

CHORUS:
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've one but one Earth on which to live

And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by life and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above.

If there are any other entries please submit them (if music can also be provided it would be greatly appreciated). Please post your opinions, and cast the vote for the anthem; an official poll will be held if consensus cannot be reached.

-Chairman Voltaire

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 03:04

Russian one has the best music

Internationale has the best words.

Hmmm....

Best music wins

-Jam

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 03:23

I vote for the Russian Anthem.

I would also like to note that I will be playing the anthem in the FLASH version of the newspaper

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 03:39

Comrades! I propose a differenset of words for the Russian anthem!!!

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Transliteration
1

Rossiya svyaschennaya nasha dyerzhava

Rossiya lyubimaya nasha strana

Moguchaya volya vyelikaya slava

Tvoyo dostoyan'ye na vsya vryemyena!

CHORUS

Slav'sya Otechestvo, nashe svobodnoye

Bratskikh narodov soyuz vyekovoy

Predkami dannaya mudrost' narodnaya

Slav'sya strana my gordimsya toboy!

2

Ot yuzhnykh morey do polyarnogo kraya

Raskinulis' nashi lesa i polya

Odna ty na svete odna ty takaya

Khranimaya bogom rodnaya zyemlya!

CHORUS

3

Shirokiy prostor dlya mechty i dlya zhizni

Gryaduschiye nam otkryvayut goda

Nam silu dayot nasha vernost' Otchiznye

Tak bylo, tak yest' i tak budet vsyegda!

CHORUS

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English Translation
1

Russia, our holy country!

Russia, our beloved country!

A mighty will, a great glory,

Are your inheritance for all time!

CHORUS

Be glorious, our free Fatherland!

Eternal union of fraternal peoples,

Common wisdom given by our forebears,

Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!

2

From the southern seas to the polar region

Spread our forests and fields.

You are unique in the world, inimitable,

Native land protected by God!

CHORUS

3

Wide spaces for dreams and for living

Are opened for us by the coming years

Faithfulness to our country gives us strength

Thus it was, so it is and always will be!

Haon · May 17, 2003, 03:50

http://www.fysel.ntnu.no/~makarov/an...ion-1944-2.mp3
-Standard Russian

http://www.fysel.ntnu.no/~makarov/an...ion-1955-3.mp3
-Orchestral

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~makarov/ant...on-1943-en.mp3
-English, from the Stalin era.

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~makarov/ant...union-1977.mp3
-1977 version, good music and quality.

http://www.fysel.ntnu.no/~makarov/an...ion-1977-4.mp3
-Children Sing the song to! It is fun for all ages! Great for the Youth Leagues! great for when we build our fist Rec Commons!

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 03:53

Comrades! I have over 40 versions of the glorious anthems of the Soviet Union and Rossiya!!!! Though I am not at the computer that has them, I will be able to get you a list tomorrow. And then I shall host them and then you shall listen!

Haon · May 17, 2003, 03:57

*bows in Tassadars general direction*
Why did you even join the Uni in the first place?

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:00

The new Russian lyrics just don't do it for me, the good old Soviet lyrics all the way!

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 04:00

Comrades, I have yet another anthem to propose! One that at the very least equals the glorious Russian anthem!!! The anthem of the glorious PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA!!!!

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Templ...ina/china1.htm Note that this link has a VERY inspiring version of the anthem!!!

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TRANSLITERATION FROM THE CHINESE

Qilai! Bu yuan zuo nuli de renmen,
Ba women de xuerou zhu cheng women xin de Changcheng!

Zhonghua Minzu dao liao zui weixian de shihou,

Meige ren beipo zhe fa chu zuihou de housheng!

Qilai, qilai, qilai!

Women wanzhongyixin,

Mao zhe diren de paohuo qianjin!

Mao zhe diren de paohuo qianjin!

Qianjin!

Qianjin!

Jin!

ENGLISH TRANSLATION (Note that this is a DIRECT translation and does not account for the vast differences between the two languges. Please search up "Arise! Ye who refuse to be slaves! With our very flesh and blood let us build our new great wall!" which is the english translation recognized by the PRC)

Arise, those who do not want to be slaves!
We will use our flesh and blood to build another Great Wall.

China has reached the brink of national collapse.

All the people have been making their last outcry.

Arise! Arise! Arise!

All our hearts become one.

Let us face the angry guns.

March on!

Let us face the angry guns.

March on!

March on! March on!

On!

Haon · May 17, 2003, 04:05

Or, we can take the Soviet or Chinese tune and make our own more apporiate lyrics. (but I still want the childrens Choir to be the song of the Youth League!)

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 04:06

Haon: All answers will come soon

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Originally posted by Voltaire
The new Russian lyrics just don't do it for me, the good old Soviet lyrics all the way!

While I love the English translation, sung in Russian the Russian version sounds so much....better

ALSO, YET ANOTHER PROPOSITION:

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Templ...ern/koreap.htm

Haon · May 17, 2003, 04:09

The North Korean is really good, and there flag has a very similare colour scheme to the Hive Logo! Coincidence? I think not!

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:10

That Chinese Anthem is one of the most revolting Midi files I have ever heard. I'm changing my chice to this please. Its so bad... its good!

-Jam

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:10

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Originally posted by Haon
Or, we can take the Soviet or Chinese tune and make our own more apporiate lyrics. (but I still want the childrens Choir to be the song of the Youth League!)

True, now if someone could just come up with the lyrics.

Haon · May 17, 2003, 04:10

but its too short!

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:12

/me has an idea...

Do you know what I do for a living boys?

-Jam

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:15

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Originally posted by War of Art
* War of Art has an idea...

Do you know what I do for a living boys?

-Jam

No clue.

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:18

I write music.

Really.

So....

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:21

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Originally posted by War of Art
I write music.

Really.

So....

I don't quite follow...

An original national anthem, I can't wait.

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:22

Social realist, contempory Hive Industrial Sci-fi, or Traditional marching band & Choir?

-Jam

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:25

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Originally posted by War of Art
Social realist, contempory Hive Industrial Sci-fi, or Traditional marching band & Choir?

-Jam

Though I'm tempted by the contemporey Hive Industrial Sci-fi, for the national anthem I just can't resist the classic traditional marching band & choir.

Haon · May 17, 2003, 04:25

Traditional May Day Marching Band With Big Choir, I want to be able to feel the presence of all the Swords of Lenin (Planet Busters) in our arsenal!

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 04:26

I can also sorta write stuff

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:27

What language will the anthem be in?

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:30

Maybe we can have an official Album at this rate.

(What do you mean, sorta write stuff? Now I'm pretty curious)

-Jam

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:31

An official Album... oh fun... we could also always use some music for our armed forces.

Jamski · May 17, 2003, 04:31

Well, anything I send will have to be a Midi file probably, so the language would be "Aaaah" or "Oooh" as prefered by your sound card.

-Jam

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 04:33

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Originally posted by War of Art
Maybe we can have an official Album at this rate.

(What do you mean, sorta write stuff? Now I'm pretty curious)

-Jam

I've written some stuff before that wasn't HORRIBLE......In MIDI, of course

But since you do it for a living, I'll leave it up to you

Voltaire · May 17, 2003, 04:35

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000
I've written some stuff before that wasn't HORRIBLE......In MIDI, of course

But since you do it for a living, I'll leave it up to you

Well we also need lyrics for our anthem... something that will inspire the hearts of the People... something with reference to Glorious Comrade Chairman Voltaire.

Nubclear · May 17, 2003, 04:45

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Originally posted by Voltaire

Well we also need lyrics for our anthem... something that will inspire the hearts of the People... something with reference to Glorious Comrade Chairman Voltaire.

Once you complete a song, I will attempt to make lyrics