Re: [GZG] Martians & La Marseillaise

On 18/01/2008, at 02:18 , Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
> It's possible that the current (2180s) anthem is either something  
> we don't know or a re-worked version of an existing anthem -- "Land  
> of Hope and Glory" with references to England being replaced by  
> "Albion", for instance.

Er... There *are* no references to England (or even Britain) in "Land  
Of Hope And Glory":

     Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned.
     God make thee mightier yet!
     On Sov'reign brows, beloved, renowned,
     Once more thy crown is set.
     Thine equal laws, by Freedom gained,
     Have ruled thee well and long;
     By Freedom gained, by Truth maintained,
     Thine Empire shall be strong.

	 Land of Hope and Glory,
	 Mother of the Free,
	 How shall we extol thee,
	 Who are born of thee?
	 Wider still and wider
	 Shall thy bounds be set;
	 God, who made thee mighty,
	 Make thee mightier yet
	 God, who made thee mighty,
	 Make thee mightier yet.

     Thy fame is ancient as the days,
     As Ocean large and wide
     A pride that dares, and heeds not praise,
     A stern and silent pride
     Not that false joy that dreams content
     With what our sires have won;
     The blood a hero sire hath spent
     Still nerves a hero son.

Best regards, Robert Bryett

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