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Poems and songs from Grand Britanny
This dispatch compiles poems and songs from Grand Britanny and its universe. It might help to have a Britannic English dictionary on hand. Some transcriptions may have accents to aid readability; an acute accent indicates stressed syllables whilst a grave accent indicates unstressed but pronounced syllables. See the "Other notes" section in the Dictionary for more.OOC note: All words and music are written by me :)
Britannia Lord Frederick of the Decken, 1745 The national anthem of Grand Britanny. It was only officially adopted in 1906 to promote patriotic sentiment and boost morale in the First Mondial War. Often, for the sake of brevity, only the second verse and chorus is sung; however, there is an old convention that the first verse should be sung in times of war. OOC note: I have made a The centuries, Britannia, Have they empov'rished thee? Thine isles once free and glorious Have faln to tyranny. But plour not much, Britannia, For from thy plains and mountains Arise in arms thy foyal sons Beneath the drap of Alban. 𝄆 And all across Britannia Our ancestors, Britannia, 𝄆 And all across Britannia Packet Dukes of Brixton, 2011 Often considered the magnum opus of Dukes of Brixton, the song revolves around themes of purposelessness, senselessness, and hopelessness under the capitalist pre-Clementine society. No lands await discovery No stars remain a mystery And the thoughts I think have thought a thousand times Travails repeat eternally Replasable to the company Would it change a thing if I's never alive? I was promised by the world the brightest future The weeks and months just fly away I was promised by the world the brightest future The chapel gates still let me in I was promised by the world the brightest future 1 Luís de Monterrey Rodríguez was a 20th-century Spanish artist who distinctively only painted in greyscale. Ode to Jordan Jack Enfield, 1987 A song about a soldier's experiences in the Transjordan War, part of the larger War of Three Continents (1979–1995). I've dreamed of starlit evenings Where stars seem to scatter the land I've dreamed of my dear English pastures That morph to Arabian sands And I've seen in my dreams many spirits We had sixteen boys in the unit I still sometimes see their young faces I've murdered a dozen of humans I still see the dozen of spirits The cities were older than history In the birthplace of civilisation I walked on the banks of the Jordan I saw there a million of spirits R-O-S-S-É-L-I-E Grand Millard, 2017 A Rosselian rap song mentioning many places in the country. R-O-S-S-É-L-I-E Je m'êt réveillé R-O-S-S Elle monte dans mon 16-Classe R-O-S-S J'êt noié comme Nouvelle-Lille R-O-S-S J'êt telle froid comme Migisie R-O-S-S | On the Finsbury Lign George Parker-Graham, 1980 Originally titled "A Tale of Two Veterans", the song describes an interaction between a veteran of the Twoth Mondial War (1927–1936) and a veteran of the War of Three Continents (1979–1995). Veterans of the former were hailed as heroes and widely celebrated, whilst the latter were often forgotten and neglected. OOC note: This song was very heavily inspired by On the Finsbury Lign, on a rainy day Things were going fine, all was dull and grey Everyone was packed in a cramped way But I sat 'side an empty seat And a garson stepped onto the train He took the last seat at my side ‹Who d'thou think thou are, cunt, can't thou stand? So the garson stood, and the two locked eyes And the garson limped through the closing doors On the Finsbury Lign, on a rainy day Song of Dover Unknown composer, c. 1580 A Britannic patriotic song speaking of the events of 26 October 1577, when a large French naval invasion was thwarted due to sudden storms that wrecked the French fleet. This was part of the larger Fourty Years' War (1538–1580), in which Grand Britanny revolted from the French crown. The Roy went forth to Dover town And gazed across the sea. He saw the tyrant's ships abound In serving heresy. The Roy spoke to his soldars: ‹Fear not! Be not concerned. For God is with the foyers And thus the winds shall turn.› God save the Roy! Halleluia! Halleluia! Mother Dukes of Brixton, 2013 Work in progress... These decennies, o mama, Aren't they been kind to thee? Song for the French Bastards Villers O'Kelley, 1906 A Britannic anti-French propagandic song from the First Mondial War. The ancient foe advances towards the Germanic plain For nothing but a greed of magnifying his domain And though the devil may have won against the fair Almain Grand Britain shall not yield! May God have mercy on the souls of all ye dirty French The Emperor republican perorates to the mass May God have mercy on the souls of all ye dirty French The Ruthish and the Almish fight the continental beast May God have mercy on the souls of all ye dirty French There Was a Long Lign in Heaven Pax, 1982 A song from the War of Three Continents (1979–1995). It was initially envisioned in 1980 during the Palestine War and was released in the album Frontlign. There was a long lign in Heaven Saint Pete hadn't slept for a year The lign numbered four And a few thousand more Who all coun't believe they were here A garson advanced to the entrance The garson peered down on the desert Yet down on the ground they were fighting He lived for a thousand etern'ties He still sometimes peers on the desert The Dreamer Phoebe Ellis, 2005 A poem about escapism (in this case, to dreams) in a depressing and hopeless capitalist society. I had a nightmare yesterday I never saw any monsters Or demons or devils But I knew they were there In the shadows It started in a small dark chamber And I became a corpse myself For some hours I mourished I saw on a telemission a devil Here I woke up Now I am dreaming another nightmare A Mutiny on the Thames Unknown composer, c. 1748 A popular children's folk song, referencing the Mutiny on the Georgia of 1748 which occured on the river Thames. There are various versions of the song that have different professions in different orders; this is one common traditional variation. A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! Call the townsfolk out to see A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! A mutiny on the Thames! |
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