Land of the Nifty
National anthem of Shireroth | |
Lyrics |
Scott Alexander Jess Heimer (funerary) |
---|---|
Music | Gryphon Avocatio, Before 1499 AN |
Adopted | Before 1499 AN |
Relinquished | 1661 AN |
“Land of the Nifty” was the national anthem of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth prior to the reign of Kaiser Ayreon IV. The music was composed by Gryphon Avocatio, then known as Nick the Yardistani, during the reign of Raynor XI, and did not originally have lyrics. Three verses were later written by Scott Alexander, two in 1505 AN and a third in 1544. The anthem is unique in that it also has specifically funerary lyrics, written by Jess Heimer in the same year as the addition of the third verse.
Having fallen into disuse during the 17th century, with the general reaction against the dubious concept of “nift”, it was finally consigned to oblivion in 1661, being replaced by “The Benacian Beast”, a paean to Shirerithian expansionism penned by the King of Goldshire. The first four lines of third verse, "Bless the Realm and Death Spare the Kaiser", remains the imperial hymn, with slightly altered lyrics.
Lyrics
First verse [1] | Second verse [1] | Third verse [2] | Funerary verse [3] |
Shireroth, the land of the nifty, |
Shireroth, the land of the nifty, |
Bless the realm and Death spare the Kaiser; |
One of those Kaisers die, |
References
- ^ a b Alexander, Scott (2005-06-01). "Re: Anthem lyrics". Imperial Republic of Shireroth. http://shireroth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=28445#p28445.
- ^ Alexander, Scott (2008-09-29). "Re: Did we ever get any lyrics to our national anthem?". Imperial Republic of Shireroth. http://shireroth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116356#p116356.
- ^ Heimer, Jess (2008-09-29). "Re: Did we ever get any lyrics to our national anthem?". Imperial Republic of Shireroth. http://shireroth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116370#p116370.