Zakatian Anthems

An unbreakable union of people,
The Great Empire has welded forever to stand!
A mighty will, great glory –
These are your heritage for all time!

Be glorious, our free Empire,
Age-old union of fraternal peoples,
Ancestor-given wisdom of the people!
Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!

Through tempests the sun of freedom shone to us,
We see the future of our country,
And to the Red and Blue of our glorious Empire
We shall always be selflessly true!

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Wide spaces for dreams and for living
Are opened for us by the coming years
Our loyalty to the Empire gives us strength.
Thus it was, thus it is and thus it always will be!

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Triumph's thunder louder, higher!
Zakatian pride is running high!
Zakat's glory sparkles brighter!
We have humbled hostile might.

Hail to you for this, o Emperor -
Gentle mother to us all!*

Make the most of every triumph -
For our foes it's time to see:
Zakat reaches farther-higher
Over mountain peaks and seas.

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Brilliant Emperor, gaze at visions,
And behold, a woman great:**
In your thoughts and your decisions
As one soul we all partake.

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Look at grand cathedrals' splendor,
Contemplate our strength and grace;
See your subjects' hearts surrender
To rejoice before your face!

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*The original version had this as "Gentle father to us all!"
**The original version had this as "And behold, a man great"

The armour is hard and our tanks are fast
And our men are full of courage
The knights of Zakat are ready for action—
Sons of their Great Empire.

Thundering with fire, glinting with steel,
The Army will begin a harsh campaign
When we're called to battle by the Emperor
And the First Marshal will lead us in this battle!

In keeping our country, we guard
The work of factories and farms
By power of our gun turrets
By our fastness and pressure of fire.

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Let's enemy, who hidden in ambush, remember
We watch for him, we are on guard.
We want not a foot of foreign land,
But we will not give up an inch of our own land.

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But if the enemy attacks us,
We will beat him everywhere,
Proudly, with high endeavour,
And march for our Empire

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Wild geese are rushing through the night
With shrilling cry northbound their heading –
Attention, take care! Unsteady flight!
The world is full of murdering.

We are like you a host in gray
We sail on the Emperor's call,
If sans return we sail away,
Whoosh an amen for us in Fall!

Sail through the world engulfed by night,
Gray yeomen-soldier squadron!
Battle cry yelling, wan quivering light,
Far heaves the quarrels cauldron.

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Grey-colored host, rush on, sail – flee!
Whoosh on, sail on to the north!
When you sail south across the sea –
What will our fate have brought forth!
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Set sail our fleet to the open seas,
our might will never cease.
The Flag is carried by our ships
In times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet,
In spite of foemen's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again
For showing how to fight.

We're always ready for the call,
We place our trust in Thee.
Through surf and storm and howling gale,
High shall our purpose be,
"Semper Paratus" is our guide,
Our fame, our glory, too.
To fight to save or fight and die!
Aye! Navy, we are for you.


"Surveyor" and "Narcissus,"
The "Eagle" and "Dispatch,"
The "Hudson" and the "Tampa,"
These names are hard to match;
From Iserlohn's shores to Astart-ay,
Lakes or Ocean's wave,
The Navy fights through storms and winds
To punish or to save.

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Aye! We've been "Always Ready"
To do, to fight, or die!
Write glory to the shield we wear
In letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed
Our mission and our pride.
We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come
Ideals for which we've died.

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If it storms or snows, or the sun smiles on us,
The day burning hot, or the icy cold of night.
Dusty are our faces, but happy is our mind, yes, our mind.
Then roar our tanks in the storm's wind.
Then roar our tanks in the storm's wind.

With thundering engines, to fast as lightning,
Towards the enemy, sheltered in the tank,
Ahead of our comrades, In the fight all alone, yes all alone.
Thus we push deep into the enemies ranks!
Thus we push deep into the enemies ranks!

When before us a hostile tank appears,
Full throttle is given and we close with the enemy.
What does our life matter but for the Empire's army? Yes, Empire's  army.
To die for Zakat is our highest honor.
To die for Zakat is our highest honor.

With obstacles and tanks the foe blocks our path,
We laugh about it and don't drive upon them.
And even if his hand shakes morosely and furiously, yes, his hand.
We search for ways, that no one else found.
We search for ways, that no one else found.

And if we are abandoned by treacherous luck,
And if we don't return home again,
If death's bullet finds us, and fate calls us away, yes, us away.
Then our tank shall become an honorable iron grave!
Then our tank shall become an honorable iron grave!

Heads up and swing along;
Hearts light and a ringing song;
Life's but a march and it's easy if your spirit's willing,
Laugh at the ruts and the dust from comrades' milling.

And when we say we've always won
And when they ask us how it's done
We'll proudly point to every one
Of Zakat's soldiers of the Emperor.

Step up and march away;
Keep on smiling all the day;
Shoulder your rifle and hitch your pack up tight,
Take the right of the line and fight.

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We are the embodiment of the Empire's creed,
We have sworn to love and serve Her* Majesty,
And we'll defend this land of liberty,
And strive to keep our Empire's unity.

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To Zakat, our home, we proudly state,
We'll keep her honour clean and bright,
For the Emperor and for our Empire great,
We'll march, we'll shout, we'll fight.

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*This was originally "We have sworn to love and serve His Majesty,"