Competition: The Cocytus Empire Imperial Anthem

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The Cocytus Empire Imperial Anthem

All strong nations have a national anthem. The Cocytus Empire (CSP) should be no different. Write the Imperial Anthem. If you know how to write music, fantastic, if not, basing your song on an existing tune and stating this would lead to a better chance of us understanding how you want it to sound.

Winning entry will actually be sung by Alara and released to the clan!

Entries will be judged on creativity, and how well the song fits the theme of the clan, and adherence to some sort of rhythm / structure.

Competition Information
Organized by
General Zentru'la, Alara Deathbane
Running time
2016-09-05 until 2016-11-06 (2 months)
Target Unit
Clan Scholae Palatinae
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Third Level Crescents
Participants
4 subscribers, of which 1 has participated.
Results
1st place
Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej
Member
Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej
Textual submission

CSP Hymn: "Praise and Glory"

Melody: First stanza of the "Vode An" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao1HQAPRSwo)

Why the "Vode An," a song of the Republic? Simple. It links back to the last days of the Republic and the first days of the original Galactic Empire, when it was still young and unblemished. Using it gives the Cocytus Empire a longer claim to fame and power. It is also badass.

This song comes in two variants: Simple and Group. In the Single variant, only the Lead lines are sung.
In the event that the Emperor is a female, "Emperor" is replaced by the local dialect "Empressa."

Here's the lyrics.

Both: Praise and Glory to our Emperor!
May his Nation stand tall forever!

Lead: Oh glory, eternal Glory!
(BG: Strenght and swiftness - full of wisdom - charismatic - out of this world - mercy in spades - we trust you, our Imperial Lord)
Lead: Our love for you is mandatory!
(BG: Lead us into our bright future - full of conquest - pride and virtue - lead the nation - we trust you, our Imperial Lord)

Both: Praise and Glory to our Emperor!

Placement
1st place