Page 1 of 1

On the Anthem

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:11 am
by benkern
For those of you that haven't basked in its Audio Glory, here's the Shirerithian Anthem (it's integral to the post so I may as well include it :P):

http://www.shireroth.org/anthem.mid

Have any words every been written to it? It's short and simple, and damn catchy too, so lyrics would be very few anyway. But has it ever been tried before?

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:41 am
by hypatias mom
Benkern--

I heard it a long time ago. I don't know who wrote it, but I believe a couple of people offered lyrics. They didn't seem to catch on, but I'd like to see if we can actually get that accomplished. Thanks for posting it again.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:43 am
by EriShadowMoon
I beleve it has I seem to remember such a thing. Or at the very least it was atempted. Could probubly be found in Lac Glaceis archives....

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:09 am
by Scott of Hyperborea
I don't know if it's official or not, but I seem to remember the lyrics being:
Shireroth, the land of the nifty, hallowed by Gods and Fate
Where small clods of soil and filth, merge into something great
Shireroth, the land of the rebel, breaking from ways of yore
Shireroth, the land of the noble, Death spare thee evermore

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:39 am
by Jonas
Beautiful! I must crie of it :cry

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:38 am
by Kaiser Letifer III
Nick of Yardistan wrote the music... as for the lyrics.. I thinki he MIGHT have written some to go with it, out side that remote chance, there are no lyrics..

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:44 am
by benkern
The lyrics Scott provided really do pwn.

Just play the tune and sing the lyrics (aloud or in your head), they're great! :)

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:14 pm
by Kaiser Letifer III
To bad they pertain more to Yardistan then the nation as a whole...

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:20 pm
by benkern
One out of Four lines ain't that bad. If Shireroth isn't Noble and Nifty, then what is it? =P

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:29 pm
by Kaiser Letifer III
Imperial?

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:47 am
by Gman Russell
Lets have no lyrics, just the tune is inspiring enough.

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:40 am
by Gryphon Avocatio
Man, I haven't heard that in a long time...not bad considering I knew so little about writing music at the time.

To my knowledge, no official lyrics were ever decided upon. I know I didn't write any because I suck at writing lyrics, really.

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:16 pm
by hypatias mom
Are you back in Shireroth? I hope so. You have been missed.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:36 pm
by Ari Rahikkala
Besides, it's dificult to sing these lyrics to this tune, IMO, since "Shireroth" the way I pronounce it has only two syllables...

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:32 am
by benkern
Shy-err-roth. Or maybe Shy-rer-roth.

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:09 pm
by hypatias mom
Our founder pronounces it "shy-roth"

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:57 pm
by Kaiser Letifer III
I do indeed.. despite being told many times it shouldn't be pronounced that way...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:27 am
by Ari Rahikkala
Besides, I was under the impression that Shireroth's actual anthem was supposed to be that "tune" where you just play one note on a whole bunch of instruments for as long as you can (I think some lasted for over 40 seconds). Or maybe that was just a proposal?

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:05 am
by Kaiser Letifer III
I'm not even sure it was that....

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:49 pm
by Jonas
Let us sing for the rebirth of Shireroth!

Shireroth, the land of the nifty, hallowed by Gods and Fate
Where small clods of soil and filth, merge into something great
Shireroth, the land of the rebel, breaking from ways of yore
Shireroth, the land of the noble, Death spare thee evermore