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| - | ====== A Home, a hope (Official anthem of the Federal Confederation) | + | ====== A HOME, A HOPE ====== |
| + | **(Official anthem of the Federal Confederation)** | ||
| - | "A home, a hope" was a popular song sung by [[the_humans|the | + | "A home, a hope" was a popular song sung by [[the_humans|the |
| The song quickly became popular among the crew and passengers and served as an inofficial anthem for gatherings on the spaceship. | The song quickly became popular among the crew and passengers and served as an inofficial anthem for gatherings on the spaceship. | ||
| - | Seven years after the landing of the human settlers on VOI 700 D, after the founding of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]], | + | Seven years after the landing of the human settlers on VOI 700 D, after the founding of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]], |
| ===== Adaption of lyrics ===== | ===== Adaption of lyrics ===== | ||
| - | The lyrics of "A home, a hop" have changed considerably over time, as the Humans progressed on their journey through space. Over the centuries, scholars have documented and in part also criticised a shift from elevated diction to spaceship vernacular, e.g. with slang terms like " | + | The lyrics of "A home, a hop" have changed considerably over time, as the Humans progressed on their journey through space. Over the centuries, scholars have documented and in part also criticised a shift from elevated diction to spaceship vernacular, e.g. with slang terms like " |
| - | ===== Official version as of 2632 ===== | + | ===== Official version as of 2633 ===== |
| - | These are the lyrics of the official anthem as passed by the [[federal_council|Federal Council]] in 2632: | + | These are the lyrics of the official anthem as passed by the [[federal_council|Federal Council]] in march 15 in the year 2633: |
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| As a folk song before it became an official anthem, "A home, a hope" was often sung privately, in family homes, pubs, or elsewhere. The following recording is an example. It was recorded by a young couple in their private quarters in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] at 2634. | As a folk song before it became an official anthem, "A home, a hope" was often sung privately, in family homes, pubs, or elsewhere. The following recording is an example. It was recorded by a young couple in their private quarters in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] at 2634. | ||
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| ===== First documented version of 2423 ===== | ===== First documented version of 2423 ===== | ||
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| * That we will never forget | * That we will never forget | ||
| + | ===== Banned versions of the anthem ===== | ||
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| + | As the most popular folk song among human pioneers, "A home, a home" has evoked numerous lyrical variations, both for satirical and political reasons. | ||
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| + | One of the most famous and at the same time controversial lyric versions is "A race for space", | ||
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| + | The text version is as follows: | ||
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| + | **A race for space** | ||
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| + | * We left the Earth, our folks, our home | ||
| + | * for a world unknown to make our own | ||
| + | * Our plight in dark and lonely space | ||
| + | * We were reborn a different race | ||
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| + | * Here there' | ||
| + | * But brothers, sisters, we laugh in its face | ||
| + | * We'll win this race, we'll have our space | ||
| + | * we need to breathe and to be free | ||
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| + | "A race for space" was officially banned by a vote in the Federal Council in 2634 due to its martial, anthropocentric content ". Nevertheless, | ||
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| + | ===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== | ||
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| + | * [[the_human_culture_in_the_gamma_age|The human culture in the Gamma Age]] | ||
| + | * [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] | ||
| + | * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]] | ||
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