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Bill: National anthem change
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Party (NP)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 3906
Description[?]:
| As questioned from the colleagues of the DKP Party, here we propose some little changes to the national anthem, to underline the story of our nation that's not only made of Narikaton influences but also from Darnussia, the liberators. Every suggestion is welcomed. Do you think we should add any title before the verses of the anthem? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: O, Narikaton, behold, your day is dawning, The threat of night has been banished away, And the lark of morning in the brightness sings, As though the divine firmament would sing. The powers of the night are vanquished by the morning light, Your day is dawning, O island of birth. O, rise, Narikaton, raise up high Your head, wreathed with great memories. O, rise, Narikaton, you showed to the terra That you drove away the slavery, And that you did not bend under oppression, Your day has come, O land of birth.
Current:
| Narik: Als God het wil, zal de kroon gloeien Nogmaals, boven Confederate Skies Dat heeft altijd ons vaderland geëerd Dat heeft altijd ons vaderland geëerd Het is een tijd van wil en opoffering Dus onze ziel is herboren En in onze harten, de nobele ambacht Van het herschrijven van de geschiedenis van deze Confederatie God, loyaliteit, Narikaton, Darnussia Naar ons geloof en land God, loyaliteit, Narikaton, Darnussia Naar vrede en vrijheid Laat het ons niet ontbreken aan het geloof dat ons verenigde en ons beweegt Die we over de hele wereld dragen Die elke Zuidelijke burger raakt In onze laatste momenten Laten we samenkomen onder de Kroon Van de heerser van onze koninklijke clan Het horen van de blije mensen die prediken Vrijheid gisteren, vandaag en voor altijd! Begraaf de wortels diep in het verleden In het oude en nobele bloed van de voorouders Van het thuisland dat de oorsprong was van landen Die oproep aan ons in één stem Laten we samenkomen onder de Kroon Van de heerser van onze koninklijke clan Het horen van de blije mensen die prediken Vrijheid gisteren, vandaag en voor altijd! Als God het wil, zal de kroon gloeien Nogmaals, boven Confederate Skies Dat heeft altijd ons vaderland geëerd Dat heeft altijd ons vaderland geëerd |
Proposed:
| O, Narikaton, behold, your day is dawning, The threat of night has been banished away, And the lark of freedom in the morning sings, As though the divine firmament would sing. The powers of the night are vanquished by the morning light, O, rise, Darnussia, raise up high Your head, wreathed with great memories. O, rise, Darnussia, you showed to the Terra That you drove away the slavery, And that you never feared the oppression, Your day is dawning, O island of birth. Your day has come, O land of birth. |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:31:30, September 09, 2015 CET | From | Demokrat Konservativen Partei (DKP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Dear colleagues, We would suggest for the last verses of the two parts to be bundled together and to form a third part, destined to both lands. This way, Narikaton would be proud of her liberation and Darnussia would be proud of its power. This would give us : "O, Narikaton, behold, your day is dawning, The threat of night has been banished away, And the lark of freedom in the morning sings, As though the divine firmament would sing. The powers of the night are vanquished by the empire light, O, rise, Darnussia, raise up high Your head, wreathed with great memories. O, rise, Darnussia, you showed to the Terra That you drove away the slavery, And that you never feared the oppression, Your day is dawning, O island of birth. Your day has come, O land of birth." We are also unsure about the use of the word "empire", which could upset our Narikatonians fellow, given that they consider themselves as "victims" of the said empire. |
| Date | 04:12:58, September 09, 2015 CET | From | National Party (NP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Dear DKP president, your changes are great, i approve them on the whole line. In the final analysis, do you think we should change the word Empire to the original word Morning? (or maybe to not repeat the same word that was used in a few lines before, we could sostitute "By the morning" with "By the new day light" or "By the dawn light" or something like that) |
| Date | 17:49:21, September 09, 2015 CET | From | Demokrat Konservativen Partei (DKP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Dear colleagues, Our opinion is that empire may be too controversial a word to be seen in our national anthem. If there are no obvious replacement, we can use "morning". However, we see your point : you want the light to shine from another thing than the sun : a recognizable political structure which most people could identify to. This is why we proposed in our other constitutional bill to replace "republic" by "commonwealth". Although we realize not everyone seem to like this choice, it is still far more distinctive than "republic", which is generic enough. Watlher Alberts, DKP's Leader |
| Date | 00:32:31, September 10, 2015 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | I would personally be in favour of a completely new national anthem, one that avoids strictly Darnussian and republican terminology and avoids imperialist and Narikatonite terminology. |
| Date | 01:16:32, September 10, 2015 CET | From | National Party (NP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Yeah that's another good idea, one new anthem... but to be sincere I dont think i'm the best person to do it... if there's one willing to propose it we can discuss it here :-) |
| Date | 02:34:32, September 10, 2015 CET | From | Demokrat Konservativen Partei (DKP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Dear colleagues, We would welcome a proposal for a new national anthem, however we must see what would be in it before judging if it would be good or not. We have a defavorable prejudice toward this idea because the current anthem has the advantage to carry a lot of history, and the proposals we made are trying to improve it. We wouldn't like an anthem saying nothing of our peoples. Watlher Alberts DKP Leader |
| Date | 03:51:35, September 10, 2015 CET | From | National Party (NP) | To | Debating the National anthem change |
| Message | Dear colleagues, we implemented to the bill the changes we agreed with the DKP yesterday. I personally think this is a great anthem that our people should feel proud of. I will keep this bill in debate for even some time, to receive and discuss new ideas or even the proposal of a whole new anthem. - Pres. of the NP, Werner Achterop |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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