A Proud Royal Union

A Proud Royal Union

National anthem of the Federated States of Gapla
Lyrics	Wyatt Baek, 16 August 2023
Music	William Latham, c. 1956
Adopted	17 August 2023
Audio sample
A Proud Royal Union file help

A Proud Royal Union is the national anthem of the Federated States of Gapla, adopted on 17 August 2023. The national anthem was composed by famous composer William Latham as a processional march, and lyrics were written for it to become Gapla's national anthem on 16 August 2023. The anthem is named after an except from the first line of the anthem.

Gapla's previous anthems seemed too orchestral or march-like, and Wyatt Baek was commissioned by the government to find a new anthem. Through the music repository J.W. Pepper, he found the piece and selected it as a contestant for the new anthem.

Lyrics

The lyrics of the anthem are as follows, after a short instrumental introduction and with an instrumental ending.

Subtitles are available on the audio file in the infobox for the exact timing of the lyrics.

A proud royal union of dominions,
Standing free, brave, and strong!
Threatened by the Tyrant in the Revolution,
Our islands are forever free!

When the waves of injustice come ashore,
We will swiftly turn them away!
And the sands of Brighton Beach will blow them away,
Bringing justice and liberty for all!

The Sov'rn Prince, his majesty,
Together with the royalty,
Leading us, closer together,
To form a new nation!

From the depths of the Danube river,
To the heights of the Prince Wyatt Mountains,
From the south end of the Princess Islands,
To the north end we shall prosper!
To the north end we shall be free!

O, our nation, Gapla,
You are free!
O, the Gaplan people,
We unite for thee!

Unity in diversity,
Unity in freedom and prosperity,

And let the Gaplan flag fly high!

Long live, long live, long live the Sovereign Prince!
The Sovereign Prince of our nation!
Let his reign be plentiful!

We are proud Gaplans!
Under these islands!
Join us in singing...
The song of our nation!

Freedom is here, injustice is gone!
Celebrate for the Gaplan flag is flying
We are one, united in goal!

We are united, united...
United as... Gapla!

National march

In addition to A Proud Royal Union, Wyatt Baek also set a national march for Gapla, as he felt it was necessary for the country to have one.

The march, titled March of the Revolution in its Gaplan-adapted version, is instrumental and is based on a march written by John Philip Sousa, one of the world's most famous composers of military marches for marching and concert band.

The march is available for listening to through this link.