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The national anthem of the Northern States is one of the shortest in the world, consisting of 18 words.
The national anthem of the Northern States is one of the shortest in the world, consisting of 18 words.


{{quote|''jānišmuš dgāmmōḫ āmmurtai̯-sva holiu̯otai̯-sva kāmti wohū-ika''
{{quote|''hanāmuš xmō āmarətāt-te holūwotāt-te βā arətā́-ke haduwṓ''


To the end that the nations of the world shall have immortality, soundness, and righteousness,
To the end that the nations of Earth shall have immortality, soundness, and indeed righteousness,


''zi̯ōš dedāṯ aŋhuš-ha artaoš pāi̯š ai̯i̯u mārtīi̯ōi̯-sva mārtin tā nanā diθi''
''žiiō dédā āhúš-te áždō pāeš áiiū marətim xātiyṓ-tə̄ nanā́ diθí''


Thou giving god and lord of truth that has upheld life and vanquished death, now give these things!}}
Give now [these things] to us, thou giving god, lord of truth, that has upheld life and vanquished death.}}


==Other sections and antiphony==
The poem composed by Visiphorus contains many extra lines that are not considered part of the Northian anthem, but are often sung with the national anthem anyway.
The poem composed by Visiphorus contains many extra lines that are not considered part of the Northian anthem, but are often sung with the national anthem anyway.


<!---''stithi methi sampaat janoH ehentis hiaatis wohu''
There is a concluding antiphony of the nationa anthem, which is pronounced by the officiating priest in response to the hymn sung by the laity.  This antiphonal text has since become an unofficial national creed for the Northern States.


Arise, in the interest of the undivided genus of living beings, and their just causes,
{{quote|''mémnušā-tə ϑitatā ϑβə̄m āhim piroāśum-kə hvā pāsmúš ϑxmāmúš hidóā''


Magnificent god and lord of truth, goddess of beneficence, who is ever increasing in honours!
We know that the Godhead that has given birth to you has likewise given [the same] to every sort of earthly man


Approach now this house quite full of your servants who are singing for your glory,
''pāsi xšəm-ərə, híiārō aēuuōi ϑā aiiōi hϑi, ϑβə̄m-kə βā ϑo hāti aōtōi''


Through your shining blood, giving them these holy articles before the holy articles now before you!--->
In this entire Earth, on which account, what is holy to one shall be [holy] to another, and [what to them] is satisfactory [shall be satisfactory] to you.}}
 
The antiphon said by the laity after the hymn was chanted was:
 
{{quote|Peace and rejoicing in every land, it is decided, made, and caused to pass!}}


==Melody==
==Melody==


==History==
==History==
The "Universal Psalm", written with a somewhat imperfect command of Galic Northian, is not an actual Gale dating to the Bronze Age as its language may at first sight suggest.  Rather, it is dated to the 1570s and attributed to the priest Visiphorus, who was also the first high priest to have included it in his liturgy.  It was penned as an intermedial psalm and was (at least originally) addressed to the Sun.  In the Renaissance period, the Galic text, which was chanted in the holiest part of the monthly service, was broken into two halves to permit priests to rest slightly, as otherwise the Gales consisted of around 6,000 words and took an hour to chant. However it was deemed an irreverence to break the chain of praiseful hymns, and so psalms in Galic language were inserted and chanted by either visiting priests or the laity, while the officiating priests rested.
The "Universal Psalm", written with a somewhat less-than-perfect command of Galic Northian, is not an actual hymn dating to the Bronze Age as its language outwardly suggests.  Rather, it is dated to the 1570s and attributed to the priest Visiphorus, who was also the first plenary priest to have included it in his liturgy.   
 
It was penned as an intermedial psalm and was (at least originally) addressed to Hāuuərə, the Sun goddess.  In the Renaissance period, the Galic text, which was chanted in the holiest part of the cyclical service, was broken into two halves to permit officiating priests to take respite, as otherwise the hymns took an hour to chant. However it was deemed an irreverence to break the chain of praiseful hymns, and so psalms in Galic language were inserted and chanted by either non-officiating priests or even the laity, while the officiating priests rested.


The Universal Psalm gained popularity very rapidly through the Northian dioseces, and at many instances were inserted at the behest of the laity.  Martius Kronen, a wealthy merchant of Cleiden, said it is a "most beloved psalm and evidence of great piety of anyone who sings it".  From 1597, it was used at the Congress of the States, which at that time had the vestigial function of intercity religious festivals.  Held in such high esteem it was spoken six times by the officiating priests, and it therefore became a canon at the Congress of the States.  From there, it became one of several standard psalms used when religious offices were involved in public functions.
The Universal Psalm gained popularity very rapidly through the Northian dioceses and was inserted at the behest of the laity in many instances.  Martius Kronen, a wealthy merchant of Cleiden, said it was a "most beloved psalm and evidence of great piety of anyone who sings it".  From 1597, it was used as an intercessory hymn at the Congress of the States, which had the vestigial form of intercity religious festivals.  Held in such high esteem and demanded by the delegates, it was spoken six times by the officiating priests, and it therefore became a canon at the Congress of the States.  From there, it became one of several standard psalms used when religious offices were involved in public functions.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 13:54, 17 July 2023

The National Anthem of the Northern States is the first couplet of an untitled poem by Visiphorus (f. 1570) set to the tune of Hymn 134. The poem is known as the "universal psalm" because it ascribes all humanity as the beneficiaries of the work of the Godhead and intercedes on behalf of all of them.

Words

The national anthem of the Northern States is one of the shortest in the world, consisting of 18 words.

hanāmuš xmō āmarətāt-te holūwotāt-te βā arətā́-ke haduwṓ

To the end that the nations of Earth shall have immortality, soundness, and indeed righteousness,

žiiō dédā āhúš-te áždō pāeš áiiū marətim xātiyṓ-tə̄ nū nanā́ diθí

Give now [these things] to us, thou giving god, lord of truth, that has upheld life and vanquished death.

Other sections and antiphony

The poem composed by Visiphorus contains many extra lines that are not considered part of the Northian anthem, but are often sung with the national anthem anyway.

There is a concluding antiphony of the nationa anthem, which is pronounced by the officiating priest in response to the hymn sung by the laity. This antiphonal text has since become an unofficial national creed for the Northern States.

mémnušā-tə ϑitatā ϑβə̄m āhim piroāśum-kə hvā pāsmúš ϑxmāmúš hidóā

We know that the Godhead that has given birth to you has likewise given [the same] to every sort of earthly man

pāsi xšəm-ərə, híiārō aēuuōi ϑā aiiōi hϑi, ϑβə̄m-kə βā ϑo hāti aōtōi

In this entire Earth, on which account, what is holy to one shall be [holy] to another, and [what to them] is satisfactory [shall be satisfactory] to you.

The antiphon said by the laity after the hymn was chanted was:

Peace and rejoicing in every land, it is decided, made, and caused to pass!

Melody

History

The "Universal Psalm", written with a somewhat less-than-perfect command of Galic Northian, is not an actual hymn dating to the Bronze Age as its language outwardly suggests. Rather, it is dated to the 1570s and attributed to the priest Visiphorus, who was also the first plenary priest to have included it in his liturgy.

It was penned as an intermedial psalm and was (at least originally) addressed to Hāuuərə, the Sun goddess. In the Renaissance period, the Galic text, which was chanted in the holiest part of the cyclical service, was broken into two halves to permit officiating priests to take respite, as otherwise the hymns took an hour to chant. However it was deemed an irreverence to break the chain of praiseful hymns, and so psalms in Galic language were inserted and chanted by either non-officiating priests or even the laity, while the officiating priests rested.

The Universal Psalm gained popularity very rapidly through the Northian dioceses and was inserted at the behest of the laity in many instances. Martius Kronen, a wealthy merchant of Cleiden, said it was a "most beloved psalm and evidence of great piety of anyone who sings it". From 1597, it was used as an intercessory hymn at the Congress of the States, which had the vestigial form of intercity religious festivals. Held in such high esteem and demanded by the delegates, it was spoken six times by the officiating priests, and it therefore became a canon at the Congress of the States. From there, it became one of several standard psalms used when religious offices were involved in public functions.

See also