Karuke Cheri Lan

Karuke Cheri Peji

English: "Carucere Beloved Country"
National anthem of Carucere
Lyrics	Garcin Jones, 1893 (Gaullican version) Liam Smith, 1953 (Papotement version)
Music	Henri Weber, 1946
Adopted	18 March 1973

"Karuku Cheri Peji" (Estmerish: "Carucere Beloved Country"), also known by its incipit, "Karuku nou bel patri" (Estmerish: "Carucere our beautiful homeland"), is the national anthem of Carucere. The music was composed by Henri Weber in 1946, inspired by popular folk tunes commonly sung in Crique for decades and adapted it to be sung with an old poem written by Garcin Jones. The song quickly gained popularity across Carucere and was used as a nationalist alternative to In Plenty and In Time of Need, the anthem of the United Provinces. Initially sung in Gaullican, its original lyrics were eventually superseded by various lyrics in Papotement, including the official version made in 1950. After Carucere's independence in 1954, the country lacked an official anthem until the song's adoption as the Carucerean national anthem on 18 March 1973.

History

After the Great War, Carucere was incorporated into the Arucian Federation, along with other former Gaullican colonial possessions in the Arucian Sea. The federation was strongly opposed by the non-white population of Carucere who overwhelmingly supported independence and self-rule. In 1946, Musician and poet Henri Weber was commissioned by the Society of Friends, a nationalist club he was a member of, to create a song to be sung at their meeting. With assistance from his daughter, Henri used an old poem about Carucere's natural beauty by author Garcin Jones and set it to a tune inspired by of local folk songs in Cirque. A day before the song was meant to be played, he suddenly felt that the poem was too short for the tune and hurriedly wrote an additional stanza; an apocryphal story is that he had a flash of inspiration during dinner and lacking paper, scribbled it on the fancy tablecloth instead to the consternation of his wife.

The song was first played at a Society event in February 1946 and was widely praised by its attendees for its lyrics and soothing tune. The song was quickly adopted by other nationalist groups before it grew in popularity among the general public. Originally the song was written and sung in Gaullican as was the original poem. However as the song was embraced by the public, unofficial translations of the song into Papotement began to appear. It was especially among the younger generations where the new language was widely spoken. Several different versions of the song with differing lyrics appeared over the following decade, including a school song adopted by the University of Jameston. The version that would officially be used for the national anthem was written in 1950 by musician Liam Smith, who wrote it to celebrate country's natural beauty and her people.

Lyrics

Papotement	IPA transcription	Gaullican translation	Estmerish translation