Advance Zanarkand Fair

Advance Zanarkand Fair

National Flag of Zanarkand
National anthem of Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands
Lyrics	Mikihasa Komaki, 1878
Music	Mikihasa Komaki, 1878
Adopted	1914

"Advance Zanarkand Fair" is the national anthem of Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands. Created by the Nihonjin-born composer Mikihasa Komaki, the song was first performed in 1878, and was sung in Zanarkand as a patriotic song. It replaced "God Save the King". It did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1914, following a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1907. Other songs and marches have been influenced by "Advance Zanarkand Fair", such as the Zanarkand vice-regal salute.

Lyrics

The lyrics of the anthem were officially adopted in 1914:

Verse 1

Zanarkians all let us rejoice,

For we are young and free;

We've golden soil and wealth for toil;

Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature's gifts

Of beauty rich and rare;

In history's page, let every stage

Advance Zanarkand Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,

Advance Zanarkand Fair.

Verse 2

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross

We'll toil with hearts and hands;

To make this Commonwealth of ours

Renowned of all the lands;

For those who've come across the seas

We've boundless plains to share;

With courage let us all combine

To Advance Zanarkand Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,

Advance Zanarkand Fair.