Land of blue seas, land of green hills

Land of blue seas, land of green hills

Terra di mari azzurri, terra di verdi colline Landwa hawet, landwa kulle
National anthem of Imagua and the Assimas
Lyrics	Joseph Sedgewick (Estmerish) Evaldo Faillace (Vespasian), 1937
Music	Samuel Barry, 1898
Adopted	1937

Land of blue seas, land of green hills (Vespasian: Terra di mari azzurri, terra di verdi colline, Western Imaguan Creole: Landwa hawet, landwa kulle) is the national anthem of Imagua and the Assimas, being adopted when the Constitution of Imagua and the Assimas was promulgated in 1937. Written by Joseph Sedgewick in 1937, it was set to the melody of a hymn composed in the 1890s to celebrate the Colony of Imagua being granted self-government by Estmere.

It has remained the national anthem of Imagua and the Assimas unchanged, although an Vespasian language translation by Evaldo Faillace was recognized in 1952. It is only officially performed in Estmerish and Vespasian, especially in schools, government events, and on television and radio, although in unofficial settings, it is not uncommon for it to be performed in Western Imaguan Creole.

History

The first official anthem of the Colony of Imagua was God save the King, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Estmere. While after 1892, when the island was granted self-government, there were calls to adopt a local anthem to distinguish the colony from Estmere, successive Premiers generally ignored these calls, as they were deemed to be irrelevant issues.

After the end of the Kingdom of Estmere, the anthem was changed to And did those feet in ancient time, as it was adopted as the Estmerish anthem. By that time, calls for a new local anthem grew louder, with a melody of a patriotic song orchestrated by Samuel Barry in the 1890s to celebrate Imagua being granted self-government. Thus, in 1937, the melody was adopted, with Joseph Sedgewick's lyrics to the song being adopted.

After the annexation of the Assimas Islands after the Solarian War, calls were made to have an Vespasian version of the anthem be recognized alongside the Estmerish lyrics, in order to include the Assimans. Thus, in 1952, Evaldo Faillace was asked to translate the song into Vespasian: after the translation was done, it was formally recognised in 1953.

Lyrics

Estmerish lyrics

Estmerish	Western Imaguan Creole
First verse
May the good Lord bless our island Of plenty that gave us birth! Land of blue seas, land of green hills Richest soil of all the earth! May we say within our hymn Nothing before Him!	Walsinga Kud dewa wi er Kot wimiket hode! Landwa hawet, landwa kulle Sakun likupu! Alenka wa wi-olema Lubalaken demalati!
Second verse
From the city, first on this land First in honour, first in heart! Ever loyal to these islands Never shall we ever depart! From these lands of great beauty We must all do our duty!	Distadin, landwa aban Ala aban, aniki aban! Mayini wa-eli Sal wialdik nudun! Weileti landi Wa widasi!

Vespasian lyrics

Vespasian	Estmerish translation
First verse
Insieme, giuriamo su Dio per l'unità! Di queste isole di mare, Assime e Imagua! Natura ora guarisce, viviamo in pace!	Together we swear to God for unity! Of these islands of the sea the Assimas and Imagua! Nature is now healing For we live in peace!
Second verse
Due città separate da tempo sono ora una! Siamo passati dalle battaglie alla fratellanza! Vedremo una nuova alba di speranza, di libertà!	Two cities long separated Are now united as one! We have gone from battles to brotherhood! We shall see a brand new dawn of hope, of liberty!