Hail to the Conqueror (Pacifica)

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Hail to the Conqueror is an Indavral song written by a woman during the reign of the Father States in Ikaranara. The song is a satire of the events after the Father States took control over the dwindling Triangular Empire and started imperialist activities, most notably referencing the 1945 Invasion of Losavra. The song repeatedly reveres the "Conqueror" while only acknowledging the atrocities they have committed, and curses the defenders while talking about the atrocities they were put through. The woman who wrote the song sang it in the center square of Akeros where she was arrested and never heard from again once authorities realized what the song was about. Recordings of the song, however, allowed people to remember the lyrics well after the arrest and it became a staple in resistance movements and was the key song of the Great Revolution. A modified version was proposed to become the Ikaranarean national anthem as a sign of anti-imperialism, but it was feared that foreigners would misinterpret it and think the Ikaranareans were revering imperialists.

It has also been made into an Austral version.

Lyrics (UNFINISHED)
Lyirics in Indavral Literal translation in Austral Australized version
sai ke en stakko,

Ře zalt tav Monga a Karn, sal naikai saa a moge, tav karn es iras a stange! Kaxva, trefaikoi! Foi convinum en koř? kein fevêro gat kadature,

Hail to the conqueror,

They bring us Glory and Power, Although nations fall and die, Our power is great and right! Curse you, defenders! Why continue the fight? While innocent people are marked for death,

Hail to the conqueror,

Who brings us Glory and Power, Though nations fall to blight, Our power is true and right! And curses to the defender, Who keeps up their foolish fight, While citizens fall and die,