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[atomfullerene]

A few days ago I came up with this anthem for minecraft.  Now, I like minecraft, but DF deserves an anthem too, ripped off of something a bit more dwarfy than America the Beautiful, which is fine for minecraft's expansive landscapes but too peaceful for df.  So to continue on the theme:

The Blood-spattered Hammer

O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose strong swipes and bashes through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly swinging.
By the magma's red glare, goblins bursting in air,
Gave proof through the seige that Urist was still there;
O! say does that blood-spattered hammer yet wave,
O'er the fort of the free and burrows of the brave? 

Written after a bookkeeper, Francis Keyscotts watched the successful defense of his fort from a goblin seige by a lone legendary hammerdwarf, Urist.

Edit: constructive criticism is welcome, some of the verses could use a little work

[Owlbread]

I'd have thought "Is there for honest poverty" was a better choice of basis:

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Is there for honest poverty
That hangs his head, and all that?
The coward slave, we pass him by -
We dare be poor for all that!
For all that, and all that,
Our toils obscure, and all that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gold for all that.

What though on homely fare we dine,
Wear course grey woolen, and all that?
Give fools their silks, and knaves their wine -
A man is a man for all that.
For all that, and all that,
Their tinsel show, and all that,
The honest man, though ever so poor,
Is king of men for all that.

You see yonder fellow called 'a lord,'
Who struts, and stares, and all that?
Though hundreds worship at his word,
He is but a dolt for all that.
For all that, and all that,
His ribboned, star, and all that,
The man of independent mind,
He looks and laughs at all that.

A prince can make a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and all that!
But an honest man is above his might -
Good faith, he must not fault that
For all that, and all that,
Their dignities, and all that,
The pith of sense and pride of worth
Are higher rank than all that.

Then let us pray that come it may
(As come it will for a' that)
That Sense and Worth over all the earth
Shall have the first place and all that!
For all that, and all that,
It is coming yet for all that,
That man to man the world over
Shall brothers be for all that.

After all, a Dwarf's a Dwarf for a' that.

I think it's excellent for exploiting in the name of DF. Just look at the sections about the rich aristocrats, see how easy it is to change Lord with Baron? Coarse grey woolen to pig tail socks?

I'd do it myself, but I'm no songwriter. Still, I would advise not changing it too much that it becomes clunky.

Of course, you can always take the 1944 English translation of the Soviet National Anthem (as sung by the admirable Paul Robeson). There's more "Mighty"s and "Labour"s for one Dwarven anthem.
 

[Jordrake]

In Soviet Russia, anthem sings you!

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United forever in friendship and labour,
Our mighty republics will ever endure.
The Great Dwarven Empire will live through the ages.
The dream of a people their fortress secure.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

Through days dark and stormy where Great Toady lead us
Our eyes saw the bright shine of Fun down below,
And Toady our leader with faith in the people,
Inspired us to dig deeper to find it, you know.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

We fought for the future, destroyed the invaders,
And brought to our homeland the laurels of fame.
Our glory will live in the memory of nations
And all generations will honour her name.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

I thought the first and last verse were already pretty dwarfy, but I'm sure someone else could find a way to fix them up.

[Xenos]

In Soviet Russia, anthem sings you!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

United forever in friendship and labour,
Our mighty republics will ever endure.
The Great Dwarven Empire will live through the ages.
The dream of a people their fortress secure.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

Through days dark and stormy where Great Toady lead us
Our eyes saw the bright shine of Fun down below,
And Toady our leader with faith in the people,
Inspired us to dig deeper to find it, you know.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

We fought for the future, destroyed the invaders,
And brought to our homeland the laurels of fame.
Our glory will live in the memory of nations
And all generations will honour her name.

Long live the Dwarven Mountainhome,
Dug and carved out of the mighty stone.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may flowing magma inspire,
Burning through forests for all men to see.

I thought the first and last verse were already pretty dwarfy, but I'm sure someone else could find a way to fix them up.

Win.

[atomfullerene]

Awesome! every nation must have a dwarf anthem.  Someone get to work on O Canada.

[breadbocks]

Hate to rain on the parade, but there already IS an Anthem for DF. With music. All very inspiring, really.

[nbonaparte]

that's a drinking song. We need a song to demonstrate the glory of the dwarves! now who wants to sing that?

[Owlbread]

Hate to rain on the parade, but there already IS an Anthem for DF. With music. All very inspiring, really.

It all depends on how we define an anthem, doesn't it?