The Flag of East Vertania

The Flag of East Vertania (An Independence Song) was a patriotic song from the Confederate States of Earth which was published in mid-21 BBY, following the Liberation of East Vertania and the resulting formation of the Second Republic of East Vertania. The song was written by Colonel William Orvin Asquith, the commander of the "Perote Guards" (Company B, 1st Zarkan Kingdom Infantry Regiment, Army of the Zarkan Kingdom), a unit from the Zarkan Kingdom which took part in the Liberation and assisted the local rebellion, Asquith was sympathetic to the East Vertanian cause of liberty, Asquith believed that East Vertania shared the same destiny of liberty with that of the Confederacy, and thus they were natural allies.

The song to the form of an ode sung in dedication to the newly-adopted national flag of the Second Republic, the flag was based on the "Striped Banner" of the old Republic of East Vertania, which had been annexed by neighbouring Kalland in 107 BBY. The flag contained the Striped Banner as the field, but contained a red canton with a single white star.

The single star, which was usually white, was a popular motif in East Vertania, since it was said to represent East Vertania "reclaiming her rightful star" on the Union's banner from Kalland, which was said to have subsumed it. This was a reference to the fact that since the Union of Earth States was founded in 81 BBY Kalland already had their rule over East Vertania (North-West Kalland) pretty well established, as a result the Union recognised East Vertania as a territory of Kalland.

The song was included in the Second Edition of the patriotic-themed songbook Patriotic Songs and Anthems of Confederate Earth, which was published in 20 BBY, the song had to be included in the Second Edition due to having been published only a short time after the publication of the First Edition.

Lyrics


Float high and free, dear bright young banner,

Crimson Striped banner of the free!

Thine sons and thine daughters fair cheer for you,

Fly high in Liberty!

''Fly high in Liberty!  Thy honoured birth was marred in peril,''

''now look toward thine future story,

may thee fly so just and fair,

o'er thine humble abodes so peaceful, o'er thine humble abodes so peaceful.

The cool breeze of Heaven shall bear thee highly,

within its sunlit skies,

join thine sister flags fluttering in the blued Firmament,

Peaceful freedom is nigh!

Peaceful freedom is nigh!

There is a place for thee under our Western vault,

Where thee shall suffer from no fault,

And all o'er the Earth, thee shall fly on high,

and folks shall gaze on thee with a sigh!

''And folks shall gaze on thee with a sigh!

Amongst the flags of all the nations,

there is a space of thee,

Wave high and proud thou bright young banner,

Wave high and proud o'er the free,

Wave high and proud o'er the free!

Mine Stars and Bars shall lead thee on,

That o'er mine Western lands wave, Float on in wondrous sisterhood,

Crimson banner of the brave!

Crimson banner of the brave!