Ode to Jane Zarkan

"I wrote the Ode as a genuine expression of my love and worship of my beloved President, my Queen, my Lady, Jane Zarkan, our great liberator, our dear mother, the daughter of Aersif, our Goddess"

- The writer of the Ode

The Ode to Jane Zarkan was an ode to Jane Zarkan, the President of the Confederate States of Earth, a nation of 95 nations of Earth which broke away from the Union of Earth States at the start of 21 BBY and joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Jane Zarkan was also the Queen of the Zarkan Kingdom and the Empress of the Zarkan Empire.

Written by a fervently patriotic monarchist from the Zarkan Kingdom, the ode was a modification of The Bonny White Flag, the national anthem of the Confederacy. The ode expressed the beliefs of the Confederate people that Jane Zarkan was their "mother", Jane Zarkan was often nicknamed the "Mother of the Confederacy" (and Jane Zarkan II, her daughter, was nicknamed the "Daughter of the Confederacy"), Jane Zarkan was the one who founded the Confederacy, she was the one who announced the withdrawal of the Zarkan Kingdom, the first nation to secede from the Union, and suggested the creation of the Confederacy to her fellow secessionist leaders of the Western State Union.

The song was included in a patriotic Songbook titled Patriotic Songs and Anthems of Confederate Earth.

Lyrics
We are all children,

the children of Aersif,

We dearly love our parents

with all of our hearts and minds,

And when our mother rose up,

to lead us to liberty,

We all proudly bend the knee to Mother Jane Zarkan!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

When the damned Union was faithful to its trust,

Jane Zarkan held the belief that it would never bust,

but now with Federalist treachery attempts our rights to mar,

Mother Zarkan takes her stand, and we will follow her far!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

And now that great Jane Zarkan has taken her stand,

we, her servants, will happily be guided by her hand,

and now she marches onwards for our liberty,

we, her gallant subjects, will proudly advance!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

We, faithful servants, take to our knees,

that oppressive Union may sneer at our beliefs,

but, we care not for the Union's opinion,

for Mother Zarkan has the right of Heavenly dominion!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

We feel no shame kneeling before our Queen,

for we are her children, and hold a genuine love,

she takes us into her arms as a mother,

we would happily fight and die to protect her!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

Then cheer, subjects, cheer, now raise a joyous shout

For almighty Jane Zarkan, our queen, a child of Heaven

great Aersif looks down, and feels a great pride,

she weeps with pride at the accomplisments of her great daughter!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

And long may President Zarkan led us on Earth,

for one day she will return to Heaven,

and there will come a time when we join will her there,

and for an eternity we shall serve her.

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!

And there will come a time, when we will have all moved on,

our children will sing a great many songs,

And many of these songs will be dedicated to one,

to Jane Zarkan, our loved lady, and earner of our liberty!

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!,

Hurrah for our beloved leader we dearly adore,

''Hurrah! Hurrah!'',

To Mother Zarkan, hurrah!

Hurrah four our beloved leader we dearly adore!