Guide Kingdom of Alexandria — National Anthem Competition

[Internal Affairs Ministry]

Hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs​

Welcome to the official submission portal for Alexandria’s National Anthem Competition! Submissions are open to all residents and citizens. Entries must follow the rules set in the Anthem Act and will be subject to public voting. The competition will be held in two stages: Lyrical and Music Composition.

Lyrics Stage

1. Deadline: [August 1, 2025]
   Voting: Instant-Runoff Referendum (72 hours after close)

Submission Requirements:

1. Minecraft Username
2. Anthem Title (Short and dignified)
3. Full Lyrics Text
4. Structure of the Piece
   1. ex: Verse-Chorus-Verse-Bridge-Chorus
5. Confirm Originality,
   1. No copyright lyrics were borrowed for this entry
   2. I agree to license this submission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
6. Authors Credits:
   1. List all persons who contributed to the creation of these Lyrics
7. Additional Comments/notes:

Musical Composition Stage
[This stage will open after Lyrics competition is finished]

 

[JamesTheSlay]

1. JamesTheSlay
2. Alexandria!
3. Alexandria, Alexandria
My country and my great home!
You give life to all that's mine
Why, thou art beautiful as thine
Alexandria, Alexandria
My country and great home
How often you make us bright!
In the shining suns light!
Alexandria, Alexandria
My country and my great home
4. Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus
5. to my knowledge, No copyright lyrics were used in the making of this piece, and i do agree for this to be licensed to the ministry of internal affairs
6. JamesTheSlay
7. This shall be sung to the tune of "O, Tannenbaum" by Ernst Anschütz made in 1824

 

[Nyeogmi]

Minecraft Username: Nyeogmi
Anthem Title: "Bless and keep thy Royal Court"
Full Lyrics Text:

Bless and keep thy Royal Court
shouldered on our bony back.
Break our legs from our support.

Strike with fear the heart of man.
Drive us ducklings to the dock.
Brand us with thine iron hand.

Clamp thy head around thy brood.
Shear thy sheep and trim our mane.
Thou art our law. We are thy food.

Structure of the Piece: Three triplets of identical structure (likely refrain; variation; refrain)
Confirm Originality:
No copyright lyrics were borrowed for this entry: Agreed!
I agree to license this submission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs: Agreed!
Authors Credits: Nyeogmi Choi, Pyrex Panjakar
Additional Comments / Notes: (Apologies for editing the post -- minor punctuation and spelling errors!)

 

[JamesTheSlay]

I wish good luck to all other submissions